May 24, 2017

As we’ve previously discussed on MobyLives, libraries across the country seem to be expanding their services to patrons who are most in need. In the past couple of years, libraries in… 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

A Louisville independent bookstore breaks its yearly sales record — in one day

Ryan Harrington

Booksellers being the best kind of humans, this must be the best kind of human interest story: Last week, Shea Serrano—staffer at The Ringer, mega-bestseller, and scores-of-twitter-followers-haver—whipped the collective might… Read more »

In Russia, a poet declares his candidacy

Ian Dreiblatt

Kirill Medvedev is one of Russia’s best-known young writers and political activists. He’s a fan and translator of Charles Bukowski, and a leftist who carried political pollen from Occupy Wall Street to… Read more »

We have too many books here, could you take a few off our hands please?

Melville House

It’s happening. The mercury’s climbing. The beach beckons. You’ll do anything to cool down. Summer (give or take) is upon us. It’s going to be like life in a chewing-gum-commerical — completely… Read more »

Melville House Books

One Philadelphia library deals with the ravages of the opioid epidemic

Kait Howard