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Eric Adams should cut money from the NYPD and give it to the libraries.

Eric Adams should cut money from the NYPD and give it to the libraries.

By Jonny Diamond | November 17, 2023

Jenny Erpenbeck on Spying, Lying, and Eros

Jenny Erpenbeck on Spying, Lying, and Eros

In Conversation with Ellen Adams in Montréal

By Ellen Adams | November 15, 2023

The Spy Who Shushed Me: How the Government Is Removing Our Right to Read in Private

The Spy Who Shushed Me: How the Government Is Removing Our Right to Read in Private

On the Links Between FBI's Controversial Library Awareness Program, the Patriot Act, and Book Bans Today

By Anthony Aycock | September 18, 2023

The Imagination of Literary Spaces: On Contemporary Literary and Artistic Outreach

The Imagination of Literary Spaces: On Contemporary Literary and Artistic Outreach

Viniyanka Prasad Profiles Organizations Creating Communities for Marginalized Writers

By Viniyanka Prasad | September 8, 2023

A Distinct Medium: How English Became a South Asian Literary Language

A Distinct Medium: How English Became a South Asian Literary Language

Liesl Schwabe on the Vision and Legacy of an Independent Press in Kolkata, India

By Liesl Schwabe | September 7, 2023

The Library is Open: On <em>Party Girl</em>, Budget Cuts, and the Future of Women’s Work

The Library is Open: On Party Girl, Budget Cuts, and the Future of Women’s Work

Victoria Wiet on the 1995 Cult Classic, a Rallying Cry for Libraries

By Victoria Wiet | August 17, 2023

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School Librarian Memoirs May Just Be the Next Big Thing

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | August 11, 2023

Just for funsies, Michael Chabon built a replica of the SFF section of his childhood bookstore.

By Dan Sheehan | August 4, 2023

WATCH: Dua Lipa visits a women’s prison reading group.

By Jonny Diamond | June 2, 2023

What Banned Books Can Teach Us: Building an LGBTQ Picture Book Library for Pride 

What Banned Books Can Teach Us: Building an LGBTQ Picture Book Library for Pride 

Jess deCourcy Hinds on Finding Stories For Her Queer Family

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | June 1, 2023

Channing Tatum dropped some sparkle onto Books Are Magic.

Channing Tatum dropped some sparkle onto Books Are Magic.

By Janet Manley | May 31, 2023

The Village Bookstore: Alba Donati on Returning to Her Rural Tuscan Roots

The Village Bookstore: Alba Donati on Returning to Her Rural Tuscan Roots

“Ideas don’t just spring out of nothing—they smolder, ferment, crowd our mind while we sleep.”

By Alba Donati | May 31, 2023

Just a few hateful parents are responsible for most of the book challenges in America.

Just a few hateful parents are responsible for most of the book challenges in America.

By Jonny Diamond | May 23, 2023

Good news: there are more bookstores in the US this year than last.

Good news: there are more bookstores in the US this year than last.

By Jonny Diamond | May 22, 2023

Only in Florida: couple steals rare books, vintage comics, AND endangered tortoises.

Only in Florida: couple steals rare books, vintage comics, AND endangered tortoises.

By Jonny Diamond | May 19, 2023

Hong Kong neck-and-neck with Florida in bookbanning competition.

Hong Kong neck-and-neck with Florida in bookbanning competition.

By Jonny Diamond | May 18, 2023

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