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How Stoicism Guided Me Through Opening a Small Town Bookstore in the Midst of the Pandemic

How Stoicism Guided Me Through Opening a Small Town Bookstore in the Midst of the Pandemic

Ryan Holiday on Embracing the Struggle Against the World’s Indifference

By Ryan Holiday | November 7, 2022

A Good Research Librarian Can Help You Find Information You Didn’t Even Know You Needed

A Good Research Librarian Can Help You Find Information You Didn’t Even Know You Needed

Sarah Shoemaker on Following Where the Research Leads

By Sarah Shoemaker | November 4, 2022

The Art of the Hand-Sell: <br>31 Spooky, Eerie, and Uncanny Books for Halloween

The Art of the Hand-Sell:
31 Spooky, Eerie, and Uncanny Books for Halloween

Indie Booksellers Recommend the Books That Haunt Them

By Katie Yee | October 31, 2022

<em>Where the Wild Things Bone</em>: Stephen Colbert mocks Republicans’ moral panic.

Where the Wild Things Bone: Stephen Colbert mocks Republicans’ moral panic.

By Jonny Diamond | October 27, 2022

How Booksellers Conspired to Create the Perfect Bookstore Marriage Proposal

How Booksellers Conspired to Create the Perfect Bookstore Marriage Proposal

From Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, Vermont

By Gordon Dossett | October 27, 2022

This Is Not a Drill: How to Go Into Lockdown in a School Library 

This Is Not a Drill: How to Go Into Lockdown in a School Library 

Jess deCourcy Hinds Describes an All Too Familiar Scene

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | October 26, 2022

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How Traveling Booksellers Spread Literature Throughout Ancient Greece

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Elizabeth McCracken Traces the Life of a First Edition... Her Own

Elizabeth McCracken Traces the Life of a First Edition... Her Own

On the Books We Can Part With, and Those We Can’t

By Elizabeth McCracken | October 4, 2022

New York City’s Best Bookstore Storefronts: An Illustrated (Incomplete) List

New York City’s Best Bookstore Storefronts: An Illustrated (Incomplete) List

From Corner Bookstore to Drama Book Shop and More

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“Get Big Fast.” How Amazon Accelerated the Commodification of Literature

“Get Big Fast.” How Amazon Accelerated the Commodification of Literature

Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow on Monopolies in Modern Publishing

By Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow | October 3, 2022

Hundreds of authors signed a letter in support of libraries' digital rights.

Hundreds of authors signed a letter in support of libraries' digital rights.

By Corinne Segal | September 29, 2022

Dozens of libraries in England and Wales may become

Dozens of libraries in England and Wales may become "warm banks" for people who need shelter.

By Corinne Segal | September 28, 2022

Is this the weirdest American book-banning yet?

Is this the weirdest American book-banning yet?

By Jonny Diamond | September 26, 2022

It's official: Book-banning attempts aimed at libraries are way up this year.

It's official: Book-banning attempts aimed at libraries are way up this year.

By Corinne Segal | September 16, 2022

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