A documentary about book sellers is here to lift your spirits
The World Health Organization has officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the Democratic primary is in free fall, the president of the United States has once again misspelled a basic word,… Read more »
COVID-19 fears cause London Book Fair to cancel
Mounting fears of COVID-19 continue to spread—not just globally but in the publishing world. First the popular Bologna Book Fair was rescheduled, and now one of the world’s biggest international… Read more »
COVID-19 forces Italian book fair to reschedule
The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in China is currently the top news story around the world as it continues to spread to other countries and the death toll rises. One country… Read more »
Trump administration tries to stop funding libraries … again
One of the biggest threats to education in the United States is the current presidential administration. There was much coverage on how ill-suited Betsy DeVos is as the United States… Read more »
Now is the time for a book deemed “ahead of its time” to be published
Time is a funny thing. Some say time is a relative, an illusion, a flat circle, etc. To be “ahead” of time is another thing. Claude McKay is a man… Read more »
Amazon employees risk jobs to combat climate change
It seems as though the drama surrounding Amazon and Jeff Bezos never stops. Amazon has become notorious for silencing employees and any other vocal critics. Over 350 brave employees decided… Read more »
Teacher raises over $10,000 for student library
The importance of children owning and reading books has been continuously documented and studied. A study conducted last month showed the correlation between owning books and reading level—and how few children… Read more »
18th century toilets for the true book lover
You can learn a lot about a person based on the reading material they have in their bathroom. Gossip rags, a dictionary, a few unfinished reads, or (gasp) … nothing.… Read more »
Big expensive drama for Little Free Libraries
What’s in the box? This question, made famous by the movie Seven, strangely applies to a trademark dispute. Little Free Libraries have been covered for the past several years, garnering praise… Read more »
Original Manuscript of Peter Pan yields surprises
Peter Pan is a story that has been immortalized and ingrained in pop culture thanks to the 1953 animated film by Disney. It has been developed into at least 13… Read more »