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There's Got to Be a Better Way to Categorize the Books We Love

There's Got to Be a Better Way to Categorize the Books We Love

From Lists to Libraries, Literary Nonfiction Has a Classification Problem

By Maggie Anderson | January 9, 2018

40 Overlooked Books from 2017, as Chosen By Booksellers

40 Overlooked Books from 2017, as Chosen By Booksellers

A Year-End Reading List from America's Great Readers

By Literary Hub | December 30, 2017

On the Perilous Plight of the Part-Time Librarian

On the Perilous Plight of the Part-Time Librarian

Annie Spence on Making a Working Life Out of Evenings and Weekends

By Annie Spence | December 13, 2017

Against Amazon: Seven Arguments, One Manifesto

Against Amazon: Seven Arguments, One Manifesto

"Amazon appropriated our books. We will appropriate Amazon logic."

By Jorge Carrión | November 15, 2017

Bookselling After the Fires: Napa Needs You

Bookselling After the Fires: Napa Needs You

Elayna Trucker on the Aftermath of a Disaster

By Elayna Trucker | November 13, 2017

Finding Solace in Bookstores, in the Face of Cancer

Finding Solace in Bookstores, in the Face of Cancer

Mary Ladd on the Pleasure of Being Surrounded By Literature

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When a Bookseller Tries to Buy a Bookstore

When a Bookseller Tries to Buy a Bookstore

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The Rise of Women-Only Literary Spaces, UK Edition

The Rise of Women-Only Literary Spaces, UK Edition

The First in a Series on Safe Publishing Spaces for Women Around the World

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An American Bookseller Reports from a Glamorous Italian Bookfair

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