• Bookstores and Libraries

    Smells

    A Scientific Explanation for Your Urge to Sniff Old Books

    By Jude Stewart  October 27, 2021
    The Hub

    A new study shows that UK school libraries are still very, very white.

    By Walker Caplan  October 25, 2021
    The Hub

    Ursula K. Le Guin always wanted Powell’s Books to be a proud union shop.

    By Jonny Diamond  October 22, 2021
    Indie Bookstores

    An Illustrated Tour of Some of North America’s Beloved, Diverse Indie Bookstores

    By Jamise Harper and Jane Mount  October 19, 2021
    The Hub

    Solange has launched a community library of rare books and art by Black creators.

    By Walker Caplan  October 15, 2021
    The Hub

    9 very niche bookstores for your very specific interests.

    By Katie Yee  October 13, 2021
    The Hub

    How to donate a box of books without getting the bomb-squad involved.

    By Jonny Diamond  October 13, 2021
    Retail

    Hanif Abdurraqib on What It Was Like to Work at a Chain Bookstore

    By Hanif Abdurraqib  October 13, 2021
    The Hub

    This Virginia library is getting kids to read . . . through robot companionship.

    By Walker Caplan  October 6, 2021
    The Hub

    Rapper Noname just opened an LA library dedicated to the Black experience.

    By Vanessa Willoughby  October 5, 2021
    The Hub

    This 7-year-old is advocating for more disability-centered books in libraries.

    By Walker Caplan  October 4, 2021
    Booksellers

    Notes From a Cairo Bookseller

    By Nadia Wassef  October 4, 2021
    The Hub

    The best kind of library is a koala library.

    By Walker Caplan  October 1, 2021
    Virtual Book Events

    Virtual Book Events Worth Streaming This Month

    By Arianna Rebolini  September 30, 2021
    The Hub

    Everything you need to know about the controversy over Obama’s presidential library.

    By Walker Caplan  September 29, 2021
    The Hub

    Bookseller of Kabul vows to stay open despite only two customers since the rise of the Taliban.

    By Jonny Diamond  September 28, 2021
    The Hub

    Everything you need to know about the current book supply-chain issues—and how you can help.

    By Walker Caplan  September 27, 2021
    The Hub

    How can independent bookstores begin to pay their booksellers a fair and living wage?

    By Jonny Diamond  September 27, 2021
    The Hub

    Now you can browse F. Scott Fitzgerald’s papers, including Gatsby manuscripts, online.

    By Walker Caplan  September 24, 2021
    Indie Bookstores

    Rock Stars and Author Trading Cards: Tales from a Decade of Bookstore Events

    By Thomas Gladysz  September 24, 2021
    The Hub

    Sigh: Kansas City parents are protesting a library over a children’s book about puberty.

    By Walker Caplan  September 23, 2021
    Travel

    This “human library” in Copenhagen allows visitors to check out people.

    By Walker Caplan  September 23, 2021
    Travel

    Peek inside Waseda University’s brand new Haruki Murakami library.

    By Walker Caplan  September 22, 2021
    The Hub

    Chuck Palahniuk wants more places for edgy fiction. So he’s starting a Substack.

    By Walker Caplan  September 20, 2021
    The Hub

    Proof goth is not dead: A first edition of Frankenstein just set a world auction record.

    By Walker Caplan  September 17, 2021
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