Digest

William Shakespeare made some rounds in his time, and many, many more rounds after his time.
April 22, 2020, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first Earth Day
This year’s suffrage centennial puts the spotlight on women’s history, four centuries of which are preserved in the Dobkin Family Collection of Feminism.
A Boston exhibit tells the fascinating story behind an early American library
How individual collectors have influenced a national collection
The former curator of David Copperfield’s library discusses the enchanting combination of books and magic
What’s up his sleeve is as interesting as what’s on his shelf: For the last sixty-five or so years, Leo Behnke has been a professional magician with a passion for collecting (and writing) books on
How Horror Authors Bewitched Collectors
Giant carnivorous cockroaches, demonic children, haunted houses, possessed dolls, killer clowns, Nazi leprechauns, and crabs on the rampage: all these and more lurk beneath the garish covers of a…
Chuck Roberts, proprietor of Wonder Book, has over six million books under his watch, of which about two and a half million are currently for sal