• Bookstores and Libraries

    The Hub

    This veep likes books! Governor Tim Walz put a Little Free Library in the Minnesota capitol.

    By Brittany Allen  August 7, 2024
    The Hub

    Russian missiles destroyed one of Ukraine’s largest book-printing presses.

    By James Folta  July 18, 2024
    Posters

    100 of the Greatest Posters of Celebrities Urging You to Read

    By James Folta  July 18, 2024
    Literary History

    The Man Who Created the Trade Paperback

    By Michael Castleman  July 18, 2024
    Am I the Literary Asshole?

    My Local Indie Won’t Stock My Buzzy Debut and I’m Pissed: Am I the Literary Asshole?

    By Kristen Arnett  July 11, 2024
    Censorship

    Remembering Samuel Roth, the Bookseller Who Defied America’s Obscenity Laws

    By Ed Simon  July 3, 2024
    The Hub

    Ukraine has passed a new law that directly supports bookstores.

    By Drew Broussard  June 28, 2024
    Indie Presses

    How a Small Press Poetry Contest Launched Samuel Beckett’s Career

    By Adam Smyth  June 26, 2024
    Queer Literature

    Winning the Culture War Against Queer Kids’ Books

    By Michael Leali  June 17, 2024
    The Hub

    The 2024 Young Lions Fiction Award goes to E.J. Koh.

    By Brittany Allen  June 14, 2024
    The Hub

    The Refaat Mobile Library is raising funds for Gaza.

    By Dan Sheehan  June 14, 2024
    The Hub

    1979’s The Book-Store Book documents a lost borough of booksellers.

    By James Folta  June 11, 2024
    The Hub

    The Philadelphia Free Library’s whole Author Events staff has resigned over workplace conditions.

    By James Folta  June 6, 2024
    The Hub

    Why it’s so hard to lend a book to a friend, according to the internet.

    By James Folta  May 30, 2024
    The Hub

    Do you miss childhood summer reading challenges? The National Book Foundation has one for adults.

    By James Folta  May 29, 2024
    Art and Life

    Art Meets Life: Beth Parker on Searching for Red Grooms’ Mysterious Sculpted Bookstore

    By Beth Parker  May 20, 2024
    Museums

    Four Must-See Museums For Bibliophiles This Summer

    By Bob Eckstein  May 15, 2024
    Literary Style

    Bookshelves for Your Book Selves: Monica Wood on Why She Organizes Books by Emotion

    By Monica Wood  May 7, 2024
    On Reading

    A Look Inside Gloria Steinem’s Home Library

    By Shana Novak  April 30, 2024
    The Hub

    Tomorrow is Indie Bookstore Day! So you should go to a bookstore.

    By Drew Broussard  April 26, 2024
    The Hub

    There’s a lot more hair than you think stored at the Library of Congress.

    By James Folta  April 24, 2024
    Libraries

    The Creators of a Bicycle-Powered Library Reflect on Its Humble Beginnings

    By Laura Moulton and Ben Hodgson  April 24, 2024
    The Hub

    Please welcome the 2024-25 class of Cullman fellows.

    By Brittany Allen  April 23, 2024
    The Hub

    What would Spy magazine think of Graydon Carter’s new store?

    By James Folta  April 22, 2024
    Bookstores

    Paul Yamazaki on the Important, Joyous Work of Running an Independent Bookstore

    By Paul Yamazaki  April 19, 2024
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