We recently asked our students why they came to the library. More than one said something to the effect of cruising for chicks. It turns out there’s a history of this kind of behavior. (Daily JSTOR)
Steph Auteri shares her rules for tackling her mountain of a to-read pile. (Book Riot)
Library cataloging standards might not be the perfect way to organize information, but they’re a hell of lot better than a system based on scent. (Weird Universe)
Erin Coulehan explains why prisoners shouldn’t have their reading choices curtailed. (Los Angeles Review of Books Blog)
Teresa Preston ponders the peculiar pleasure of hate-reading. (Book Riot)