Residents of a Michigan town defunded their library after it refused to remove LGBTQ books.

Residents of a Michigan town defunded their library after it refused to remove LGBTQ books.

By Corinne Segal | August 4, 2022

Nancy Pelosi to meet with a Hong Kong bookseller in Taiwan visit.

Nancy Pelosi to meet with a Hong Kong bookseller in Taiwan visit.

By Jonny Diamond | August 3, 2022

Meet-Cute: Susan Coll on Falling In Love with (and at) a Bookstore

Meet-Cute: Susan Coll on Falling In Love with (and at) a Bookstore

And They All Lived Happily Ever After

By Susan Coll | August 3, 2022

If You Want to Ruin Bookstores for Yourself, Become a Writer

If You Want to Ruin Bookstores for Yourself, Become a Writer

Jana Casale on Browsing Bookstores Before AND AFTER Debuting as a Novelist

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A Love Letter to (Perpetually Underfunded, Gloriously Democratic) Public Libraries

A Love Letter to (Perpetually Underfunded, Gloriously Democratic) Public Libraries

Michele Herman: “Libraries so clearly help to make good citizens, are so clearly a municipal force for the common good.”

By Michele Herman | July 21, 2022

A historic lesbian-owned queer bookstore is fighting to stay open.

A historic lesbian-owned queer bookstore is fighting to stay open.

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These superstar middle-grade writers are giving indie bookstores a summer boost.

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Revisiting Tracy Flick 30 Years Later: Tom Perrotta Talks to Emma Straub

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From Duluth to Decatur these bookstores are helping in the fight for reproductive justice.

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Long Island library board comes to its senses and reverses ban on children’s Pride displays.

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First they came for queer story time… And what did you do?

First they came for queer story time… And what did you do?

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111 Queer Books Recommended by Librarians, Booksellers, and Authors

111 Queer Books Recommended by Librarians, Booksellers, and Authors

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