A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeover by private equity(lithub.com)183 points by sharkweek 1 year ago | 136 comments
The time Terry Pratchett’s German publisher inserted a soup ad into his novel (2011)(lithub.com)90 points by pallas_athena 3 years ago | 46 comments
The English cottage where John le Carré wrote Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(lithub.com)83 points by bookofjoe 3 years ago | 60 comments
W. H. Auden’s 1954 review of The Fellowship of the Ring(lithub.com)96 points by gumby 3 years ago | 124 comments
Ted Chiang has won the PEN/Faulkner Foundation's short story prize(lithub.com)186 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 93 comments
Americans' confidence in higher education has taken a nosedive(lithub.com)87 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 114 comments
