Five Favorite: Books Set in Libraries

"Five Favorite" is a feature on thewasofshall where I lay out my five favorite "x". Sometimes they're relevant to a season or holiday, mostly they're not. It's an all-around fun excuse to give my 100% amazingly awesome opinion. To see previous topics, click here. I'm pretty sure that all book lovers have a dream to …

Thoughts On: Book Buying

"Thoughts On" is a feature on thewasofshall where I give my (often rambling) thoughts on a topic relevant to reading, literature, or the book business. To see previous (and future) topics, click here. Episode 8 of Book Riot's podcast Dear Book Nerd brought up some great questions about book buying, book abstaining, and guilt over …