It's the end of February already! Thank goodness! Drew's reporting in from Pittsburgh, at the annual conference hosted by the American Booksellers Association, and boy oh boy do we have a lot of bookish goodness for you, including...* the weirdness of early-year reading* a conversation between Lit Hub's Brittany Allen and Colette Delawalla (CEO of Stand Up for Science) about the Trump Administration's ongoing attempts to gut NASA's research library* Drew chatting with bookseller Fisher Nash (of Carmichael's in Louisville KY) about the state of bookselling and the wildness of Winter Institute (the aforementioned conference)* a voicemail from Adam Colman sharing insights into the new season of The Cosmic Library (hint: it involves Proust!)* Michael Welch on "What We Lose When Our Independent Bookstores Close"* and a book recommendation from Lit Hub's James Folta!See you in March!-----The Lit Hub Podcast is hosted and produced by Drew BroussardThe Lit Hub Podcast theme was written and performed by Dani Lencioni of EvelynThe Lit Hub Podcast is a production of Literary Hub and a part of the Lit Hub Radio networkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.