https://www.npr.org/2022/04/13/1092522376/a-library-system-announces-a-program-to-challenge-the-tide-of-book-bannings? A library system announces a program to challenge the tide of book bannings April 13, 20225:03 AM ET ANDREW LIMBONG As more and more school districts ban books from their classrooms and libraries, the Brooklyn Public Library is sharing its resources with teens around the country to fight encroaching censorship. LEILA FADEL, HOST: More … Continue reading Brooklyn library creates way for students to read books banned where they live →

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/06/09/the-running-novelist? The Running Novelist Learning how to go the distance. By Haruki Murakami, June 2, 2008 Along time has passed since I started running on an everyday basis. Specifically, it was the fall of 1982. I was thirty-three then. Not long before that, I was the owner of a small jazz club in Tokyo, near Sendagaya … Continue reading 2008 Murakami essay linking running and his life as a novelist →

Meet the 1,300 librarians racing to back up Ukraine’s digital archives Using open source tools and Slack, these volunteers have backed up everything from the country’s historical records and census data to children’s poems and basket weaving techniques. By Pranshu Verma April 8, 2022 at 3:00 a.m. EDT In early March, two weeks into Russia’s invasion … Continue reading 1300 librarians struggling to back up Ukraine’s online records →

http://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2022/03/arendt-origins-of-totalitarianism-ukraine/627081/? Why We Should Read Hannah Arendt Now The Origins of Totalitarianism has much to say about a world of rising authoritarianism.By Anne Applebaum, MARCH 17, 2022, 11:50 AM Getty; The Atlantic This article has been adapted from the introduction to The Folio Society’s new edition of Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism. So much of what we imagine … Continue reading If you read nonfiction, an older book is very timely right now →

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/modern-books-like-agatha-christie? 15 Modern Mysteries for Fans of Golden Age Detective Novels By Kristina Wright•March 10, 2022•5 min read Save any books that interest you from this article to your wishlist and we’ll notify you when we have a deal on them. The Golden Age of Detective Fiction was dominated by authors like Dorothy L. Sayers, Patricia Wentworth, and the … Continue reading Love golden age mysteries? Here are several modern equivalents →

http://www.bookbub.com/blog/books-like-alice-hoffman? 14 Book Club Reads with a Touch of Magic By Melissa Flandreau•March 11, 2022 Searching for your next book club pick? If your group is the mood for something with a little magic mixed in, these compelling novels fit the bill. Read on to see which one you should read — and discuss — next. … Continue reading Is your book club looking for a touch of magic? →

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/the-book-i-reread-the-most-readers-share? The Book I Reread the Most: 15 Readers Share By BookBub•March 10, 2022•5 min read Even though there are so many new and exciting books out in the world, there’s something so comforting about rereading an old favorite. We asked BookBub readers to tell us what book they reread the most — whether it’s a beloved … Continue reading Which books are worth rereading? Here are a few →

bookriot.com/is-goodreads-a-good-thing/? [tweets omitted] IS GOODREADS A GOOD THING? Sarah Nicolas Mar 7, 2022 This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. People in the book community have strong feelings about Goodreads. Some readers see it as a simple tool they use to track their own personal reading, … Continue reading Is Goodreads a good thing? (Depends on how you use it) →

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/03/06/thrillers-mysteries/ 4 great new mysteries and thrillers — and one to skip Jane Pek’s ‘The Verfiers’ and Peter Swanson’s ‘Nine Lives’ are two of our picks this month By Richard Lipez Today at 8:00 a.m. EST Every month, I comb through stacks of new thrillers and mysteries looking for five to recommend. Often it’s hard to keep … Continue reading New mysteries and thrillers (four great, one to skip) →

THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK CLUB Reviews and recommendations by critic Ron Charles Presented by Livermore Publishing March 4, 2022 Brandon Sanderson launched “A Year of Sanderson” Kickstarter on March 1, 2022. (Youtube screenshot) Brandon Sanderson is a popular writer of epic fantasies, but nothing he’s written is so epic and fantastical as what happened to him this week.  On Tuesday, Sanderson launched a … Continue reading Brandon Sanderson bypasses the entire book business structure →