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World’s Only ‘Bookstore Airbnb’ Has 2-Year Wait List for Guests Wanting to Sell Used Books By Day
More than 450 guests have enjoyed accommodations in the “world's only book shop Airbnb” where guests spend the night—and run the store during the...
Fund for Library Set Ablaze by Rioters in Liverpool Raises Over $250,000 for Books and Repairs
Over 11,000 small donors have managed to raise £245,000 ($270,000) to repair a library in Liverpool that was set partially ablaze during a spate...
Free Computer Game Based on H.P. Lovecraft Books Raises Thousands for Polish Red Cross
A video game has raised over $50,000 for aid groups working in Ukraine including the Polish Red Cross and Save the Children.
In 2021, a...
US Bookstores Coming Back as Barnes & Noble Celebrates Banner Year While Indie Shops Flourish
Ask most people around the country about the number of bookstores in their town over the last 20 years and the answer will almost...
65-Year-old Paddles Into Record Books With Epic 6800-mi Solo Kayak Quest–From Tip of Canada to Florida and Back
After 268 days in his kayak, a 65-year-old has completed his epic ‘Reverse the Bad’ expedition, becoming the first person to solo kayak the...
Stray Cat Finds a New Life in the Public Library– From Hitting the Streets to Hitting the Books
In an Ohio public library, one of the most valuable employees can't even reach the top shelf of books.
He provides another service, however, one...
CNN Hero: Man Helps Barbers Fill Their Shops with Books to Help Kids Find Excitement in Reading
One day in the Bronx, a first-grade teacher sat down in a barbershop for a trim and one of his students walked in, sat...
Tennessee is Sending Free Books to 200,000 Kids to Keep Them Reading Over the Summer–Families Are ‘Thrilled’
To combat learning loss over the summer, Tennessee is funding the delivery of surprise books to keep almost a quarter million kids engaged with...
These Green Books Are Poisonous—and May Be on a Shelf Near You
There are poisonous books—the Communist Manifesto, or Mein Kampf for example—and then there are books that are literally poisonous.
Covered in vibrant green bookcloth, hundreds of 19th-century...
‘Vast Canyon of Books’ Splits Open in Stunning New Public Library in China
Poised to become one of the largest libraries in China, the new Wuhan Central Library takes inspiration from its geographical positioning at the confluence...
Never-Ending Literary Treasure Hunt Has Kids Finding Hidden Books, Reading, Then Re-Hiding Them for Others
A never-ending treasure hunt in a small New South Wales town has given new lives to thousands of books, and new smiles to as...
Photos Showing Victorians Painstakingly Rebuilding Stonehenge in 1901 Are Rewriting the Guidebooks
Photos are shedding light on the painstaking rebuilding of Stonehenge by Victorians in 1901—depicting engineers trying to move the tallest stones back into their...
GNN Celebrates 25 Years of Good News! UPDATE About Giving 2,500 Books to Groups Tackling Mental Health Problems
We are proud that Good News Network has passed a major milestone—celebrating our 25th anniversary of delivering positive news to tens of millions of...
Keanu Reeves Creates Comic Books with New Superhero that Kinda Looks Like Him
Keanu Reeves made his comic book writing debut recently with BRZRKR, an exceptionally-violent graphic novel about an immortal warrior's blood-fueled quest about the truth...
300 Epic Ancient Murals ‘Unique in the World’ Depict Creation Myths on Texas Rock: ‘Oldest Books in North America’
Down in southwest Texas, a unique-in-the-world style of ancient rock art is bringing to life a culture of hunter-gatherers with a penchant for incredible...
New York Libraries Are Giving Away 500,000 Books for Keeping Kids Engaged This Summer
At New York Public Libraries this summer, kids and teens will get to participate in a giveaway of half a million books.
Drop by neighborhood...
Bears Topped the List of Americans’ Favorite Children’s Books – How Well Did Yours Do?
More than half (54%) of Americans say they transport themselves back to their childhoods by reading the books they loved as kids—including 62% of...
Stolen 22 Years Ago, Two Priceless Charles Darwin Notebooks Mysteriously Returned in Pink Gift Bag
On two leather and copper-bound field notebooks, Charles Darwin jotted down a variety of musings that formed his theory of evolution. Held at Cambridge...
After Collecting Over 8000 Titles, Woman Fulfills Dream of Opening a Bookstore While Recovering From Diagnosis
While youth is often a time of great promise and achievement, a life well lived can also be filled with any number of next...
Remarkable 10-Year-old Inspires the World to Donate Half a Million Books For Kids: ‘A Catalyst’ For Kindness
One boy is on a big mission to share the joys of reading with hundreds of thousands of other kids.
Orion Jean is only 10...