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A few takeaways from this list of the best-selling books of the year (so far).

A few takeaways from this list of the best-selling books of the year (so far).

By Walker Caplan | July 13, 2021

Powell’s Books is celebrating its 50-year anniversary with a curated collection of 50 books.

Powell’s Books is celebrating its 50-year anniversary with a curated collection of 50 books.

By Walker Caplan | July 12, 2021

Area woman reads over 150 books… a month!?

Area woman reads over 150 books… a month!?

By Jonny Diamond | July 12, 2021

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

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  • The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East
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  • Solace House

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

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

By Ann Kjellberg | June 25, 2021

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

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?

Is this the best book club ever?

By Walker Caplan | June 24, 2021

Amazon is destroying thousands of unsold books.

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

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