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This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | December 5, 2025

Christmas shopping in the tri-state area? Check out the estate sale selling 100,000 books.

Christmas shopping in the tri-state area? Check out the estate sale selling 100,000 books.

By Brittany Allen | December 5, 2025

The US will reinstate library grants canceled by Trump.

The US will reinstate library grants canceled by Trump.

By James Folta | December 5, 2025

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Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

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On this Krampus Night, revisit the scariest Christmas book of all.

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Short Story Advent Calendars & Remembering Tom Stoppard on The Lit Hub Podcast

Short Story Advent Calendars & Remembering Tom Stoppard on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Brittany K. Allen, Michael Hingston, Calvin Kasulke, Natalie Olsen, Olivia Rutigliano, and Drew Broussard

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Have libraries have become the new Blockbuster?

Have libraries have become the new Blockbuster?

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<em> La, la, laaa, la, la, laaa. </em> We’re getting a <em> Gilmore Girls </em> tell-all.

La, la, laaa, la, la, laaa. We’re getting a Gilmore Girls tell-all.

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Losing My Southern Accent and Searching for a Link to My Past

Losing My Southern Accent and Searching for a Link to My Past

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On the Infinite Lives of the Library

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A Practice of Speculative Imaginings: On Sam Cooke and the Art of Utopia

A Practice of Speculative Imaginings: On Sam Cooke and the Art of Utopia

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