• News and Culture

    Secrets of the Book Designer

    Sometimes You Have to Build the Book Cover in Your Living Room

    By Nicole Caputo  November 26, 2019
    American History

    How William Monroe Trotter Mobilized Black Americans Across Class Lines

    By Kerri K Greenidge  November 26, 2019
    Pets

    Of Bohumil Hrabal’s Six Loves, Guess How Many Were Cats?

    By Bohumil Hrabal  November 26, 2019
    Celebrity

    How Ian McKellen Almost Didn’t Play Gandalf

    By Garry O'Connor  November 26, 2019
    Fiction vs. Nonfiction

    How We See Iran: A Brief History of Fictions at a Distance

    By Ali Araghi  November 26, 2019
    Short Story

    Restitution

    By Barry Lopez  November 26, 2019
    The Hub

    Area library has epic afterhours Nerf gun battle and we are here for it.

    By Jonny Diamond  November 25, 2019
    The Hub

    Did you know about this deleted subplot in You’ve Got Mail featuring a creepy author?

    By Jessie Gaynor  November 25, 2019
    The Hub

    Neal Katyal’s new book about impeachment will help you survive Thanksgiving arguments with Uncle Flat Tax.

    By Jonny Diamond  November 25, 2019
    Parenting

    Two Graphic Novels Ask:
    Why Have Children in an Uncertain World?

    By Michelle Delgado  November 25, 2019
    Minimalism

    Self-Storage:
    Reading John Cage in Reykjavik

    By J. Mae Barizo  November 25, 2019
    The Best of 2019

    The 78 Best Book Covers of 2019

    By Emily Temple  November 25, 2019
    Travel

    Meditations on a Sunday Morning While Driving on Sunset Boulevard

    By Sam Farahmand  November 25, 2019
    Publishing

    Naguib Mahfouz’s Daughter Fights to Preserve Her Father’s Legacy

    By Karim Zidan  November 25, 2019
    The Hub

    Oscar Award-winner Charlie Kaufman does not want you to adapt his new novel for the big screen.

    By Katie Yee  November 22, 2019
    The Hub

    Writers gather at New York cathedral to celebrate Toni Morrison.

    By Dan Sheehan  November 22, 2019
    The Hub

    Paolini, Morrison, and more: here are the most exciting book deals announced this week.

    By Emily Temple  November 22, 2019
    Science Writing

    The Endless Memories Preserved in Siberia’s Ice

    By Heather Altfeld  November 22, 2019
    Climate Change Library

    Hopepunk and Solarpunk: On Climate Narratives That Go Beyond the Apocalypse

    By Alyssa Hull  November 22, 2019
    Diaries

    The Travel Diaries of Allen Ginsberg in South America

    By Allen Ginsberg  November 22, 2019
    Directors

    Ingmar Bergman Made a Movie For Each One of His Fears

    By Masha Tupitsyn  November 22, 2019
    Religion

    How Religious Revivals Gave Women a Voice in Colonial America

    By J.D. Dickey  November 22, 2019
    Teaching High School

    Teaching High Schoolers to Talk Equally About Joy and Pain

    By Nick Ripatrazone  November 22, 2019
    Unexpected Outcomes

    How George Eliot Became a Social Outcast at the Height of Her Fame

    By Norman Lebrecht  November 22, 2019
    Book Covers

    The 10 Best Book Covers of November

    By Emily Temple  November 22, 2019
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