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On the Difficulty of Getting Rid of Books

On the Difficulty of Getting Rid of Books

"I don’t get rid of them, per se; rather, I set them afloat, in search of new homes."

By Lewis Buzbee | August 16, 2023

Are we really going to start disinfecting our used books?

Are we really going to start disinfecting our used books?

By Jonny Diamond | January 3, 2023

How the Dopamine Rush of a Sale Price Keeps Us Consuming

How the Dopamine Rush of a Sale Price Keeps Us Consuming

Christine Platt on the Bad Spending Habits We Just Can’t Shake

By Christine Platt | June 18, 2021

How Being an Airbnb Host and Cleaning Toilets Helped Me Write a Novel

How Being an Airbnb Host and Cleaning Toilets Helped Me Write a Novel

Super Host">Kate Russo on What it Took to Write Her Novel Super Host

By Kate Russo | February 12, 2021

The Work of Home: Cleaning, Writing, and Communing with Ghosts

The Work of Home: Cleaning, Writing, and Communing with Ghosts

Laura Cronk Explores How the Pandemic Has Shaped the Meaning of Domesticity

By Laura Cronk | February 5, 2021

The Illicit, Bittersweet Pleasure of Empty Bookshelves

The Illicit, Bittersweet Pleasure of Empty Bookshelves

Julie Langsdorf on Clearing House

By Julie Langsdorf | March 25, 2019

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