A brief but happy update: The Bookseller has reported that Samir Mansour Bookshop, the largest bookstore in Gaza, will reopen next week after being destroyed by an Israeli airstrike last May. The reopening was made possible by a GoFundMe campaign led by human rights lawyers Mahvish Rukhsana and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-02-07 16:07:29 UTC ]
A Tennessee school board removed the graphic novel about the Holocaust from middle school curriculums. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2022-02-02 08:44:58 UTC ]
Works by writers like bell hooks, Damon Young and James Baldwin that will educate and make an impact on everyone. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2022-01-31 16:37:38 UTC ]
I have a terrible habit of going on the internet and looking at properties I can’t afford. (A hobby many of my fellow millennials share, I’m sure.) From my cramped Brooklyn apartment with pots of spaghetti piled haphazardly in the kitchen, I like to criticize the design choices of millionaires... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-28 19:45:49 UTC ]
To mark its second anniversary, Bookshop.org, has started what it is calling the Golden Bookmark Sweepstakes, which will award one person $600 in Bookshop.org gift cards each year for life, as well as a one-time prize of $500 to donate to a bookstore of their choice. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
A government report sheds light on the status of bricks-and-mortar stores in the late 2010s. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales were $709 million in November, up 43% from November 2020, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller’s annual Christmas trading survey, backed up by new data from the Booksellers Association, suggests that the majority of indie booksellers had an excellent festive sales period. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-16 11:21:18 UTC ]
Two decades ago, I wrote my very first novel while working at The Community Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. That job enabled me to complete my book, not just because of the flexible hours, but because the other staffers were all aspiring writers, and many of our... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-12 09:50:45 UTC ]
Fable, a mobile platform for online book clubs that launched in early 2021, has announced $20 million in Series A funding, which will used to expand the company's services, such as the recently launched club with 'Lord of the Rings' actor Sean Astin. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
The number of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland has grown for the fifth consecutive year despite challenges brought by the pandemic, the Booksellers Association says. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-07 22:34:12 UTC ]
Danny Caine, the owner of the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kans., has sold a 49% stake in the 35-year-old bookstore to a group of seven employees. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
The UK's first Black specialist bookshop is to shut its doors and move entirely online, as financial constraints jeopardise its future. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-28 16:05:54 UTC ]
Independent book shop McNally Jackson staged a public protest with a melodic twist in New York this week, reworking classic seasonal songs and sending carolers to perform in front of the Amazon four-star store in the SoHo neighborhood. The newly written lyrics, from agency DCX Growth... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2021-12-23 20:20:41 UTC ]
The Margate Bookshop has collected almost £3,000 to buy books for local schoolchildren with plans to run the fundraiser as an ongoing scheme alongside other independent bookstores, potentially as part of a charity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-23 07:48:13 UTC ]
Newham Bookshop is giving over a thousand books to children and communities in need this Christmas. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2021-12-21 06:12:46 UTC ]
An independent Somerset bookshop is being forced to close for good after Storm Arwen damaged the roof. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-20 01:26:46 UTC ]
Now in its second year, the publisher-owned Fraktura Bookshop serves as a hub of literary events and trusted recommendations in Zagreb. The post Croatian Publisher Fraktura and Its Bookshop: ‘To Present Quality Books’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-12-13 07:33:12 UTC ]
It is almost exactly a year since I rode into Barcelona on a second-hand bicycle I had bought in Lisbon a thousand miles earlier. As well as all the normal enjoyment of seeing your book on a shop shelf, I’m also slightly amazed when I stop to think that it was only 12 months ago that Iberia was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 22:47:22 UTC ]
Black bookshop owners are finding that their efforts are paying off by sharing stories and bringing communities closer together through their local store. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-03 08:27:39 UTC ]