Eric Klinenberg discusses the evolution of public libraries into library/community center/homeless shelter/etc. and their plight […]
Things that Fall from the Sky, by Selja Ahava
In real life, mental illnesses are caused by brain chemistry, genetic predisposition, life experiences—things that […]
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Mystery Fiction
In the last week, as I’ve dived back into mystery fiction I’ve read two essays […]
How to Be a Person in the World, by Heather Havrilesky
Heather Havrilesky has been giving advice, professionally, in some form or another for almost twenty […]
Magic for Liars, by Sarah Gailey
From the world of classic detective fiction, Sarah Gailey’s fantastic Magic for Liars is the […]
The Mysterious Affair at Styles, by Agatha Christie
After my not-so-good experience with Strong Poison* last week, I needed to go back to […]
This week on the bookish internet
There’s probably no good answer to the very important question Emma Goldberg asks here: Do […]
The Patriots, by Sana Krasikov
It’s funny that we talk about settling down in a place as putting down roots. […]
Telling Creative People What to Do; Or, Rules Were Made to Be Broken
Being a librarian and a generally law-abiding person, I rarely think about bucking the rules. […]
The Egyptian Antiquities Murder, by Sara Rosett
When I saw that my library had a new Olive Belgrave mystery, I had to […]