Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web is sponsored by Libro.FM. “Despite ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-25 10:30:48 UTC ]
The Ripped Bodice bookstore announced a new award: The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction. Check out the panel of judges! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-24 19:31:39 UTC ]
Indie press Open Pen and Newham Bookshop are joining forces to host a fundraiser for the homeless in East London. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 07:47:05 UTC ]
Critical Linking is a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web sponsored by Libro.fm. “This ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-21 10:30:01 UTC ]
Cocktails on draft, striking design elements, and a strong sense of community energize a hip new indie bookstore. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 12:00:10 UTC ]
Solid State Books is Washington, D.C.’s newest book store serving the H Street neighborhood. Co-owners Jake Cumsky-Whitlock and Scott Abel met while working in another D.C. bookstore back in 2004. In 2017, they teamed up to create Solid State Books with a commitment to dynamic programming and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-19 08:45:53 UTC ]
We talk to Galway institution Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, which will celebrating its 30th birthday in October, and Nibbies Children’s Bookseller of the Year shortlistee, The Blessington Book Store. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 23:52:32 UTC ]
In this week’s episode of A Phone Call From Paul, Paul Holdengraber and John Waters discuss his new memoir, Mr. Know-It-All (or as he describes, a “self-help book for lunatics,” what he’s reading this summer, and his experience working for Mary Oliver at her bookstore in Provincetown. From the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-18 08:48:16 UTC ]
#BookstoresAgainstBorders, the book world's fundraising campaign for an organization that assists immigrants to the U.S. who have been incarcerated at the border, has raised more than $100,000 in about two weeks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Tokyo-based bookstore chain is announcing a second venue in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai store having opened in 2008. The post Japan’s Kinokuniya Announces 33rd Overseas Bookstore in Abu Dhabi appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-16 05:30:52 UTC ]
Bookstore sales fell 0.6% in May compared to May 2018, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
The HQ team embarked on a nationwide proof tour of more than 50 bookshops in one day, dressed in 1950s costumes, to hand-deliver copies of the imprint’s biggest debut for 2020, This Lovely City by debut author Louise Hare. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 16:15:35 UTC ]
Semicolon—a vibrant new bookstore, community space, and gallery for Chicago’s street art scene—opened its doors on Tuesday with a party and mural unveiling. The store is just one of a handful of woman-owned bookstores in Chicago and its only bookstore owned by a black woman. An author... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-12 15:33:15 UTC ]
In a popular trope present most often in YA novels, a character finds a secret key to another world. The key is rarely literal. More often, it’s an action as banal and everyday as leaning against a train platform barrier, walking into a phone booth, or looking for a winter coat in the back of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2019-07-12 11:02:44 UTC ]
Awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-09 10:30:07 UTC ]
Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes &... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-08 11:14:14 UTC ]
Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-08 10:53:45 UTC ]
Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-08 10:00:00 UTC ]
Money raised by the participating indie bookstores, small presses, and other literary organizations participating in this past weekend's fundraising campaign will benefit the refugee aid nonprofit RAICES. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-05 17:38:09 UTC ]