‘The Hopkins Manuscript,’ newly reissued, recounts a global catastrophe through the sometimes humorous perspective of an ordinary Englishman. Read more
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Julie Otsuka, Ed Yong Win ALA’s 2023 Carnegie Medals
The American Library Association has announced that The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka (Knopf) has won the American Library Association’s 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, while An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong (Random House) took home the medal for nonfiction. Read more
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17 Small Press Gems from 2022 That You Might Have Missed
…here are 17 of the hundreds of amazing indie books published in 2022 that deserve a spot at the top of your book pile. Read more
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Is America Finally Ready for Ben Okri?
The acclaimed Nigerian British writer is resonating with American readers in a moment of national crisis. “Maybe nations go through a time when they just can’t hear certain kinds of voices,” he said. Read more
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Meet the Archive Moles
There’s a growing band of people digging through library stacks and second-hand bookshops in search of lost classics. I’m one of them. Read more
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ChatGPT Listed as Author on Research Papers; Many Scientists Disapprove
At least four articles credit the AI tool as a co-author, as publishers scramble to regulate its use. Read more
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Inside the Picture Perfect—and Highly Lucrative—Business of Book Styling
The idea of book styling may seem heretical to anyone who values what’s between a book’s binding more than the binding itself. Read more
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The Renaissance of Feminist Bookstores
In the face of book bans and attacks on women’s and LGBTQ rights, vibrant activist communities are coalescing around feminist bookstores. Read more
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12 Small Towns That Inspired Some of the Most Popular American Novels
There is nothing like a great book to take you away when you can’t travel. When a great book makes a lasting impression, there is an almost universal desire to visit the place that inspired the author. Being able to walk the same roads as a favorite author or memorable character allows a reader to understand their favorite books in a new, intensely different way. Read more
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What Oakland, Calif., Tells Us About Why Police Reform Is So Hard
“The Riders Come Out at Night,” by Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham, is a case study of corruption and reform within a single police department — with implications for all of us. Read more
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