January 13, 2016

Patrons of the Birmingham Library System are running up a bit of a tab, the BBC reports. The Birmingham City Council recently reported that 145,671 of the library’s books are… Read more »

Libraries & librarians

Fundraiser sends more than 5,000 books to Ethiopia’s largest library — Nikki Griffiths
The Big Jubilee Read: 70 books are selected to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70 year reign — Nikki Griffiths
Theories abound after anonymous return of Darwin's notebooks — Tom Clayton
"Wot, No Books?" Milton Keynes library saved after protesters check out its entire stock — Tom Clayton

James “Daddy Warbucks” Patterson donates £10,000 to flood-ravaged UK bookstores

Simon Reichley

James Patterson is a generous guy! Don’t believe me? Just read this. Or this! Still don’t believe me? Check this out: Alison Flood at The Guardian reports that the bestselling American… Read more »

Authors behaving badly: British thriller writers embroiled in Internet feud

The Bookseller’s Katherine Cowdrey reports that a recent online squabble between three prominent British thriller writers has forced Hachette UK to issue a statement “condemning ‘harassment and intimidation of any kind.’ ”… Read more »

Slightly Foxed Bookshop to close down

Zeljka Marosevic

London’s Slightly Foxed is closing down at the end of January. The independent bookshop, located on Gloucester Road in West London, made the announcement on its website. The owners said the… Read more »

Melville House Books

A “snapshot” of Birmingham Library reveals 145,000 overdue books

Chad Felix

James “Daddy Warbucks” Patterson donates £10,000 to flood-ravaged UK bookstores

Simon Reichley

Authors behaving badly: British thriller writers embroiled in Internet feud

Kait Howard

Slightly Foxed Bookshop to close down

Zeljka Marosevic