A Hong Kong bookseller has recreated his shop in Taipei, and it has become a symbol of Taiwan’s vibrant democracy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-08-09 07:00:10 UTC ]
Emma Straub is a New York Times bestselling author and owner of the beloved independent bookstore, Books Are Magic in Brooklyn. Her latest novel, All Adults Here, explores the complexity of love for your family, the love for yourself, and for the town you grew up in. The story revolves around... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2020-07-30 11:00:00 UTC ]
I know that fingers can’t “plod,” but that is what they are doing now, delivering upsetting news that encapsulates this shitty year. As Hong Kong teeters on the edge of a serious coronavirus outbreak and democratic institutions continue losing a war of attrition with the Chinese government, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-29 18:53:00 UTC ]
As a child, Asha Grant didn't know where to find books about people who looked like her. Next year she'll open that place, the Salt Eaters, in Inglewood. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-07-23 14:00:39 UTC ]
May bookstore sales dropped 59.8% compared to a year ago, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales were $271 million, down from $675 million in May 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Around 35% of regular bookshop customers are unsure about returning to bricks and mortar premises now lockdown has eased, according to a survey by Nielsen. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 09:56:49 UTC ]
Bookshops reopening since lockdown restrictions eased have boosted the market 18% in volume against the same period in 2019, with 14.6 million books sold since shop doors opened. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 09:17:49 UTC ]
The owner of Powell's Books, with five locations in Portland, Ore., says the stores will remain closed due to health concerns, and noted that once the company's PPP loan runs out, it will face "painful choices." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Strand Book Store’s union forcefully denounced the firing of twelve booksellers who were only recently rehired after mass layoffs during the first weeks of the new coronavirus outbreak in March. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshops have been a bellwether measure during this crisis. The media hunger for information on the recovery of bookshops has been insatiable, and the outpouring of affection for bookshops as they re-open extremely moving. Bookshops stand as emblems for the prospects for the high street as we... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-12 12:14:23 UTC ]
The owners of Greenlight Bookstore, which has two Brooklyn locations, came forward this week to take responsibility for “negative experiences of Black customers and employees in our stores” with a commitment to improving. In an open letter published Wednesday, co-owners Rebecca Fitting and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-10 16:24:01 UTC ]
Profile Books will publish Shaun Bythell's Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops in November. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-08 23:31:01 UTC ]
Laurence King Publishing is branching out with the first standalone volume of Virginia Woolf’s essay How Should One Read a Book? featuring a new introduction and afterword by author Sheila Heti. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-06 10:27:44 UTC ]
Three mission-driven indie bookstores well-known for their commitment to social justice have ceased stocking books written by J.K. Rowling, accusing the Harry Potter author of promoting hatred towards transgender people. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
David’s Bookshop in Hertfordshire has been bought by its staff and remodelled as a John Lewis-style employee ownership trust. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-01 19:30:47 UTC ]
Shuttered bookstores are a reminder of how much of our reading lives is a process of discovery and happenstance. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-06-26 12:00:00 UTC ]
Drew and Christopher chat with Hilary Leichter in three different Damn Libraries for another first of its kind digital episode—our first Zoom guest! We discuss Hilary’s novel Temporary which leads to talk about things like gig work, her love of pirates, and how the book started as a short story.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-26 09:33:39 UTC ]
It was my best case scenario. Not only did Edward Vaughn pick up the phone, but he was willing and eager to speak. At 85 years old, he had way more energy than me, 60 years his junior, when I called him earlier this week. (An unfortunate cocktail of technological failure and fanboyish... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-25 14:02:32 UTC ]
After months of delays due to the Trump administration's attempts to prevent its publication, John Bolton's White House memoir finally lands today—and while some booksellers are eager to sell it, others refuse to do so. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshops are currently overwhelmed with advice, support and well-meaning individuals offering ideas and 'tips' on what to do. A few months ago, booksellers might have been considering author events, boosting literacy and how to be greener. Now, the 'strategic space' within which their... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-21 18:52:53 UTC ]