A steadfast member of the radical bookselling community is to retire after 45 years at Liverpool store News From Nowhere. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-10 05:23:08 UTC ]
A “kitchen anthropologist,” he created a mecca in Manhattan for chefs, writers, scholars, everyday cooks and anyone else who is, well, hungry for culinary knowledge. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-08-08 00:23:01 UTC ]
An independent bookshop spotlighting women’s writing is opening in Edinburgh today (6th August), inspired by a successful book club. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-06 19:47:21 UTC ]
After working a used bookstore for many years, I picked up some strange habits that I just can't seem to shake. Here are 5 of them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-08-06 10:33:00 UTC ]
The owners of five indie bookstores express their appreciation for the financial assistance, as well as information and resources provided by Binc. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Before Covid, A Good Used Book was a pop-up bookshop thriving across L.A. It's back to physical business this month — at the end of a long, hard road. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-08-05 13:00:28 UTC ]
Matt Haig has become the first author to feature on Bookshop.org's Indie Champions list with two titles in the same month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-01 01:03:15 UTC ]
Well, this is kind of heartwarming. A full quarter-century after shuttering his old store in Bloomington, Indiana, Rick Morgenstern has opened what suddenly becomes the state’s largest independent bookstore. The reboot of the eponymous store has been in the works for years and is reopening in a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-07-28 18:29:10 UTC ]
After four moves and 43 years as a hub for children’s books and visits by local and nationally renowned authors, The Children’s Bookstore is closing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2021-07-23 20:26:06 UTC ]
July 19th was hailed as ‘Freedom Day’ in the press for the easing of mask wearing restrictions. But freedom for whom? With the government saying that wearing masks in shops is a personal choice rather than a legal obligation in England (at the time of writing they are still required in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-21 10:10:56 UTC ]
One avid reader on why being taken to the bookstore is way more anxiety-producing than it is enjoyable. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-07-20 10:32:00 UTC ]
Rebounding from the lows of spring 2020, bookstore sales in May soared 130% over last May, hitting $632 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Líra Könyv made to pay £600 for failing to clearly indicate the story featured ‘a family that is different than a normal family’A bookshop chain in Hungary has been fined for selling a children’s story depicting a day in the life of a child with same-sex parents, with officials condemning the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-07-08 12:09:32 UTC ]
With the reopening of bookstores across the U.S. to in-store customers, Bookshop.org has seen sales slip in the April-June period compared to the second quarter of 2020, but sales for the entire first half of 2021 are still up 17%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Online retailer Bookshop.org is partnering with Modern Films on a new initative to support indie bookshops and film institutions across the UK, after a challenging 15 months owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-06-29 08:56:46 UTC ]
The Homer Bookstore is the oldest continually operating bookstore in Alaska, and one of the few places to buy new books within several hundred miles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation has announced that its Survive to Thrive grant program will award a total of $1.1 million to 115 bookstores and comic shops: 99 stores will receive $10,000 and 16 will receive $7,500. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette and its authors, incuding Juno Dawson, Brit Bennett and Libby Page, are championing indie booksellers in a social media campaign to support Independent Bookshop Week. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-06-19 08:06:16 UTC ]
Rebounding from the worst month of the 2020 sales collapse, April bookstore sales soared 204% over last year, jumping to $514 million, from $169 million in April 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
The century-old Drama Book Shop in Manhattan struggled for years. Then “Hamilton” happened. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-06-07 15:11:17 UTC ]