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Help unemployed booksellers, shop here: The Bookstore at the End of the World

Help unemployed booksellers, shop here: The Bookstore at the End of the World

By Jonny Diamond | March 25, 2020

Libraries that close due to coronavirus should keep the Wi-Fi on, says ALA.

Libraries that close due to coronavirus should keep the Wi-Fi on, says ALA.

By Corinne Segal | March 23, 2020

Help a bookstore, buy a gift card! #BuyGiftCards

Help a bookstore, buy a gift card! #BuyGiftCards

By Jonny Diamond | March 23, 2020

So, Do You Really Want to <br>Help Bookstores?

So, Do You Really Want to
Help Bookstores?

Brad Johnson on the High Cost of Business as Usual

By Brad Johnson | March 23, 2020

Bookselling at the End of the World

Bookselling at the End of the World

Stephen Sparks on These Perilous Times

By Stephen Sparks | March 20, 2020

Big-hearted strangers turn Little Free Libraries into Little Free Pantries.

Big-hearted strangers turn Little Free Libraries into Little Free Pantries.

By Dan Sheehan | March 18, 2020

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Bookshop.org to share 30 percent of each purchase with bookstores impacted by coronavirus shutdowns.

By Corinne Segal | March 18, 2020

How America’s Oldest Bookstore Has Survived Across the Centuries

By Andrew Belonsky | March 16, 2020

Update: NYC public libraries are suspending all programs and closing to the public through March.

By Emily Temple | March 12, 2020

The cutest feud on Twitter is between a parks department and library in Colorado.

The cutest feud on Twitter is between a parks department and library in Colorado.

By Corinne Segal | March 11, 2020

How J. Edgar Hoover Used the Power of Libraries for Evil

How J. Edgar Hoover Used the Power of Libraries for Evil

Tracking Adversaries, Hiding Evidence, and Other No
Good Dirty Deeds

By Alana Mohamed | March 4, 2020

Volunteer-run, makeshift libraries are popping up at Indian protest sites.

Volunteer-run, makeshift libraries are popping up at Indian protest sites.

By Emily Temple | February 26, 2020

I Just Watched <em>You've Got Mail</em> for the First Time and You Guys, It's Bad

I Just Watched You've Got Mail for the First Time and You Guys, It's Bad

Reader, I Was Not Charmed

By Emily Temple | February 26, 2020

Not a Cult, a new bookstore in Los Angeles, puts authors of color at the forefront.

Not a Cult, a new bookstore in Los Angeles, puts authors of color at the forefront.

By Melissa Ximena Golebiowski | February 21, 2020

Compassion fatigue is taking its toll on librarians.

Compassion fatigue is taking its toll on librarians.

By Julia Hass | February 19, 2020

Inside the ‘Vibrant Intellectual Ecosystem’ of Larry McMurtry's Home Library

Inside the ‘Vibrant Intellectual Ecosystem’ of Larry McMurtry's Home Library

McMurtry on the Few Books He Would Never Give Up

By Nina Freudenberger and Sadie Stein | February 18, 2020

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