By Derek Hayes — Before Lewis and Clark, Mackenzie crossed the continent.

By Steve Hare — The most important archive sold in a century heads for Scotland.

By Andrew Edwards — What happens when the largest search  engine joins forces with the largest libraries?  The book world may never be the same. [READ ONLINE]

By Nicholas Basbanes — An obligatory and  mandatory occupation

By Scott Brown — Karen Hanmer

By Joel Silver — The title-page and beyond

Jack Kramer’s floral prints

Sandy Island library, Ken Rendell collects [READ ONLINE], Taiwan’s antiquarian book writer, Books and Culture [READ ONLINE], and more.

Fine Pick: Rhumb Lines  and Map Wars [READ ONLINE]

Offerings from booksellers

By Ian McKay — Highlights of book auctions worldwide