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Five Books Banned for Dubious Reasons—So You Should Definitely Read Them

By Our Editors | 10/02/2017 |

Banned Books Week draws attention to free speech, intellectual freedom, and the right to quietly read a good novel

By Helen Hazen | 03/06/2017 |

A convent in the Andes is home to a treasure trove of rare, and possibly unique, early volumes

By Phillip Lopate | 08/19/2016 |

A life’s work out the door

By Stephanie Bastek | 08/06/2015 |

A brief excerpt from a new collection of essays, edited by Alice Crawford

By André Schiffrin | 06/24/2013 |

By Sasha Ingber | 06/10/2013 |

In an age of leaks, forgeries, and Internet hoaxes, archivists must guard our information while keeping hackers at bay