Reminder: Books are actually good and make people feel better.

Reminder: Books are actually good and make people feel better.

By Jonny Diamond | August 9, 2022

Residents of the Michigan town that defunded its library are rallying to keep it open.

Residents of the Michigan town that defunded its library are rallying to keep it open.

By Corinne Segal | August 9, 2022

Flood-affected bookstores in St. Louis and Kentucky need your help.

Flood-affected bookstores in St. Louis and Kentucky need your help.

By Dan Sheehan | August 8, 2022

Tarek Abi Samra on Stealing Kant From a Bookstore

Tarek Abi Samra on Stealing Kant From a Bookstore

“It appealed to me because it was the perfect encapsulation of an image of myself I was consciously trying to fashion.”

By Tarek Abi Samra, translated by Lina Mounzer | August 8, 2022

Residents of a Michigan town defunded their library after it refused to remove LGBTQ books.

Residents of a Michigan town defunded their library after it refused to remove LGBTQ books.

By Corinne Segal | August 4, 2022

Nancy Pelosi to meet with a Hong Kong bookseller in Taiwan visit.

Nancy Pelosi to meet with a Hong Kong bookseller in Taiwan visit.

By Jonny Diamond | August 3, 2022

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Meet-Cute: Susan Coll on Falling In Love with (and at) a Bookstore

By Susan Coll | August 3, 2022

If You Want to Ruin Bookstores for Yourself, Become a Writer

By Jana Casale | August 3, 2022

A Love Letter to (Perpetually Underfunded, Gloriously Democratic) Public Libraries

By Michele Herman | July 21, 2022

A historic lesbian-owned queer bookstore is fighting to stay open.

A historic lesbian-owned queer bookstore is fighting to stay open.

By Corinne Segal | July 19, 2022

Calculating Losses: How to Close a High School Library for Summer Vacation 

Calculating Losses: How to Close a High School Library for Summer Vacation 

Jess deCourcy Hinds on Taking Stock of More Than Just Books

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | July 8, 2022

The Art of the Hand-Sell: Booksellers Recommend... Beach Reads?

The Art of the Hand-Sell: Booksellers Recommend... Beach Reads?

13 Indie Booksellers on What You Should Read This Summer

By Katie Yee | July 8, 2022

How Fiction Helps Bring History’s Extraordinary Yet Forgotten Women To Life

How Fiction Helps Bring History’s Extraordinary Yet Forgotten Women To Life

Alexandra Lapierre on Immersing Herself in the Life of Belle da Costa Greene

By Alexandra Lapierre | June 30, 2022

Check out a cool new guide to indie bookstores on the West coast.

Check out a cool new guide to indie bookstores on the West coast.

By Corinne Segal | June 29, 2022

These superstar middle-grade writers are giving indie bookstores a summer boost.

These superstar middle-grade writers are giving indie bookstores a summer boost.

By Jonny Diamond | June 29, 2022

Revisiting Tracy Flick 30 Years Later: Tom Perrotta Talks to Emma Straub

Revisiting Tracy Flick 30 Years Later: Tom Perrotta Talks to Emma Straub

“Why can’t I just move on?”

By Literary Hub | June 28, 2022

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