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Books

reading recommendations

Seven Haunted or Sinister Libraries You Should Check Out

By Sam Reader

September 17, 2025

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King Arthur

A Lost Bit of the Story of Merlin and Arthur Has Been Found at Cambridge

By Molly Templeton

March 28, 2025

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Books

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Five Fantasy Bookstores and Libraries I’d Love to Explore

By Cole Rush

January 10, 2025

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Books

Five SFF Bookstores and Libraries I’d Love to Browse

By Cole Rush

May 31, 2024

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Book Recommendations

libraries

Five SFF Works That Explore the (Sometimes Perilous) Power of Libraries

By James Davis Nicoll

February 6, 2024

Books

Jo Walton Reads

Jo Walton’s Reading List: April 2023

By Jo Walton

May 4, 2023

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Books

Five Books

5 YA Fantasies for Lovers of Libraries

By Intisar Khanani

February 17, 2023

Featured Essays

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Why I Started a Home Lending Library

By Cole Rush

December 21, 2022

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Starting a Home Lending Library Has Made Me a Better Friend

By Cole Rush

April 11, 2022

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Young Adult

5 Young Adult Fantasies for Lovers of Libraries

By Intisar Khanani

September 3, 2021

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books

Five Works About Preserving or Destroying Books

By James Davis Nicoll

August 30, 2021

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racial issues

Race and the Archive in Elizabeth Knox’s The Absolute Book

By Em Nordling

July 20, 2021

“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”

William Gibson, Neuromancer

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