Minneapolis-based photographer John Abernathy was covering protests at the city's Whipple Federal building when, as he noted later at Instagram, he was "tackled by ice agents and surrounded by about 50 border police. Just for taking photos." Forced to the ground, Abernathy managed to pass off his Leica to another photographer "to make sure it wouldn't be confiscated." Getty Images photographer Pierre Lavie captured the scene in an image that went viral across social media. Leica Rumors said the shot "should be the Leica photograph of the year!"

   With windchills that feel like 5F or less coming to NYC this weekend, it’s a good time to cozy in with a book. Better still, take a look at your bookcases and see if you’d like to make them look, well, more used. With that in mind—and as a prelude of more to come—today we revisit what Riccardo Vecchio thinks about his library, and others he’s experienced along the way. Peggy Roalf: Do you remember the first art book you ever purchased? Why did it...