I read Kate O’Brien’s 1934 novel The Ante-Room for the first time on holiday in Italy. It had sat on my shelf for years, and though I’d loved The Land of Spices and Mary Lavelle, both banned ...

Protesters tried to open the door from inside the vestibule. At around 5:15 p.m., protesters in the reading room attempted to leave, however, Public Safety officers blocked the exit, surrounding and ...