How Traveling Booksellers Spread Literature Throughout Ancient Greece

How Traveling Booksellers Spread Literature Throughout Ancient Greece

Irene Vallejo on Publishing and Distribution in Antiquity

By Irene Vallejo | October 18, 2022

Turkish garbage collectors have created a library from discarded books.

Turkish garbage collectors have created a library from discarded books.

By Jonny Diamond | October 7, 2022

Elizabeth McCracken Traces the Life of a First Edition... Her Own

Elizabeth McCracken Traces the Life of a First Edition... Her Own

On the Books We Can Part With, and Those We Can’t

By Elizabeth McCracken | October 4, 2022

New York City’s Best Bookstore Storefronts: An Illustrated (Incomplete) List

New York City’s Best Bookstore Storefronts: An Illustrated (Incomplete) List

From Corner Bookstore to Drama Book Shop and More

By David Dodge and Joel Holland | October 4, 2022

“Get Big Fast.” How Amazon Accelerated the Commodification of Literature

“Get Big Fast.” How Amazon Accelerated the Commodification of Literature

Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow on Monopolies in Modern Publishing

By Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow | October 3, 2022

Hundreds of authors signed a letter in support of libraries' digital rights.

Hundreds of authors signed a letter in support of libraries' digital rights.

By Corinne Segal | September 29, 2022

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Dozens of libraries in England and Wales may become "warm banks" for people who need shelter.

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Is this the weirdest American book-banning yet?

By Jonny Diamond | September 26, 2022

It's official: Book-banning attempts aimed at libraries are way up this year.

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Strand Bookstore’s $1,500 Bottega Veneta tote bag sucks and I hate it.

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By Jonny Diamond | September 13, 2022

Rachel DeWoskin on Registering Voters (Right Now!) and the Connection Between Writing and Democracy

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In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 8, 2022

Is climate-change making it too hot for many of the nation’s libraries?

Is climate-change making it too hot for many of the nation’s libraries?

By Jonny Diamond | September 6, 2022

Area man named Bob Jablonski returns library book called <em>Hitler</em> 77 years overdue.

Area man named Bob Jablonski returns library book called Hitler 77 years overdue.

By Jonny Diamond | September 2, 2022

Nora Roberts donated $50,000 to save the Patmos Library.

Nora Roberts donated $50,000 to save the Patmos Library.

By Corinne Segal | September 1, 2022

They’re shooting books now: censorship-loving, book-banning vigilantes stoop to a new low.

They’re shooting books now: censorship-loving, book-banning vigilantes stoop to a new low.

By Jonny Diamond | August 30, 2022

Closed Libraries and Fading Light: On Life in Kyiv, August 2022

Closed Libraries and Fading Light: On Life in Kyiv, August 2022

Hometown Dispatches from Myroslav Laiuk

By Myroslav Laiuk | August 30, 2022

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