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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It Takes a (Book) Village
Book lovers and entrepreneurs have built a community centered on literature in upstate New York. Read more
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A Writer Collapsed. As He Recovers, His Dispatches Captivate Readers.
Hanif Kureishi lost use of his arms and legs. In tweets dictated to family members, he narrates the drama, and muses about writing and art, love and patience. He’s also quite funny. Read more
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The 1619 Project is Coming Soon to Hulu
From Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones comes the greatest story never told. The 1619 Project premieres January 26th only on Hulu. Watch trailer
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The Dangerous Decline of the Historical Profession
The average number of available new “tenure track” university jobs, which are secure jobs that provide living wages, benefits and stability, between 2020 and 2022 was 16 percent lower than it was for the four years before the pandemic. The report further notes that only 27 percent of those who received a Ph.D. in history in 2017 were employed as tenure track professors four years later. Read more
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