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Long Island library board comes to its senses and reverses ban on children’s Pride displays.

Long Island library board comes to its senses and reverses ban on children’s Pride displays.

By Andrew Sciallo | June 24, 2022

First they came for queer story time… And what did you do?

First they came for queer story time… And what did you do?

By Jonny Diamond | June 24, 2022

111 Queer Books Recommended by Librarians, Booksellers, and Authors

111 Queer Books Recommended by Librarians, Booksellers, and Authors

For Your Pride (and Year-Long) Reading Pleasure

By Literary Hub | June 24, 2022

Shelf Talkers: What They’re Reading at Brazos Bookstore in Houston, Texas

Shelf Talkers: What They’re Reading at Brazos Bookstore in Houston, Texas

Booksellers from Brazos Share Their Favorites

By Literary Hub | June 24, 2022

This right wing religious website is telling readers to ruin LGBQT+ library displays.

This right wing religious website is telling readers to ruin LGBQT+ library displays.

By Jonny Diamond | June 17, 2022

Things I Hate: Please don’t buy your dad a lifetime supply of 12-minute “micro books.”

Things I Hate: Please don’t buy your dad a lifetime supply of 12-minute “micro books.”

By Jonny Diamond | June 15, 2022

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One of the country's oldest Black-owned bookstores is closing.

By Katie Yee | June 14, 2022

The sad-sack, fascist Proud Boys have sunk to a new low: storming a library story time.

By Jonny Diamond | June 13, 2022

Can we please make Banned Book Fairs the hot new nationwide trend?

By Jonny Diamond | June 10, 2022

The New York Public Library is giving 500,000 free books (for keeps!) to kids and families.

The New York Public Library is giving 500,000 free books (for keeps!) to kids and families.

By Jessie Gaynor | June 9, 2022

A new community-oriented bookstore has opened on the Lower East Side.

A new community-oriented bookstore has opened on the Lower East Side.

By Katie Yee | June 6, 2022

For shame: Bram Stoker was a serial defiler of library books.

For shame: Bram Stoker was a serial defiler of library books.

By Jonny Diamond | May 24, 2022

Was <em>You’ve Got Mail</em> Trying to Warn Us About the Internet? (Or Telling Us to Give Up?)

Was You’ve Got Mail Trying to Warn Us About the Internet? (Or Telling Us to Give Up?)

Olivia Rutigliano on the Rise of Amazon.com, Corporate Homogenization, and the 90s Rom Com in the Middle of It All

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 20, 2022

Founding the First English-Language Library in Gaza

Founding the First English-Language Library in Gaza

Mosab Abu Toha on the Edward Said Public Library

By Mosab Abu Toha | May 19, 2022

What Do We Lose—and Gain—As Book Tours Move Online?

What Do We Lose—and Gain—As Book Tours Move Online?

Guy Gavriel Kay on the Horrors and Possibilities of the In-Person Tour

By Guy Gavriel Kay | May 18, 2022

Emma Straub’s Advice for What to Wear to a Book Launch

Emma Straub’s Advice for What to Wear to a Book Launch

“Back to basics. Just hot dogs, babka, and gratitude for vaccines.”

By Emma Straub | May 17, 2022

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