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The Little-Known 'Slow Fire' That’s Destroying All Our Books

The Little-Known 'Slow Fire' That’s Destroying All Our Books

Chloe Vassot on the Relentless, Inevitable Process of Decay

By Chloe Vassot | October 17, 2019

The Secret to Shopping in Used Bookstores

The Secret to Shopping in Used Bookstores

First Step: Surrender All Expectations

By Kelsey Rexroat | October 4, 2019

Read up on the radical, life-affirming history of LGBTQ bookstores.

Read up on the radical, life-affirming history of LGBTQ bookstores.

By Corinne Segal | October 3, 2019

Will everyone in Chicago please bring their books back to the library now?

Will everyone in Chicago please bring their books back to the library now?

By Corinne Segal | October 3, 2019

Selling Books in London from a 100-Year-Old Dutch Barge

Selling Books in London from a 100-Year-Old Dutch Barge

Interview with a Bookstore: Word on the Water

By Interview with a Bookstore | October 2, 2019

Area man attempts to sell self-published book to 50 bookstores in 50 days, learns lesson along the way.

Area man attempts to sell self-published book to 50 bookstores in 50 days, learns lesson along the way.

By Jonny Diamond | September 25, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
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  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

Area woman heads to town and impulse-buys entire bookstore.

By Jonny Diamond | September 11, 2019

Why it's bad when a bookstore's biggest competitor—Amazon—breaks a sales embargo.

By Josh Cook | September 4, 2019

Amazon breaks sales embargo on Margaret Atwood's The Testaments

By Jonny Diamond | September 4, 2019

At Brooklyn’s 2019 Small<br> Press Flea

At Brooklyn’s 2019 Small
Press Flea

Tables of Books, Friendly Publishers, and a Bookmobile!

By Eleni Theodoropoulos | August 28, 2019

Amazon is opening a store across the street from Nashville's Parnassus Books, because Amazon is bad.

Amazon is opening a store across the street from Nashville's Parnassus Books, because Amazon is bad.

By Jessie Gaynor | August 26, 2019

Here is a cool statue of Ray Bradbury riding a rocket <em>Dr. Strangelove</em>-style.

Here is a cool statue of Ray Bradbury riding a rocket Dr. Strangelove-style.

By Dan Sheehan | August 26, 2019

A petition protests the ALA's support for Drag Queen Story Hour events.

A petition protests the ALA's support for Drag Queen Story Hour events.

By Corinne Segal | August 7, 2019

InterLibrary Loan Will<br> Change Your Life

InterLibrary Loan Will
Change Your Life

Nick Ripatrazone Offers a Brief History (and Celebration) of
the Apex of Human Civilization

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 7, 2019

Providing Help to Booksellers, When They Need It

Providing Help to Booksellers, When They Need It

BINC Started When Employees Wanted to Help a Sick Coworker

By Matt Grant | August 7, 2019

<em>The New York Times</em> profiles Louise Erdrich's Native American-focused bookstore.

The New York Times profiles Louise Erdrich's Native American-focused bookstore.

By Dan Sheehan | July 25, 2019

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