Jun 22 2026: The prominent literary magazine Granta will no longer publish the winning entries of the annual Commonwealth short story prize after one of this year’s winners drew widespread accusations of AI use.
Jun 17 2026: Wholesaler Baker & Taylor’s closure last year disrupted the library market, but the changed playing field has also spurred growth and innovation among remaining library services vendors and platforms as they compete for …
Jun 14 2026: Author income declining because fewer people are buying books. I am a huge library user but I am also a pretty consistent purchaser of books because I strongly want to support the work of writers. This is an article from…
Jun 03 2026: As the debate over funding the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) heats up, 10 cultural organizations have sent a letter to Congress urging the expansion of federal funding for the IMLS in its fiscal year 20…
Jun 01 2026: Here is an interesting award recognizing distinguished fiction that tells American stories in a uniquely American voice, one that reflects Mark Twain’s incisive curiosity and humanity. Celebrating its tenth year. Longli…
May 28 2026: On May 27, five public library organizations from the U.S. and Canada released a statement, addressing the Big Five publishers and digital platform providers, in response to e-book pricing models. The Association for Rur…
May 21 2026: Publishers scored a quick victory in their attempt to stop the pirate website Anna’s Archive from illegally copying and selling their copyrighted material.
May 21 2026: Several of us are discussing reading Tolstoy’s classic, War and Peace, over the summer. It’s an enormous book, but we think that if we chunk it up it’s approachable. We’re currently thinking about 100 pp a week, which av…
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
One spring morning, a stranger arrives in the small southern city of Golden. No one knows where he has come from…or why…
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