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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

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

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.

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?

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

By Jonny Diamond | June 10, 2022

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  • The Rest of Our Lives
  • Call Me Ishmaelle
  • Homeschooled: A Memoir
  • The Spy in the Archive: How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB
  • Watching Over Her
  • American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate

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.

By Katie Yee | June 6, 2022

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

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

Rachel M. Harper: “I was a fellow worshipper, a member of the tribe; his daughter.”

By Rachel M. Harper | May 16, 2022

The Art of the Hand-Sell: It’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

The Art of the Hand-Sell: It’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

23 Book Recs from Great Indie Booksellers

By Katie Yee | May 12, 2022

Courageous Afghan teenagers help start an underground book club in defiance of Taliban.

Courageous Afghan teenagers help start an underground book club in defiance of Taliban.

By Jonny Diamond | May 9, 2022

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