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What the Deliberate Targeting of Libraries Reveals About the Nature of War

What the Deliberate Targeting of Libraries Reveals About the Nature of War

Priscilla Morris on the Burning Books and Besieged City That Inspired Her Novel

By Priscilla Morris | August 20, 2024

The coolest bookstore bars in America.

The coolest bookstore bars in America.

By Brittany Allen | August 16, 2024

A Florida college shamefully tossed hundreds of LGBTQ+ books in a dumpster.

A Florida college shamefully tossed hundreds of LGBTQ+ books in a dumpster.

By James Folta | August 16, 2024

This veep likes books! Governor Tim Walz put a Little Free Library in the Minnesota capitol.

This veep likes books! Governor Tim Walz put a Little Free Library in the Minnesota capitol.

By Brittany Allen | August 7, 2024

Russian missiles destroyed one of Ukraine’s largest book-printing presses.

Russian missiles destroyed one of Ukraine’s largest book-printing presses.

By James Folta | July 18, 2024

100 of the Greatest Posters of Celebrities Urging You to Read

100 of the Greatest Posters of Celebrities Urging You to Read

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Winning the Culture War Against Queer Kids’ Books

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1979’s The Book-Store Book documents a lost borough of booksellers.

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The Philadelphia Free Library’s whole Author Events staff has resigned over workplace conditions.

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