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How’s this for a howler? Last week Councilman Victor Petersen of Gilbert, Arizona, had the genius idea that libraries could manage their costs by scrapping fiction audiobooks and other services… 2 / Read more »

Here’s the first couple paragraphs from a recent article about a basement. Not just any basement, a New York Times basement, otherwise known as “the morgue,” where more than 150 years’ worth… Read more »

If the saying is true and everyone is a critic these days, then it should come as no surprise that tucked between the endless volumes of criticism about books appearing… Read more »

In light of Jean-Christophe Valtat’s upcoming book tour, here’s a music video called “Song for New Venice,” which celebrates the themes and motifs of Valtat’s book, Aurorarama, just out in… Read more »

Graphing Jane Austen Proust playing air guitar Dear Pete Campbell Publishing a thrill for pioneers Harry Potter e-books The road to reality The author of Toni Morrison Russia’s propaganda machine… Read more »