Emma Straub on Opening Her Bookstore, Books Are Magic

Emma Straub on Opening Her Bookstore, Books Are Magic

The Novelist and Bookseller Looks Back at a Transformative Experience

By Emma Straub | December 2, 2021

A public library was denied funding over an LGBTQ+ support group—so patrons took action.

A public library was denied funding over an LGBTQ+ support group—so patrons took action.

By Walker Caplan | November 30, 2021

Why the Hell Would You Want to Privatize Libraries?

Why the Hell Would You Want to Privatize Libraries?

Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian on the Priceless, Non-Transactional Aspects of Libraries

By Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian | November 22, 2021

Persephone Books: Finding Space for Women Writers For Two Decades

Persephone Books: Finding Space for Women Writers For Two Decades

On the UK-Based Publishing House-Turned-Bookshop

By Christina Obolenskaya | November 22, 2021

On the influential librarian who hated <em>Goodnight Moon</em>.

On the influential librarian who hated Goodnight Moon.

By Walker Caplan | November 19, 2021

When the Heart of a Beach Town Is an Indie Bookstore

When the Heart of a Beach Town Is an Indie Bookstore

Ethan Joella on Growing Up with Browseabout Books

By Ethan Joella | November 17, 2021

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The Library of Congress will no longer use “aliens” and “illegal aliens” as categories.

By Walker Caplan | November 15, 2021

Area librarian exchanges books for literal trash.

By Jonny Diamond | November 15, 2021

On the Cultural History of the Miami Book Fair

By The Literary Life | November 12, 2021

Bob Eckstein Illustrates New and Renovated Bookstores and Libraries from Around the Country

Bob Eckstein Illustrates New and Renovated Bookstores and Libraries from Around the Country

A Visual Celebration of New Literary Life Amid a Pandemic

By Bob Eckstein | November 12, 2021

Linda Greenhouse on the Supreme Court vs. Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barret

Linda Greenhouse on the Supreme Court vs. Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barret

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 11, 2021

A new report shows widespread legislative targeting of intellectual freedom in the classroom.

A new report shows widespread legislative targeting of intellectual freedom in the classroom.

By Walker Caplan | November 10, 2021

Who will buy the extremely rare concept art book for Jorodowsky’s unproduced <em>Dune</em>?

Who will buy the extremely rare concept art book for Jorodowsky’s unproduced Dune?

By Walker Caplan | November 10, 2021

Before Oxford’s Library Was the Finest Institutional Library in Europe, It Was... Kind of a Dump

Before Oxford’s Library Was the Finest Institutional Library in Europe, It Was... Kind of a Dump

Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen on the Library’s Transformation Under Sir Thomas Bodley

By Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen | November 10, 2021

Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen on the History of Libraries

Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen on the History of Libraries

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 10, 2021

How to Reopen a High School Library 18 Months After a Pandemic Closure

How to Reopen a High School Library 18 Months After a Pandemic Closure

Jess deCourcy Hinds on the Joys and Aches of Re-Entry

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | November 9, 2021

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