“I’m holding an illustrated book of cheeses,” says a delighted Tomoyo Ozumi, a customer at a growing kind of bookshop in Japan where anyone wanting to sell their tomes can rent a shelf.

Bookstores say customers love “Blind Date With a Book,” which masks a book’s real cover and lets readers discover what’s inside. Bookstores say customers love “Blind Date With a Book ...

The first thing customers see when they walk into the Strand Book Store in the Manhattan borough of New York City is a table of anonymous books with covers wrapped like Christmas presents and ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Ursula Le Guin has written 22 books, including several classic novels as well as fantasy novels aimed at young adults. The books on this ...

The first thing customers see when they walk into the Strand Book Store in the Manhattan borough of New York City is a table of anonymous books with covers wrapped like Christmas presents and ...

Loren Long has illustrated books by Barack Obama, Madonna and Amanda Gorman. His No. 1 best seller, “The Yellow Bus,” took him in a different direction — one that required time, patience and ...

Bookstores and publishing firms operated by and for Chinese residents in Japan are on the rise. This trend is indicative not only of an influx of wealthy Chinese expats to Japan but also of the ...

There are countless times I have stopped in bookstores, promising myself I would not buy anything, and walked out with two or three books in hand. I would like to say I have read all of the books I ...

The concept brings back the joy of browsing real books to communities where many bookstores have shut, and gives readers more eclectic choices than those suggested by algorithms on online sellers, its ...

There are many books by psychotherapists about their practice, with heavily-disguised case histories, but what actually happens within the room? A duet for two voices, or sonata played by two ...

It sounded an existential alarm of a young generation “growing up without knowing what a bookshop is or encountering new books”, which it said “could have a major impact on the foundation of ...

Let’s embark on a literary journey through the Buckeye State, where books aren’t just a pastime but a way of life. From multi-story book emporiums to cozy nooks filled with rare finds, Ohio’s ...