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Yes, You Are the Literary Asshole If You Use AI to Edit Your Fiction

Yes, You Are the Literary Asshole If You Use AI to Edit Your Fiction

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 30, 2025

A Refuge From Censorship: Why Independent Bookstores Will Save Us

A Refuge From Censorship: Why Independent Bookstores Will Save Us

Kate Broad on the Invaluable Civic and Cultural Role of Booksellers Across the Country

By Kate Broad | July 23, 2025

Here's what's making us happy <em>this</em> week.

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | May 23, 2025

Why your local indie bookstore might not have <em>Hillbilly Elegy</em> in stock this week (or ever).

Why your local indie bookstore might not have Hillbilly Elegy in stock this week (or ever).

By Drew Broussard | July 25, 2024

My Local Indie Won’t Stock My Buzzy Debut and I’m Pissed: Am I the Literary Asshole?

My Local Indie Won’t Stock My Buzzy Debut and I’m Pissed: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | July 11, 2024

Paul Yamazaki on the Important, Joyous Work of Running an Independent Bookstore

Paul Yamazaki on the Important, Joyous Work of Running an Independent Bookstore

“At a great store you can look at twelve well-selected, serendipitous linear inches and find a universe.”

By Paul Yamazaki | April 19, 2024

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  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

Why the Elderly Make the Best Customers: On Bookselling in an Aging Town

By Samantha Ladwig | April 18, 2024

Little Cash, Lots of Censorship: Bothayna Al-Essa on Opening a Bookstore in Kuwait

By Bothayna Al-Essa | April 3, 2024

Books for Indie Booksellers: On the Craft of Selling Books

By Rachael Conrad | February 23, 2024

Bring Back the Big, Comfortable Bookstore Reading Chair

Bring Back the Big, Comfortable Bookstore Reading Chair

Casey Johnston Makes a Strong Case for a Small but Essential Comfort

By Casey Johnston | February 19, 2024

What Booksellers Can Teach Us About Reading, Writing and Publishing

What Booksellers Can Teach Us About Reading, Writing and Publishing

Will Mountain Cox Reflects on Creating Literary Culture and Community Across Continents

By Will Mountain Cox | January 5, 2024

Dozens of indie booksellers have signed an open letter in support of Palestine.

Dozens of indie booksellers have signed an open letter in support of Palestine.

By Jonny Diamond | December 11, 2023

From Local, to Global, to Gone: On the Rise and Fall of Borders Books

From Local, to Global, to Gone: On the Rise and Fall of Borders Books

Tom Borders Reflects on Lessons Learned in the World of Bookselling

By Literary Hub | November 28, 2023

Good news: there are more bookstores in the US this year than last.

Good news: there are more bookstores in the US this year than last.

By Jonny Diamond | May 22, 2023

Uh oh, trouble in Amazon-headquarters-town.

Uh oh, trouble in Amazon-headquarters-town.

By Janet Manley | March 3, 2023

Indie Booksellers Recommend 26 Books for Valentine's Day

Indie Booksellers Recommend 26 Books for Valentine's Day

The Art of the Hand-Sell: Love Stories

By Katie Yee | February 14, 2023

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