School book fairs are a source of nostalgia for book lovers, but they're also a lot of work to run. Here are some tips that will help. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-12-06 11:31:00 UTC ]
The Book Riot New Release Index allows book lovers to view ALL upcoming book releases in one centralized place. Learn more now! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-04-01 10:33:00 UTC ]
Back in 2018, an advert for what seemed like the perfect job for book lovers went viral after Sonu Shivdasani, founder of Soneva luxury holiday resorts, and Philip Blackwell, c.e.o. of Ultimate Library—a company that creates bespoke book collections for hotels and private clients—came up with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-25 23:24:10 UTC ]
For book lovers, the announcement may feel like background noise, but the ramifications are huge. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-11-25 12:57:10 UTC ]
If you have been into your local bookshop recently, you will have noticed the beginnings of an extraordinary time for readers. We have had our ‘super Tuesday’ where an unprecedented number of books have been released in the lead up to Christmas 2020. The outbreak of COVID-19 resulted in many... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-09 06:31:40 UTC ]
Learn about Byzans, an online book club app that connects fellow readers, and participate in a book club without leaving your home. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-06-03 10:34:49 UTC ]
If you’re wondering why rereads are what you most want, the answer is simple: Your brain, much like the rest of you, is tired. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-05-02 12:00:00 UTC ]
For the past six years, Independent Bookstore Day—billed as a “one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country”—has taken place on the last Saturday of April. (That’s tomorrow!) It’s usually a fun, light-hearted, occasionally raucous spring day where book lovers go... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2020-04-24 11:00:00 UTC ]
These are the best books to gift this holiday season, according to book lovers on Goodreads. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2019-12-13 17:33:40 UTC ]
For book lovers, Small Business Saturday means a trip to the local independent bookstore, many of which invite local authors to hang out and make recommendations. If you’re an audiobook lover you can still support small businesses, and I don’t mean purchasing your audiobooks on compact disc. Ask... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-11-25 09:48:59 UTC ]
Take a tour of The Book Loft, a cozy independent bookstore and beacon for book lovers in the middle of Columbus, Ohio's German Village. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-09-16 10:39:55 UTC ]
Amazon, apparently intent on fostering the illest of will among book lovers, is opening a store directly across the street from Nashville’s Parnassus Books, an independent bookstore founded by Ann Patchett and Karen Hayes in 2011. (Full disclosure: I visited the store for the first time this... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-08-26 16:58:35 UTC ]
This week's picks for L.A. book lovers, from the Leimert Park Book Fair to a celebration of strip malls Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-08-23 16:50:10 UTC ]
Book lovers! Sign up for the new L.A. Times Book Club for upcoming author events » The Los Angeles Review of Books and Hauser & Wirth Publishers are bringing a brand-new book fair to Los Angeles next month. LitLit, the Little Literary Fair, will premiere July 20 and 21 at Hauser &... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-25 17:30:00 UTC ]
In the words of rockers the Breeders, "Summer is ready when you are." And for book lovers, that means the chance to read either outside by the swimming pool (but please use sunscreen) or inside your house, huddled six inches from an air conditioner on full blast. However you like to read,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-10 17:45:00 UTC ]
Poor working conditions for book editors are ingrained. It’s time for that to change – no matter how much we love our jobsBook editors love their jobs, perhaps more than the average worker. We work diligently with motivated and inspiring peers on projects we are proud of. You may not realise... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookchoice, a digital reading platform and membership service for book lovers, is partnering with HarperCollins Publishers Ltd to introduce a selection of the publishing house’s titles to its app and website’s monthly curated book selection. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hello, book lovers! I’m book editor Carolyn Kellogg with this week’s literary news. THE BIG STORY John Freeman’s name is in lights — literary lights, that is, on the cover of the journal Freeman’s. In it, he encourages some of our greatest writers — Mohsin Hamid, Valeria Luiselli, Dave Eggers —... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
For book lovers and politics fiends, 2018 has gotten off to a bang with the early publication of “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” by Michael Wolff. Welcome to the new year! I’m Carolyn Kellogg with this week’s books newsletter. THE BIG STORY Excerpts from “Fire and Fury” that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Leilany Medina, 11, loves books so much that she’d like to become a librarian. But even she sometimes forgets to return books on time, especially if she hasn’t quite finished. And she’s racked up some late fines. But local libraries are providing a way out for such book lovers, and creating new... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]