Community board approves controversial redevelopment plans for the Brooklyn Heights branch
Last month, plans were unveiled for a new mixed-use building that would include condos, retail space, and a ground-level library. This design—which looked a lot like the Flatiron Building—would be… Read more »
The Guardian recommends Desperate Literature, a new English bookstore in Madrid
A year after opening in Madrid, English-language bookstore Desperate Literature has garnered top reviews on Trip Advisor and a glowing recommendation this month from James Blick in The Guardian. With… Read more »
Walmart in Louisiana puts Go Set a Watchman on sale early
UPDATE 5:19 PM: We just heard from a Harper spokesperson, who informed us that the Walmart display was taken down. The full statement: “We can confirm that the display was taken down… Read more »
The University of Texas releases 22,000 literary images to the public with Project REVEAL
The Harry Ransom Center, the humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas, Austin, has decided to forgo permission requirements and fees in order to release a large… Read more »
Melville House at the American Library Association Conference in San Francisco
Melville House Publisher Dennis Johnson and Director of Library & Academic Marketing Claire Kelley attended the American Library Association Annual Conference from June 26-29 in San Francisco at the Moscone… Read more »
Walt Whitman’s family home in West Hills New York is on the market
Want to live in a house on the property that “inspired Leaves of Grass” and was owned by Walt Whitman’s family? It will set you back $749,900, but it’s now… Read more »
Novelist Alexander McCall Smith wins a literary prize… and a pig
Alexander McCall-Smith, the novel and author of the bestselling No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series won the 2015 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize, an award in the U.K. for humorous literature,… Read more »
Architecture firm reveals plans for Brooklyn Heights Public Library branch that look exactly like the Flatiron building
The new building that will replace the Brooklyn Heights Public Library branch in downtown Brooklyn might end up looking exactly like the Flatiron building in Manhattan. According to plans unveiled… Read more »
A look at the late Hermann Zapf’s most famous typefaces
Hermann Zapf, one of the most respected and celebrated typeface designers of the twentieth century died this week at the age of 96. His New York Times obituary mentions some… Read more »
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington to retire after three decades (and calls for him to step down)
The Library of Congress announced in a press release yesterday that James H. Billington, the 13th Librarian of Congress, will retire at the beginning of 2016. Billington, a scholar and… Read more »