In celebration of National Read A Book Day, Mickey Herr dives deep into the stacks at some of Philadelphia’s most historic and obscure libraries

Every year in June a crowd gathers outside of the Rosenbach Museum & Library to celebrate James Joyce’s seminal literary masterpiece “Ulysses” with a block party and day full of public readings. Karen Chernick gives us the backstory on the Rosenbach Company and two rare book dealers whose legacy is enshrined on Delancey Place

In memory of Maurice Sendak, Nathaniel Popkin explores the urbanism of the great children’s author and illustrator, who died this week

Exploring the darkness with Bram Stoker and Maurice Sendak at the Rosenbach