Why it’s so hard to lend a book to a friend, according to the internet.

I spent a few days in DC over the long weekend for a wedding. Walking around leafy and well-appointed Capital Hill, I overheard a conversation between two older folks, as their dogs warily sniffed each other, about how people were taking and selling books from the little free libraries around the neighborhood. What could be […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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