In The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore, history professor Evan Friss explores how bookstores have shaped reading, publishing, politics, and community, beginning in the 18th century. I talked with Friss about the value of indie bookstores, the bygone dominance of Barnes & Noble,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2024-10-22 12:00:00 UTC ]
Ah yes. Literature. The vehicle through which we may explore faraway lives we would have otherwise never imagined. From my little, rugged armchair, I can witness forbidden love in the 18th century. Peek into a bustling kitchen in New York City. Discover the dramatic betrayal that fractured the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-02-14 12:00:00 UTC ]
Leaving our earthly bodies and living forever as a machine isn't just a thing of modern science fiction. These transhumanist ideas date back to the 18th century. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2021-05-17 05:22:55 UTC ]
Writer Heather Marks has won this year’s Quarto Translations Diversity Award, run by the Golden Egg Academy, for her story set in both the 18th century and contemporary Bristol. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The web giant’s move into bricks-and-mortar bookselling has upset many in the books community – but there is much to praise in this innovationYou could describe it as a troubling development in publishing: someone comes along with no real knowledge of the book business, a brash salesman who... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent romance publisher Choc Lit has acquired a novel set in the 18th century and focussing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]