Listening to books is a very good thing. But neurologically, heuristically, experientially and emotionally, listening to a ...

How do you cope with a blank page? NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Elizabeth McCracken about her new book, "A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction." ...

Of the book one has decided to review? “Admire it.” Of essentials to include in the review? “Make sure to mention how the ...

Mr. Bannon is the chief librarian at the New York Public Library, where he is also director of branch libraries and education. Nov. 23, 2025 As a librarian, I get a lot of questions. One I am hearing ...

This year, we asked our contributors, our readers, our current and former interns, and other friends of the Review for their ...

After eight years of researching and drafting chapters of my academic book, I finally addressed the nagging sense that I was ...

The National Book Foundation welcomed students to Symphony Space in New York City on the morning of November 18 for its annual Teens Read event. Eager students lined up outside in the brisk November ...

Turns out, mind maps make me remember everything.

John Garvey reviews "Red Rosa" for Insurgent Notes #12.

December 13 marked China's 12th National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims. On this day in 1937, the invading ...

Hollowed out. That’s how I frequently described West Virginia University during the nine years I worked there before leaving this summer. There was a library, but it bought fewer and fewer books. The ...

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