#pandemic

Bookselling During A Pandemic: What Fresh Hell Is This?

From starting at a bookstore in January 2020 to working there now, the bookselling experience has changed dramatically (over and over again).

How Literature of the Pandemic of 1918 Compares to Literature of the COVID-19 Pandemic

A look at literature that came out of the Pandemic of 1918 compared to the books and discourse surrounding COVID-19.

Book Clubbing During A Pandemic: The Online/Offline Experience

A reader and book club host weighs in on the pros and cons of in-person vs virtual book club meetups in the time of COVID-19.

Supply Chain Challenges: Put Your Book Orders In Now For The Holidays

The global supply chain is struggling, and it's impacting print books. Here's what's going on and what you can do.

Reading Mecha Manga in Lockdown

The themes of self and other, of person vs. machine, in mecha manga are engaging and thoughtful — even more so in our current times.

My Perfect Reading Day, Imagined

A daydream of a perfect reading day spent in Hawai‘i, reading poetry on the beach and listening to audiobooks on the way to the bookstore.

Being Vaccinated Does NOT Mean (Bookish Edition)

Being Vaccinated Does NOT Mean: A Collection of bookish memes from around Twitter, from Jane Austen to TWILIGHT.

Alone Together Now: 9 Books About Life During COVID-19

Stories from doctors, writers, artists, and children about life during COVID-19, from firsthand accounts and poetry to lighthearted musings.

How the Pandemic Has Changed Our Reading Lives

Real readers weigh in on how the stress and new routines of the pandemic have changed how much we’re reading—and what we’re choosing to read.