Bookshelves for Your Book Selves: Monica Wood on Why She Organizes Books by Emotion

Bookshelves for Your Book Selves: Monica Wood on Why She Organizes Books by Emotion

The Author of “How to Read a Book” Shares Style Advice for Bibliophiles' Bookcases

By Monica Wood | May 7, 2024

A Look Inside Gloria Steinem’s Home Library

A Look Inside Gloria Steinem’s Home Library

Shana Novak Talks to the Feminist Icon About the Value of Learning From Difference

By Shana Novak | April 30, 2024

Tomorrow is Indie Bookstore Day! So you should go to a bookstore.

Tomorrow is Indie Bookstore Day! So you should go to a bookstore.

By Drew Broussard | April 26, 2024

There’s a lot more hair than you think stored at the Library of Congress.

There’s a lot more hair than you think stored at the Library of Congress.

By James Folta | April 24, 2024

The Creators of a Bicycle-Powered Library Reflect on Its Humble Beginnings

The Creators of a Bicycle-Powered Library Reflect on Its Humble Beginnings

Laura Moulton and Ben Hodgson on Bringing Books to Underserved Communities

By Laura Moulton and Ben Hodgson | April 24, 2024

Please welcome the 2024-25 class of Cullman fellows.

Please welcome the 2024-25 class of Cullman fellows.

By Brittany Allen | April 23, 2024

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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

By Paul Yamazaki | April 19, 2024

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

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

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

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

Adam Morgan Talks to Small Press Publishers About What Happens Next

By Adam Morgan | April 3, 2024

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

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

“I wonder how much of a dreamer I was, and why—at the time—I didn’t see myself as a dreamer.”

By Bothayna Al-Essa | April 3, 2024

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

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

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