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The greatest job in the literary world is accepting applications again.

The greatest job in the literary world is accepting applications again.

By Dan Sheehan | September 24, 2020

Would you find this bookstore beautiful or terrifying? Or both.

Would you find this bookstore beautiful or terrifying? Or both.

By Jonny Diamond | September 23, 2020

Good news Fridays: Area woman drives awesome book bus for the love of it.

Good news Fridays: Area woman drives awesome book bus for the love of it.

By Jonny Diamond | September 4, 2020

Check out this gorgeous illustrated map of Black-owned bookshops across the country.

Check out this gorgeous illustrated map of Black-owned bookshops across the country.

By Corinne Segal | August 28, 2020

Powell's Books will stop selling books through Amazon due to its

Powell's Books will stop selling books through Amazon due to its "detrimental impact" on stores.

By Corinne Segal | August 27, 2020

See the design proposals for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota.

See the design proposals for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota.

By Corinne Segal | August 21, 2020

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Bookseller, writer, and publisher organizations want congress to go after Amazon.

By Jonny Diamond | August 18, 2020

How to open a bookstore during a pandemic: Prepare for delays and lots of cleaning.

By Corinne Segal | August 12, 2020

Iconic Lower East Side bookstore Bluestockings has found a new home!

By Jonny Diamond | August 10, 2020

Is this the greatest TV commercial ever made for a public library?

Is this the greatest TV commercial ever made for a public library?

By Jonny Diamond | August 4, 2020

Amid a virus surge and government repression, Hong Kong's oldest bookstore is closing.

Amid a virus surge and government repression, Hong Kong's oldest bookstore is closing.

By Aaron Robertson | July 29, 2020

Remember Reading in Public?

Remember Reading in Public?

Nick Ripatrazone on the Private Self Made Public

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 27, 2020

It's Past Time for the Bookselling Industry to Reckon with Its Institutional Racism

It's Past Time for the Bookselling Industry to Reckon with Its Institutional Racism

of Bookstore Ownership">Angela Maria Spring on "Both-Siderism" and the Whiteness
of Bookstore Ownership

By Angela Maria Spring | July 23, 2020

Greenlight Bookstore is pledging to improve treatment of Black employees and customers.

Greenlight Bookstore is pledging to improve treatment of Black employees and customers.

By Corinne Segal | July 10, 2020

Look inside Oslo's stunning new public library, now open to the public.

Look inside Oslo's stunning new public library, now open to the public.

By Emily Temple | July 6, 2020

Meet Ed Vaughn, an understated Black Power icon and former bookstore owner.

Meet Ed Vaughn, an understated Black Power icon and former bookstore owner.

By Aaron Robertson | June 25, 2020

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