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“Caught My Eye” by Katina: How to fall back in love with reading
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“Caught My Eye” by Katina: The Bookseller Who Helped Transform Oxford, Mississippi
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“Caught My Eye” by Katina: Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse
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“Caught My Eye” by Katina: The Death Of Literature-The Spectator World
(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) The greatest men make the greatest mistakes. One thinks of the late John Lukacs, the Hungarian-American historian who claimed that the age of the book is at an end. That is far from being the case, the electronic book...
“Caught My Eye” by Katina: The Norwegian library with unreadable books
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Illinois sets precedent in becoming the first state to ban book bans – PLus More ATG News and Announcements for 5/30/23
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ATG NEWS FLASH: Free Webinar “Why and How to Staff for Privacy in Academic Libraries.”
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