Good moment in James Daunt profile when a billionaire marvels at how saving a bookstore chain is so cheap it’s “not even half a boat” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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At San Diego's Natural History Museum, I saw a small sign suggesting they had a ....scientific specimen lending library?? For the general public? This couldn't be real. But it's so real. Aisles of taxidermy, bones, and fossils--and you can take them home. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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For those in the LA area, I'll be here tonight, talking with librarians, archivists, and local pols about Amazon, AI, and the destruction of books to train LLMs www.eventbrite.com/e/amazon-des...

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“We definitely see decreased attention spans and an increase in overwhelm and shame. Everyone seems to know doomscrolling has flattened everything and they know they’re overwhelmed. They come in because they want the full spectrum of their brains back. That changes our job as booksellers."

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“be joyful, though you have considered all the facts” has gotten me through a lot. RIP to a true Kentuckian

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