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Do You Remember the Card Catalogue?
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden looks backward and forward as libraries try to keep pace with rapidly advancing technology.
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Celebrating Independent Bookstores
What’s so special about independent bookshops? Bob Eckstein, author-illustrator of 'Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores,’ shows and tells.
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In Praise of the Coffee Table Book
That beautiful book sitting on the coffee table isn't just for decoration. Open it up.
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Three Tips on How Publishers Can Brand Authors in Our Media-Saturated Times
Bite-size learning is on the rise. Here is how publishers can take advantage.
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Why I Refuse to Charge Writers Submission Fees
The editor of a new literary magazine explains why he doesn't charge submission fees.
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Every Writer Needs an Editor, Especially if that Writer Is Also an Editor
The editorial director of 'Writer's Digest' discusses the difficulty of taking her own advice.
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No, I Can't Drive You to the Airport: A Freelancer's Life
A freelancer establishes herself as a professional writer and starts saying no to requests for her time.
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The Weird Things People Leave in Books
Bologna, paychecks, divorce papers, a taco, and other strange things librarians have found in books.
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How Being a Defense Attorney Prepared Me for Being a Full-Time Writer
A criminal defense attorney turned writer talks moral complexity in fiction.
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Freedom of The Press is Not a Given
A journalist recounts her experience with hard-line censorship in Egypt.