3 Ways to Become a Better Reader

3 Ways to Become a Better Reader

Hwang Bo-Reum on Little Ways to Cultivate Your Reading (and Writing) Life

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Nothing Better Than a Whole Lot of Books: In Praise of Bibliomania

Nothing Better Than a Whole Lot of Books: In Praise of Bibliomania

Ed Simon Considers the Many Different Ways an Obsession Can Manifest

By Ed Simon | November 24, 2025

Where Time and Space Collide: In Praise of Old Maps

Where Time and Space Collide: In Praise of Old Maps

James Cheshire on the Valuable Work of Preserving and Unearthing the Past

By James Cheshire | November 19, 2025

The 2025 Cercador Prize goes to <em>The Queen of Swords</em>.

The 2025 Cercador Prize goes to The Queen of Swords.

By Drew Broussard | November 18, 2025

Five novels to read if you’re fascinated by the Black bourgeoisie.

Five novels to read if you’re fascinated by the Black bourgeoisie.

By Brittany Allen | November 11, 2025

When We Devalue Art (Books!) We Devalue the Future

When We Devalue Art (Books!) We Devalue the Future

Maris Kreizman on the Dangers of the AI Content Churn

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In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times

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Libraries are reeling after a major distributor shutdown.

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Fall of Freedom, “a nationwide wave of creative resistance,” starts next month.

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A federal judge just dismissed an Ohio teacher’s fight against book bans.

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Karen Cahall was suspended for keeping four LGBTQ+ books in her classroom library.

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How Oscar Wilde finally got his library card back.

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How Close Did We Come to Losing <em>Beowulf</em> Forever?

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Robert Bartlett on a Vital Work of the Western Canon That Barely Survived Multiple Disasters

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In Line With All the Pynchon Fans at the Midnight Release of <em> Shadow Ticket </em>

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The Race to Save a Medieval Palestinian Library

The Race to Save a Medieval Palestinian Library

Ryan Byrnes on the Khalidi Family’s Battle to Protect Their Library From Ultra-Orthodox Settlers

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