Digest

September 12, 2023
Anthony Frederick Sarg (1880-1942) was, at heart, a big kid who created puppets and other toys, illustrated fantastical picture books, and pulled off practical jokes.
September 12, 2023
A love letter to Bed-Stuy.” That’s how OlaRonke Akinmowo first framed the mobile book-sharing project she began in 20
September 12, 2023
In the archives of poet Gwendolyn E.
June 19, 2023
Throughout history, many cultures have depicted birds in art, from the elaborate mosaics of ancient Rome to the elegant drawings of the Renaissance.
June 19, 2023
Henry Voigt believes we are what we eat.
March 9, 2023
Fortunat Mueller-Maerki’s passion for collecting books and ephemera related to time began with one clock.
March 9, 2023
Books are very much in the DNA of English writer Edward Brooke-Hitching, the son of rare book collector and dealer Franklin Brooke-Hitching, and descendant of printer William Blades (1824-1890), wh
March 9, 2023
At the conclusion of Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison’s essay, “The Site of Memory,” she details how, when working on a piece, she would doggedly rewrite until it appeared fla
November 10, 2022
It’s no secret that bibliophiles who enjoy reading fiction are often drawn to novels set in bookshops.
November 10, 2022
The value of children’s books is the indelible mark they can leave on our memory. Alice talking with a hookah-smoking caterpillar.