The Book Nook Gone

from The Newark Advocate The story is ending for The Book Nook NEWARK — Bookworms in Licking County will have to find a new place for new and used books. After close to 40 years in Newark, The Book Nook, 225 S. 21st St., is expected to close its doors for the last...

Adrienne Rich Gone

from The New York Times A Poet of Unswerving Vision at the Forefront of Feminism Neal Boenzi/The New York Times By MARGALIT FOX Adrienne Rich, a poet of towering reputation and towering rage, whose work — distinguished by an unswerving progressive vision and a...

NUMBER FOUR Joins Battle Of The Books

from Leesburg Today Six Schools Advance In Battle Of The Books It was a battle of book lovers Thursday morning, as Loudoun high school students competed in the 7th Annual Battle of the Books Semi-Finals. High school teams were broken into three divisions, with Potomac...

Teens Are Embracing E-books

from Publisher’s Weekly Are Teens Embracing E-books?  By Karen Springen A recent PubTrak survey from R.R. Bowker indicated that teens remain reluctant when it comes to e-books. Accustomed to social media, they find that electronic stories have “too many...

Encyclopaedia Britannica Gone

from The New York Times After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses By JULIE BOSMAN Ángel Franco/The New York Times After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print. Those coolly authoritative, gold-lettered reference books that were...