This edition of Today in Books is sponsored by Exit Strategy by Charlton Pettus, new from Hanover Square Press.
11 Authors Share US Bookstores Worth Traveling For
Lonely Planet asked eleven best-selling writers to share what US bookstores they thought were worth traveling for. It’s a great list with coast to coast picks and an author even picked a mystery bookstore. But don’t take my word for it–see what bookstores Tayari Jones, Laura Lippman, NK Jemisin, Brad Meltzer and more chose. And then pack your bags–but leave one suitcase empty for all those books you’ll be lugging back home.
A University Library Moved Books Off Campus Angering Patrons
The University of Texas-Austin moved 75,000 books and periodicals to storage in order to make room for tech hardware, including a 3D printer. It turns out many patrons preferred the physical books over technology: “A library without books is not a library.” The Dean was not swayed however by student and staff protests saying the removal of the books stands.
The 24 Most Popular Book Club Reads On Goodreads
Goodreads users have pretty excellent taste when it comes to picking reads for their book club because this is a great list. Book Clubs aim to read books that will create conversations while also trying to satisfy a wide range of reading tastes and that’s what I see here from Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere to David Grann’s true crime Killers of the Flower Moon. And hey, no worries if you aren’t part of a book club–you can just use this list as a great TBR.
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