Penguin Random House is offering enhanced two-day shipping for independent booksellers starting October 1 and running through March 1, 2022. The company is waiving the minimum-retail-value requirement for orders. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
And of course it includes a two-story library — modeled on the Bodleian at Oxford University — for his massive collection of books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-09-28 09:00:26 UTC ]
For more than 20 years, I worked at the Booksmith, an independent bookstore located in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. For half that time, I ran the events program. I worked with publishers in selecting authors, creating a monthly schedule, and banging the drum to make sure... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-09-24 08:50:35 UTC ]
Bookshops are playing a "vital" role in the recovery and regeneration of high streets in towns across the UK and Ireland, early findings from a survey have found. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-13 12:21:31 UTC ]
From bookmobiles to charming brick and mortar stores to online book emporiums, these Indigenous owned bookstores are well worth the visit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-09-13 10:34:00 UTC ]
Sophie Lambert has been appointed to Bookshop.org's advisory board, as the company continues to grow and embarks on future development plans. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-08 04:20:35 UTC ]
Many shops plan to open early for the arrival of Sally Rooney’s latest novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You next monthWhen they were children they lined the streets in their witch hats and capes, keen to pick up the latest Harry Potter title as bookshops opened their doors at midnight. Now they... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-08-28 15:00:00 UTC ]
The lead protagonist in the British TV comedy series Black Books might even relish being in lockdown. If you don’t, you might enjoy watching this show. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2021-08-27 00:11:11 UTC ]
An Essex-based indie bookshop is doubling in size after "thriving" during the pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-25 20:03:30 UTC ]
A new independent bookshop which nods to Bristol’s “radical past and present” has opened in the city’s Harbourside area, near where Edward Colston's statue was brought down last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-25 11:33:12 UTC ]
A law firm's charity arm is launching several bookshops as a way to combat loneliness and foster community connections. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-25 09:01:14 UTC ]
Fifty bookshops, including independents and selected Waterstones across the UK and Ireland, are opening early on 7th September to mark the publication of Sally Rooney's new novel Beautiful World, Where Are You. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-23 17:19:48 UTC ]
Big news for booksellers, or even aspiring booksellers: The Times Union has reported that Owl Pen Books, a bookstore nestled in the hills of Washington County, is for sale, along with its 40,000 titles. As perhaps hinted by its location, it’s not just any bookstore: it’s a remodeled hog pen and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-08-20 17:01:40 UTC ]
A quarter-century after Crosby, 55, left his native Utah for California, he quit his job as executive director of the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and returned to become co-owner, as of July 1, of the Salt Lake City literary icon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales skyrocketed 811% in June over a year ago, and finished the first half of 2021 with a 30% increase over the first six months of 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
A total of 39 employees at two locations of Greenlight Bookstore and one location of Yours Truly, Brooklyn, a stationery store, all located in Brooklyn, N.Y., have voted to join the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
More than 60 bookshops launched in the UK and Ireland in the past 18 months – but who would open one in a pandemic? We asked five to share their stories, while bestselling author Val McDermid remembers the bookshops of her youthWhen I was growing up in a small Scottish town, we had a bookshop... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-08-15 11:00:06 UTC ]
Industry Notes: In Mexico, seven independent publishers form an alliance, and Spain's Liber program honors the 100-year-old Balmes bookstore. The post Industry Notes: Guadalajara Publishers and Bookstore Honors in Barcelona appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-13 20:06:29 UTC ]
Brazos was established in 1974 by Karl Killian primarily as an art and architecture bookstore. Through his efforts, it developed a reputation as a literary haven in Houston. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
How do you make a book about bookstores even better? With a little romance, of course! Prepare to swoon over these bookstore romances, including Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-08-11 10:36:00 UTC ]