Getting Lost in the Libraries of Paris Researching WWII

Getting Lost in the Libraries of Paris Researching WWII

Janet Skeslien Charles Finds Her Way to Her New Book 

By Janet Skeslien Charles | February 19, 2021

A library staffer has been fired for burning Trump and Ann Coulter books in his free time.

A library staffer has been fired for burning Trump and Ann Coulter books in his free time.

By Walker Caplan | February 17, 2021

How the Schomburg Center Became a Cultural Beacon and Harlem's Literary Sanctuary

How the Schomburg Center Became a Cultural Beacon and Harlem's Literary Sanctuary

Kevin Young on Protecting and Preserving Black History

By Kevin Young | February 17, 2021

No, Beinecke Library is not specially designed to suffocate humans in the event of a fire.

No, Beinecke Library is not specially designed to suffocate humans in the event of a fire.

By Walker Caplan | February 16, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Feb. 15th to Feb. 21st

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Feb. 15th to Feb. 21st

Featuring Gabriel Bump, Brontez Purnell, Rita Dove, and More

By Kiki Nicole | February 15, 2021

A Utah school district says a book about a transgender boy is

A Utah school district says a book about a transgender boy is "inappropriate," and we have questions.

By Vanessa Willoughby | February 12, 2021

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This month, Frederick Douglass’s papers will be made available to the public.

By Walker Caplan | February 11, 2021

This North Carolina indie bookstore just got a Super Bowl-sized publicity boost.

By Dan Sheehan | February 8, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Feb. 8th to Feb. 14th

By Kiki Nicole | February 8, 2021

Furloughed Waterstones booksellers are petitioning their hedge fund owner for minimum wage.

Furloughed Waterstones booksellers are petitioning their hedge fund owner for minimum wage.

By Walker Caplan | February 3, 2021

How Istanbul’s Literature House Bridges a Divide in Contemporary Turkey

How Istanbul’s Literature House Bridges a Divide in Contemporary Turkey

Jan-Peter Westad on Kiraathane and the Power of a Meeting Place

By Jan-Peter Westad | February 3, 2021

A 68-year-old man has been banned from his local library for sharing an anti-Trump poem.

A 68-year-old man has been banned from his local library for sharing an anti-Trump poem.

By Walker Caplan | February 1, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Feb. 1st to Feb. 7th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Feb. 1st to Feb. 7th

Featuring Emily Rapp Black, Chang-rae Lee, Dantiel W. Moniz, and More

By Kiki Nicole | February 1, 2021

This Turkish library is shaped like a shelf of giant books.

This Turkish library is shaped like a shelf of giant books.

By Walker Caplan | January 29, 2021

Paul Yamazaki on Fifty Years of Bookselling at City Lights

Paul Yamazaki on Fifty Years of Bookselling at City Lights

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | January 29, 2021

Take a look at China’s first 3D-printed concrete bookstore.

Take a look at China’s first 3D-printed concrete bookstore.

By Walker Caplan | January 28, 2021

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