Today, I’m highlighting the top 10 adult non-fiction books checked out from the Spirit Lake Public Library last year. Two notable discoveries: half of these books were published before 2024, and ...

For an author and illustrator of books about Hannah Arendt and Albert Einstein, 'vulgarizer' is actually a compliment.

For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why ...