Peek inside Toronto's Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

Posted on 02/06/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’d feel guilty for sharing an Atlas Obscura piece about a fascinating library while the world was still in a...

Tagged As: Libraries, Literary tourism

Watch 3D printers build a bookstore

Posted on 01/31/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The headline of this post doesn’t exaggerate — there truly is a 3D-printed concrete bookstore that should now be open...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, Literary tourism

The hottest date-night spot in Philadelphia? A bookstore!

Posted on 01/30/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many businesses to think outside the box in order to remain open. For Philadelphia’s The...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, coronavirus / COVID-19, Literary tourism

Author Susan Orlean's vacation home is for sale

Posted on 01/29/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Wealthy bookworms who are looking to relocate to upstate New York, look no further. Susan Orlean, author of The Library...

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Tagged As: Literary tourism, The New York Times

Seattle's newest bookstore is organized by emotions

Posted on 01/22/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The mere act of browsing a bookstore seems very long-ago to us, and we know many bookworms across the world...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, Literary tourism

Charity seeking to buy J.R.R. Tolkien house responds to concerns

Posted on 12/08/2020 at 08:39 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The charity that’s fundraising to purchase writer J.R.R. Tolkien’s home has responded to concerns over its intentions for the building....

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Literary tourism, The Guardian

Building named after Dorothy Parker doesn't quite fit her aesthetic

Posted on 12/06/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most bookworms would agree that the best way to honor an author is not to raze his or her childhood...

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Tagged As: Literary tourism

Literary listings: Tolkien’s home, “Persuasion” locations

Posted on 12/02/2020 at 03:53 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The house where J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and much of the Lord of the Rings trilogy went on the...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Literary tourism, The New York Times

Haruki Murakami's records and archives are getting their own library

Posted on 11/25/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Novelist Haruki Murakami's alma mater is building a new library to house everything he’s donated to it. Tokyo’s Waseda University...

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Tagged As: Libraries, Literary Hub, Literary tourism

Donations pour in for proposed Virginia Woolf statue

Posted on 11/13/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

London's new statue honoring Mary Wollstonecraft — a pioneering feminist who’s also famous for being the mother of Mary Shelley...

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Tagged As: Literary tourism, The Guardian, Women in literature