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Things I Hate: Please don’t buy your dad a lifetime supply of 12-minute “micro books.”

Things I Hate: Please don’t buy your dad a lifetime supply of 12-minute “micro books.”

By Jonny Diamond | June 15, 2022

One of the country's oldest Black-owned bookstores is closing.

One of the country's oldest Black-owned bookstores is closing.

By Katie Yee | June 14, 2022

The sad-sack, fascist Proud Boys have sunk to a new low: storming a library story time.

The sad-sack, fascist Proud Boys have sunk to a new low: storming a library story time.

By Jonny Diamond | June 13, 2022

Can we please make Banned Book Fairs the hot new nationwide trend?

Can we please make Banned Book Fairs the hot new nationwide trend?

By Jonny Diamond | June 10, 2022

The New York Public Library is giving 500,000 free books (for keeps!) to kids and families.

The New York Public Library is giving 500,000 free books (for keeps!) to kids and families.

By Jessie Gaynor | June 9, 2022

A new community-oriented bookstore has opened on the Lower East Side.

A new community-oriented bookstore has opened on the Lower East Side.

By Katie Yee | June 6, 2022

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For shame: Bram Stoker was a serial defiler of library books.

By Jonny Diamond | May 24, 2022

Was You’ve Got Mail Trying to Warn Us About the Internet? (Or Telling Us to Give Up?)

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 20, 2022

Founding the First English-Language Library in Gaza

By Mosab Abu Toha | May 19, 2022

What Do We Lose—and Gain—As Book Tours Move Online?

What Do We Lose—and Gain—As Book Tours Move Online?

Guy Gavriel Kay on the Horrors and Possibilities of the In-Person Tour

By Guy Gavriel Kay | May 18, 2022

Emma Straub’s Advice for What to Wear to a Book Launch

Emma Straub’s Advice for What to Wear to a Book Launch

“Back to basics. Just hot dogs, babka, and gratitude for vaccines.”

By Emma Straub | May 17, 2022

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

Rachel M. Harper: “I was a fellow worshipper, a member of the tribe; his daughter.”

By Rachel M. Harper | May 16, 2022

The Art of the Hand-Sell: It’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

The Art of the Hand-Sell: It’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

23 Book Recs from Great Indie Booksellers

By Katie Yee | May 12, 2022

Courageous Afghan teenagers help start an underground book club in defiance of Taliban.

Courageous Afghan teenagers help start an underground book club in defiance of Taliban.

By Jonny Diamond | May 9, 2022

What Kind of Bookstore Browser Are You?

What Kind of Bookstore Browser Are You?

Jeff Deutsch in Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | April 29, 2022

Oklahoma public library’s sexual content ban also cuts abuse prevention program and Pride displays.

Oklahoma public library’s sexual content ban also cuts abuse prevention program and Pride displays.

By Eliza Smith | April 20, 2022

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