The folks over at The Public Domain Review have rounded up some of the best book covers from between 1820 and 1914 and they are amazing.
Jessa Crispin discusses the deep history that explains why some authors have lied about their own biographies to sell books or increase their own mystique. (The Outline)
Visitors to this Indiana hotel write notes to each other in the books in the hotel’s library. (Chicago Tribune)
Eliza Brooke answers a question I’ve often wondered about: why do so many works of fiction have “a novel” appended to their titles? (Vox)
I love hearing awful stories about library patrons and Romeo Rosales delivers the goods. (Book Riot)
