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Area 7-year-old embarks on noble quest to read all 3,000 picture books in the library.

Area 7-year-old embarks on noble quest to read all 3,000 picture books in the library.

By Jonny Diamond | March 2, 2022

Neo-Nazis just marched on a community library in Providence.

Neo-Nazis just marched on a community library in Providence.

By Walker Caplan | February 23, 2022

Soon there might be a new global library—of the sounds fish make.

Soon there might be a new global library—of the sounds fish make.

By Walker Caplan | February 22, 2022

Announcing the sixth annual Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize.

Announcing the sixth annual Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize.

By Literary Hub | February 17, 2022

American Literature is a History of the Nation’s Libraries

American Literature is a History of the Nation’s Libraries

Ilan Stavans on One of Democracy’s Bedrock Institutions

By Ilan Stavans | February 16, 2022

You can’t steal from a little free library, but can you censor it?

You can’t steal from a little free library, but can you censor it?

By Jonny Diamond | February 11, 2022

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By Walker Caplan | February 10, 2022

The beloved Gaza bookstore destroyed by an Israeli airstrike will open again next week.

By Walker Caplan | February 7, 2022

We Need to Radically Rethink the Library of Congress Classification

By Claire Woodcock | February 2, 2022

A Personal Catalogue of the World’s Most Storied Bookstores

A Personal Catalogue of the World’s Most Storied Bookstores

Kerri Maher on the Shops That Comprise Her Writing DNA, from Marcus Bookstore to The Strand

By Kerri Maher | January 12, 2022

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A Glimpse Inside the World’s Most Beautiful Libraries

From Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and Beyond

By Georg Ruppelt | January 10, 2022

Can Bookcore please be 2022’s hottest new look?

Can Bookcore please be 2022’s hottest new look?

By Jonny Diamond | January 7, 2022

Politics and Prose is now the first unionized bookstore in Washington, D.C.

Politics and Prose is now the first unionized bookstore in Washington, D.C.

By Walker Caplan | January 4, 2022

Here are the New York Public Library’s most borrowed books of the year.

Here are the New York Public Library’s most borrowed books of the year.

By Walker Caplan | December 23, 2021

WATCH: Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Hausdoerffer, and Gavin Van Horn on Our Kinship With the Living World

WATCH: Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Hausdoerffer, and Gavin Van Horn on Our Kinship With the Living World

In partnership with Point Reyes Books and the Center for Humans and Nature

By The Virtual Book Channel | December 22, 2021

Politics and Prose employees moved to unionize—then the store owners hired an anti-union law firm.

Politics and Prose employees moved to unionize—then the store owners hired an anti-union law firm.

By Walker Caplan | December 17, 2021

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