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What would <em>Spy</em> magazine think of Graydon Carter’s new store?

What would Spy magazine think of Graydon Carter’s new store?

By James Folta | April 22, 2024

Paul Yamazaki on the Important, Joyous Work of Running an Independent Bookstore

Paul Yamazaki on the Important, Joyous Work of Running an Independent Bookstore

“At a great store you can look at twelve well-selected, serendipitous linear inches and find a universe.”

By Paul Yamazaki | April 19, 2024

An Oasis in the Desert: Why Libraries Are the Best Places to Write

An Oasis in the Desert: Why Libraries Are the Best Places to Write

Rahul Mehta Considers the Virtues of Public Space as Writing Space

By Rahul Mehta | April 19, 2024

Why the Elderly Make the Best Customers: On Bookselling in an Aging Town

Why the Elderly Make the Best Customers: On Bookselling in an Aging Town

“I’ve grown to appreciate how aware of time I am, in a way that I wouldn’t be elsewhere.”

By Samantha Ladwig | April 18, 2024

Shop with solidarity at these unionized (and unionizing) stores and publishers.

Shop with solidarity at these unionized (and unionizing) stores and publishers.

By James Folta | April 11, 2024

How Dyslexia Made Me More Passionate About Reading (and Selling) Books

How Dyslexia Made Me More Passionate About Reading (and Selling) Books

Cappy Yarbrough on Her Complicated Relationship with Books, Working at a Bookstore, and Dealing with a Wild Range of Customers

By Cappy Yarbrough | April 10, 2024

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“The Small Press World is About to Fall Apart.” On the Collapse of Small Press Distribution

By Adam Morgan | April 3, 2024

Little Cash, Lots of Censorship: Bothayna Al-Essa on Opening a Bookstore in Kuwait

By Bothayna Al-Essa | April 3, 2024

Unions at Oxford University Press and Barnes & Noble are continuing to organize the book world.

By James Folta | April 1, 2024

New York is losing

New York is losing "The Avalanche" that is the wonderful and chaotic Joseph Koch Comic Warehouse.

By James Folta | March 26, 2024

A Restoration of Hope: Maniza Naqvi on Saving Karachi’s Oldest Bookstore

A Restoration of Hope: Maniza Naqvi on Saving Karachi’s Oldest Bookstore

"I may have rescued a bookshop, but I’m pretty sure the bookshop rescued me."

By Maniza Naqvi | March 22, 2024

Am I the Literary Asshole? When to Mute Your Friend on the Internet

Am I the Literary Asshole? When to Mute Your Friend on the Internet

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | March 21, 2024

Am I the Literary Asshole: Do You Have to Finish a Book to Blurb It?

Am I the Literary Asshole: Do You Have to Finish a Book to Blurb It?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About (Very) Bad Literary Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | March 7, 2024

When Indie Publishing Meets Corporate Bookselling

When Indie Publishing Meets Corporate Bookselling

Michele Herman on the Challenges of Getting—and Keeping—Her Book on the Shelves

By Michele Herman | March 4, 2024

Books for Indie Booksellers: On the Craft of Selling Books

Books for Indie Booksellers: On the Craft of Selling Books

Rachael Conrad Recommends Josh Cook, Kristen Hogan, Jeff Deutsch, and More

By Rachael Conrad | February 23, 2024

Israeli forces have burned down the library of Al-Kalima.

Israeli forces have burned down the library of Al-Kalima.

By Dan Sheehan | February 21, 2024

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