Dec 22nd, 2008 · There are so many books published these days — ranging from brilliant to dismal, from interesting to deadly dull — that, faced with row upon row or table upon table at a library or bookstore, it's often hard for readers to plow through everything that's available.
Dec 12th, 2008 · A company did not miss a chance to profit off an expired domain name. The name is ww.GeorgeWBushLibrary.com. A Florida firm was handling web services for the presidential library, but it let its rights to the domain name expire. Another company, Illuminati Karate, bought the name for less than $10. Then they sold it back to the Bush library contractor for $35,000.
Nov 29th, 2008 · The Library of Congress is a cathedral to the written word. The white marble building may hold the nation's collection of books, but those aren't the only words in the building worth reading.
Aug 24th, 2008 · During 40 years as fiction editor of the New Yorker magazine, William Maxwell worked with luminaries like Vladimir Nabokov and John Cheever. His own writings were often overshadowed by his job — but now they've been reissued by the Library of America to mark the centennial of his birth. NPR's Jacki Lyden finds out more about the man and his words.
Aug 9th, 2008 · Cass Owens, director of Reed Memorial Library, discusses a mistake from last week's show about her library's cake pan collection.
Jul 28th, 2008 · Are the shelves at your local library looking more colorful these days? Chalk it up to all the comic books — and the librarians who love them. Over the weekend, librarians mingled with comic enthusiasts at Comic-Con, a massive popular arts convention in San Diego.
Jul 23rd, 2008 · Books inspired by PG-13 movies are taking over library shelves. Can See Iron Man Run really be good for young readers? Alex Cohen talks with Slate.com writer Erica Perl about the pros and cons of "fast-food lit."
Jun 25th, 2008 · The Library of Congress has managed to re-create —with the help of rare-book collectors —-the missing two-thirds of Thomas Jefferson's Library. Mark Dimunation, of the Library of Congress, discusses Jefferson's tastes and rare-book detectives.