7 Author-Owned Bookstores That You Should Visit

7 Author-Owned Bookstores That You Should Visit

In Celebration of Indie Bookstore Day, Erin McCarthy & the Team at Mental Floss Offer Their Recommendations

By Erin McCarthy & the Team at Mental Floss | April 23, 2021

This Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day—go forth and buy books!

This Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day—go forth and buy books!

By Walker Caplan | April 22, 2021

The University of Cape Town’s African Studies Library, ravaged by wildfire, needs your help.

The University of Cape Town’s African Studies Library, ravaged by wildfire, needs your help.

By Walker Caplan | April 21, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, April 19th to April 25th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, April 19th to April 25th

Including Ploughshares’ Awards Celebration and the 2nd Annual National Antiracist Book Festival

By Rasheeda Saka | April 19, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: Two Dollar Radio

Interview with an Indie Press: Two Dollar Radio

When You Start a Press—and a Family—at the Same Time

By Corinne Segal | April 16, 2021

Goatskin, Tree Bark, and One Expensive Scribe: How “The King of the World’s Booksellers” Produced Manuscripts

Goatskin, Tree Bark, and One Expensive Scribe: How “The King of the World’s Booksellers” Produced Manuscripts

Ross King on the Laborious Process of Bookmaking in the 15th Century

By Ross King | April 13, 2021

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Has anybody seen some loose ceremonial swords? The Truman Presidential Library wants them back.

By Walker Caplan | April 12, 2021

New York bookstore figures out the perfect sideline: pickles.

By Jonny Diamond | April 12, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, April 12th to April 16th

By Rasheeda Saka | April 12, 2021

Are you a Tolkien fan? Contribute to this oral history collection.

Are you a Tolkien fan? Contribute to this oral history collection.

By Walker Caplan | April 8, 2021

Traci Lester has been named as the Center for Fiction’s new Executive Director.

Traci Lester has been named as the Center for Fiction’s new Executive Director.

By Walker Caplan | April 8, 2021

Surprise: the ALA’s 2020 list of most challenged books shows an uptick in antiracist texts.

Surprise: the ALA’s 2020 list of most challenged books shows an uptick in antiracist texts.

By Walker Caplan | April 7, 2021

Toward a Definition of Contemporary Bookselling

Toward a Definition of Contemporary Bookselling

Alena Jones on Naming—and Valuing—the Work

By Alena Jones | April 7, 2021

The Joy and Privilege of Growing Up in an Indie Bookstore

The Joy and Privilege of Growing Up in an Indie Bookstore

Erik Hoel on His Formative Years in the Shelves of His Mother’s Bookstore, The Jabberwocky

By Erik Hoel | April 6, 2021

Read Haruki Murakami’s writing advice for incoming college students.

Read Haruki Murakami’s writing advice for incoming college students.

By Walker Caplan | April 1, 2021

A new e-book bill is dividing publishers and libraries (but the real culprit is Amazon).

A new e-book bill is dividing publishers and libraries (but the real culprit is Amazon).

By Walker Caplan | March 31, 2021

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