Flexible hours, being your own boss, fresh air and views of Notre Dame — it’s a job with a lot going for it. Paris’ bouquinistes have been a fixture along the banks of the Seine for some 500 years and ...
When it comes to books, many of us often pick new ones to read. However, is it so? Should new books be our preference when it comes to reading? Not really! While it’s worth celebrating the work of new ...
A company is republishing books that have fallen out of print and finding new ways to market works that are years, even decades, old. By Elizabeth A. Harris The life of a good book can span hundreds ...
Weeding, or culling old, damaged or outdated books, is standard practice in libraries. But in some cases it is being used to remove books because of the viewpoint they express. By Elizabeth A. Harris ...
CORRECTION: A photo caption in an earlier version of this article gave incorrect information about Barbara Heritage’s job. She is the director of collections, exhibitions and scholarly initiatives at ...
As a graduate student in Laramie, Wyo., in the 1990s, Sarah Mentock spent many weekends hunting for bargains at neighborhood yard sales. On one of those weekends, she spotted “The Lord of the Isles,” ...
Former Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki said during a conversation at Harvard University in October that her successor Karine Jean-Pierre's new memoir was "outdated." "I would say the book ...