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We Are All Welcome in Libraries – A Conversation with Eric Klinenberg

By BRENDAN DOWLING, freelance writer living in LosAngeles. Contact Brendan at brendowl@gmail.com.Brendan is currently reading Middlemarch byGeorge Eliot. Sociologist Eric […]

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Go Make Something Great Happen: Jason Barron on How Doodling Helped Get His MBA

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Esther Wojcicki on Parenting, Teaching, and Why It’s Okay to Smile Before Christmas

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Lori Gottlieb on Our Relationship to Happiness

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Alex Kotlowitz on Underestimating the Effects of Violence and the Stories that Knocked Him Off Balance

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“My Imagination and I Have Been Through A Lot” – Sofia Lundberg on Her Heartwarming New Novel

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Margaret Verble on the Irresistible Main Character at the Heart of her New Novel

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Eugenia Kim on Capturing the Emotional Impact of Family Stories

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Navigating the Struggles of Life Admin With Elizabeth Emens

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Lynne Truss on Not Giving Everything Away, Big Characters, and Being the Cleverest Person in the Room

Many Hands Make for Better Work: Enhancing the Library with Entry-Level Workers

Telling Our Story

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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on Redemption, Unlearning Things, and the Patience of Working Retail

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Ling Ma on Mob Mentalities, Boring Typography, and the Apocalypse

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Neal Bascomb on the Incredible Escape from Holzminden Prison

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Andrea Kleine on Epic Quests, Coping Strategies, and Dismantling the Traditional Narrative of the Artist

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