The Joy of Eavesdropping as a Bookseller in an English Seaside Town

The Joy of Eavesdropping as a Bookseller in an English Seaside Town

Katie Clapham Reflects on Her Experience Running Storytellers Inc. in St. Annes on Sea

By Katie Clapham | September 23, 2026

Singapore is paying its citizens to read. (But will it <em>work?</em>)

Singapore is paying its citizens to read. (But will it work?)

By Brittany Allen | September 22, 2026

Librarians won big at the 2026 Emmys.

Librarians won big at the 2026 Emmys.

By Brittany Allen | September 16, 2026

Are library e-books really hurting book sales?

Are library e-books really hurting book sales?

A new study shows a correlation between digital check-outs and declining profits.

By Brittany Allen | September 14, 2026

When Your Town Needs a Bookstore... Why Not Open One Yourself?

When Your Town Needs a Bookstore... Why Not Open One Yourself?

Rachel Pastan on Building Community and Writing a Novel

By Rachel Pastan | September 14, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | September 4, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Annie Proulx Stories: New and Selected
  • The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game
  • The Telephone: A New History
  • No Such Thing as Monday
  • O Now!
  • Don't Stop Snowing
  • The Key Biscayne Affair
  • Vocal Break: On Women, Music, and Power
  • Aristocracy, American Style: Class Privilege and the Persistence of Elite Power
  • Ten Lives: How What We Have Shapes Who We Are

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | September 4, 2026

Explore a rare collection of LGBTQ+ children’s books dating back to 1969.

By Brittany Allen | August 25, 2026

How to Navigate Amazon’s E-Reader Monopoly

By Maris Kreizman | August 6, 2026

A Culture of Collaboration: The Legacy of Lunigiana’s Traveling Booksellers

A Culture of Collaboration: The Legacy of Lunigiana’s Traveling Booksellers

Antonio Romani Explores the Development of Bookselling, From the Italian Countryside to the World's Great Cities

By Antonio Romani | July 22, 2026

As Book Criticism Disappears, the Booksellers Are Stepping In

As Book Criticism Disappears, the Booksellers Are Stepping In

Talking to Josh Cook, Bookseller and Founder of the Porter Square Review of Books

By Drew Broussard | July 16, 2026

Publishing Has a Hologram Problem. And It’s Growing. 

Publishing Has a Hologram Problem. And It’s Growing. 

For Robert Moor, Readers Are Quickly Losing the Line Between the Idea of a Book and the Book Itself

By Robert Moor | July 15, 2026

How a Childhood Bookmobile Sparked My Love of Reading

How a Childhood Bookmobile Sparked My Love of Reading

Brenda C. Wilson Remembers the Start of Her Reading Journey

By Brenda C. Wilson | June 29, 2026

The American Library Association is auctioning off some primo vintage READ posters.

The American Library Association is auctioning off some primo vintage READ posters.

By Brittany Allen | June 25, 2026

A Bookstore Boom in a Time of Literacy Decline

A Bookstore Boom in a Time of Literacy Decline

Ellen O’Connell Whittet Explores the Apparent Contradiction

By Ellen O'Connell Whittet | June 12, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending May 17, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 21, 2026

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