July 26, 2018

Great news for people who hate scumbag book thieves: the culprits of the Pittsburgh Carnegie Library book heist have finally been caught. As a devoted MobyLives reader, you’ll remember this… Read more »

Antiquarian booksellers

14th century nun faked death to pursue "carnal lust" — Alex Primiani
The (literary) future is female; now, what about the past? Rare books and feminism — Susan Rella
A librarian and a bookseller to be arraigned for rare book trafficking — Christina Cerio
A piece of St. Louis history is found inside a book from 1871 — Stephanie DeLuca

A Forbes contributor has suggested replacing libraries with Amazon bookstores

Michael Seidlinger

I hate everything about this, but here we go. Panos Mourdoukoutas, chair of the economics department at LIU-Post and a writer for Forbes, has published an opinion piece suggesting that Amazon Books stores… Read more »

The magnificent Wayne Shorter has written a graphic novel to accompany his next album

Ian Dreiblatt

Look up at the stars and imagine what it would be like to be an astronaut or a pilot. Imagine exploring the pyramids or Machu Picchu. Imagine flying like a… Read more »

Behind the Book, a non-profit that brings authors to underserved classrooms, needs help!

Emily Hoffman

As August creeps closer, the end of summer looms, promising of cooler days, Labor Day sales, and, for some, the end of summer programs. At eight public elementary schools across New York… Read more »

Melville House Books

Audits: They’re not just for Al Capone anymore!, Or, How the Carnegie Library got its books back

Susan Rella