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These are the world’s 5 best, most innovative new public libraries.

These are the world’s 5 best, most innovative new public libraries.

By Walker Caplan | July 7, 2021

No, you can’t “steal” from a Little Free Library.

No, you can’t “steal” from a Little Free Library.

By Walker Caplan | July 6, 2021

Barack Obama on why libraries are more critical to the American project than ever.

Barack Obama on why libraries are more critical to the American project than ever.

By Walker Caplan | July 2, 2021

How to Plan a Literary Drive-In: Or, the Pandemic’s Safest IRL Book Launch

How to Plan a Literary Drive-In: Or, the Pandemic’s Safest IRL Book Launch

Rachelle Toarmino on Celebrating a Debut During a Pandemic

By Rachelle Toarmino | June 29, 2021

"We basically flipped it." Take a look at the newly redesigned Truman Presidential Library.

By Walker Caplan | June 28, 2021

The Change You Want to See: From Free Meals to Good Books, Doing the Work in Jersey

The Change You Want to See: From Free Meals to Good Books, Doing the Work in Jersey

Ann Kjellberg on the Newly Opened Bookstore Hidden Gems
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By Ann Kjellberg | June 25, 2021

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On the destruction by fire of the greatest library in the world you’ve never heard of.

By Jonny Diamond | June 24, 2021

Is this the best book club ever?

By Walker Caplan | June 24, 2021

Amazon is destroying thousands of unsold books.

By Walker Caplan | June 23, 2021

Lessons of a self-published writer: independent bookstores are good, Amazon not so much.

Lessons of a self-published writer: independent bookstores are good, Amazon not so much.

By Jonny Diamond | June 23, 2021

Brontë enthusiasts have banded together to stop Sotheby’s from auctioning off rare manuscripts.

Brontë enthusiasts have banded together to stop Sotheby’s from auctioning off rare manuscripts.

By Walker Caplan | June 22, 2021

The Perks of Reading Across Genre as Both Bookseller and Writer

The Perks of Reading Across Genre as Both Bookseller and Writer

Marissa Levien: “What kind of books do I like? Good books. That is the sum of it.”

By Marissa Levien | June 15, 2021

Get away from it all with a trip to this Japanese book hotel.

Get away from it all with a trip to this Japanese book hotel.

By Walker Caplan | June 10, 2021

Private Lives, Public Faces: On What’s Revealed by Hannah Arendt’s Archives

Private Lives, Public Faces: On What’s Revealed by Hannah Arendt’s Archives

Samantha Rose Hill Considers the Importance of Marginalia in the Writing Life

By Samantha Rose Hill | June 8, 2021

Take a look at this bizarrely beautiful library inspired by the human brain.

Take a look at this bizarrely beautiful library inspired by the human brain.

By Walker Caplan | June 7, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, June 7th to 11th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, June 7th to 11th

Featuring John Paul Brammer, Kate Zambreno, Akwaeke Emezi,
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By Rasheeda Saka | June 7, 2021

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