• Bookstores and Libraries

    The Hub

    Black booksellers question anointment of Tattered Cover as ‘US’s biggest Black-owned bookstore.’

    By Jonny Diamond  December 11, 2020
    Best of 2020

    The Top 10 Most Totally Metal
    Books of 2020

    By Keaton Patterson  December 11, 2020
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: The Rally Reading Series, Co-Hosted by The Rumpus

    By The Virtual Book Channel  December 11, 2020
    The Hub

    Jeremy O. Harris is donating a collection of plays by Black writers to libraries across the country.

    By Walker Caplan  December 9, 2020
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Reyna Grande in Conversation with John Freeman

    By The Virtual Book Channel  December 9, 2020
    Indie Bookstores

    Why I Bought a Bookstore at 29

    By Samantha Ladwig  December 7, 2020
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Dec. 7th to Dec. 13th

    By Kiki Nicole  December 7, 2020
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Candice Brathwaite, Charlie Brinkhurst Cuff, and Elisabeth Fapuro in Conversation

    By The Virtual Book Channel  December 4, 2020
    The Antibody Reading Series

    The Antibody Reading Series: Starring Matthew Daddona, Hafizah Geter, and Xialou Guo

    By The Antibody Reading Series  December 3, 2020
    The Hub

    Jason Reynolds bought up all his own books from local DC bookstores and gave them to readers.

    By Walker Caplan  December 3, 2020
    The Hub

    Allegheny County Jail has reversed its policy banning book delivery to its incarcerated population.

    By Walker Caplan  December 3, 2020
    The Hub

    NYC radical bookstore Bluestockings is back—and they need your help.

    By Walker Caplan  December 3, 2020
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris, and Nicola Davies in Conversation

    By The Virtual Book Channel  December 2, 2020
    Architecture

    One of Europe’s Great Libraries Didn’t Stand a Chance… In Either of the World Wars

    By Richard Ovenden  December 2, 2020
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Novelist C Pam Zhang in Conversation with John Freeman

    By The Virtual Book Channel  December 2, 2020
    Just the Right Book

    RJ Julia Booksellers Recommend Their Holiday Picks

    By Just the Right Book   November 30, 2020
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Nov. 30th to Dec. 6th

    By Kiki Nicole  November 30, 2020
    Black Lives Matter

    About That Wave of Anti-Racist Bestsellers Over the Summer…

    By Katherine Morgan  November 25, 2020
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Nov. 23rd to Nov. 29th

    By Kiki Nicole  November 23, 2020
    Bookstores

    A Literary History of the Writerly Love Affair with Bookstores

    By Jorge Carrión  November 19, 2020
    The Antibody Reading Series

    Antibody: Starring Ayad Akhtar, Nicole Krauss, and Jonathan Lethem

    By The Antibody Reading Series  November 18, 2020
    The Hub

    Poets House is suspending operations due to the pandemic.

    By Corinne Segal  November 16, 2020
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Nov. 16th to Nov. 22nd

    By Kiki Nicole  November 16, 2020
    The Hub

    Read one bookstore owner’s impassioned call to help all independent bookstores.

    By Jonny Diamond  November 10, 2020
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Events, Nov. 9th to Nov. 15th

    By Kiki Nicole  November 9, 2020
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