Why a Small-Town Record Store in Rural Pennsylvania Was My First Library

Why a Small-Town Record Store in Rural Pennsylvania Was My First Library

Jolene McIlwain on Rural America, Songwriting, and Oral Storytelling

By Jolene McIlwain | May 18, 2023

Kelly McMasters on Starting a Bookstore to Save Her Marriage

Kelly McMasters on Starting a Bookstore to Save Her Marriage

“And so, I kept pumping the bellows, trying to keep the fire between us burning.”

By Kelly McMasters | May 9, 2023

Chinese man builds bookstore on a mountaintop. Yes, he’s a poet.

Chinese man builds bookstore on a mountaintop. Yes, he’s a poet.

By Jonny Diamond | May 8, 2023

Meet the owners of the newest bookstore in Brooklyn.

Meet the owners of the newest bookstore in Brooklyn.

By Emily Firetog | May 8, 2023

Libraries and Loss: How Our Books (Don’t) Travel With Us

Libraries and Loss: How Our Books (Don’t) Travel With Us

Nasser Al-Dhafiri on Building and Rebuilding His Personal Library

By Nasser Al-Dhafiri and Nashwa Nasreldin | May 8, 2023

This Alaska bookstore in Sarah Palin’s hometown isn’t backing down about its drag story time.

This Alaska bookstore in Sarah Palin’s hometown isn’t backing down about its drag story time.

By Jonny Diamond | May 4, 2023

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If he were alive today, would former librarian Mao Zedong be a men’s rights YouTube star?

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Moronic anti-LGBTQ bullies kicked out of Barnes and Noble.

By Jonny Diamond | April 20, 2023

The Reader is the Only Place That Matters: On the Metaphysical Space Within Literature

The Reader is the Only Place That Matters: On the Metaphysical Space Within Literature

Former Prison Librarian Blair Austin Wonders Where We Go When We Read

By Blair Austin | April 10, 2023

Heroic DC library staff trolls all-star conservative story hour with LGBTQ display.

Heroic DC library staff trolls all-star conservative story hour with LGBTQ display.

By Jonny Diamond | March 30, 2023

Readings and Conversation with the NBF 2022 5 Under 35 Honorees

Readings and Conversation with the NBF 2022 5 Under 35 Honorees

With Mitchell Kaplan and Ruth Dickey on The Literary Life

By The Literary Life | March 17, 2023

Just the Right Book: What We’re Excited About This Week

Just the Right Book: What We’re Excited About This Week

Recommendations from Roxanne Coady and Bill Goldstein

By Just the Right Book | March 16, 2023

The FBI is spying on a Chicago bookstore because it’s hosting “extremists.”

The FBI is spying on a Chicago bookstore because it’s hosting “extremists.”

By Jonny Diamond | March 15, 2023

In a surprise to no one, Gen Z prefers printed books over e-books.

In a surprise to no one, Gen Z prefers printed books over e-books.

By Jonny Diamond | March 14, 2023

An Unstandardized, Decentralized Carnival Fire: How Rare Books Are Cataloged

An Unstandardized, Decentralized Carnival Fire: How Rare Books Are Cataloged

Oliver Darkshire on Learning the Tricks of the Antiquarian Book Trade

By Oliver Darkshire | March 14, 2023

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