Oprah picks Tina Knowles’s memoir, Barnes & Noble spotlights the latest novel from Fredrik Backman, Read with Jenna selects Florence Knapp’s domestic drama, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Change seems to come naturally to some areas. Gentrifying post-industrial swaths of Brooklyn and Queens, perhaps, are used to blocks that morph in quick time.But differences may be harder to swallow in more established neighborhoods, such as the Upper West Side, where the enclave along Broadway... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2025-03-27 10:03:09 UTC ]
Law firms Arnold & Itkin LLP and Kline & Specter PC announced that the penalties awarded include $65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages. A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2025-03-24 12:58:35 UTC ]
In “Changing My Mind,” the novelist Julian Barnes presents an argument for the joys of flexibility. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2025-03-18 09:00:55 UTC ]
In a new book, the novelist Julian Barnes doubts that we can ever really overcome our fixed beliefs. He should keep an open mind. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2025-03-17 12:30:00 UTC ]
The people have spoken. The Ides of March Madness bracket is complete. And the best villain in literature is… | Lit Hub David Barnes meditates on The White Lotus, literary tourism, and Tennyson’s “The Lotos-Eaters.” | Lit Hub TV “For me, the Little Marquise was my first porno, my first dildo,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-03-17 10:30:14 UTC ]
Albert Barnes believed in the liberating power of art—but you had to look at it his way. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2025-03-12 16:00:00 UTC ]
Revenue rose 2.1% in the third quarter at B&NE, with the college bookstore turning a net loss last year into a profit in the most recent period. Still, long term profitability remains elusive. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Read with Jenna selects the latest novel by Laila Lalami, Barnes & Noble and Reese Witherspoon both highlight Clare Leslie Hall's U.S. debut, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
March Madness, book-nerd style. Plus: a new documentary for grammar geeks, Barnes & Noble employees ratify union deal, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-03-07 16:00:00 UTC ]
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union announced that Barnes & Noble employees at three New York City locations have ratified their first union contracts. The agreements, which include wage increases and new safety provisions, cover more than 200 workers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
Tuesday’s top sessions include a keynote address on current business models and future prospects in academic and professional publishing, a conversation between Hachette’s David Shelley and Barnes & Noble’s James Daunt, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Critical Lovemaking, by Mika Seifert Fiction [email protected] Thu, 02/13/2025 - 14:50 Photo by Jamez Picard / Unsplash Whether you celebrate or lament Valentine’s Day, here’s a new story of love’s demise.The Critic had a new girlfriend. He had... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2025-02-13 20:50:03 UTC ]
Hachette Book Group has laid off an unspecified number of employees who joined the company at the end of last year following HBG’s purchase of Union Square & Co. from Barnes & Noble. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Waterstones CEO took over leadership of Barnes & Noble as well in September 2019, and after guiding the retailer through the pandemic is now overseeing a growth spurt. The CEO expects to open about 60 new outlets in 2025—a figure that would bring the total number of stores to about 700. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Read with Jenna and Barnes & Noble spotlight Emma Knight's debut novel, Oprah's Book Club celebrates the 20th anniversary of Eckhart Tolle's 'A New Earth,' and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
BookTok, Barnes & Noble's big moves, the NYT's best-of-the-century list, and more of the biggest news of the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-12-27 16:00:00 UTC ]
Wendy Barnes was supposed to be a doctor. Instead, she became a businesswoman and top executive. Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2024-12-15 18:20:40 UTC ]
A sales increase in its First Day program and more cost cuts led to net income doubling at Barnes & Noble Education in the quarter ended in October 2024. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble acquired Sterling in 2003, and it was rebranded as Union Square & Co. in January 2022 at the direction of B&N CEO James Daunt. Emily Meehan will continue to head Union Square, which will become part of HBG's Grand Central Publishing Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]