Mr. Gui, a Chinese-born Swedish citizen, ran a publishing house that appeared to anger the Communist Party Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-02-25 10:07:44 UTC ]
Gui Minhai, a Chinese-born Swedish citizen, ran a publishing house that appeared to anger the Communist Party Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-02-25 06:02:16 UTC ]
Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai has been jailed for 10 years by a Chinese court for “illegally providing intelligence overseas”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 22:55:21 UTC ]
Publisher Eva Bonnier and author David Lagercrantz are among the signatories of an open letter calling for the release of Gui Minhai, a bookseller imprisoned in China. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 16:34:50 UTC ]
A humorous behind-the-scenes look at bookseller prep for an author school visit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-19 13:00:00 UTC ]
The bookseller planned to promote classic novels with covers featuring people of color for Black History Month. Critics accused it of “literary blackface.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-02-05 23:31:49 UTC ]
Today, Jeanine Cummins appeared at Winter Institute in Baltimore, and as Michael Calder reports for PubishersLunch, commented on the ongoing controversy over her new novel, American Dirt. Bookseller Javier Ramirez, who introduced Cummins, brought up the topic at the end of the formal interview:... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-01-22 18:16:31 UTC ]
Canadian independent publisher (and bookstore!) Biblioasis has printed up a limited run of indie bookseller trading cards, featuring heroic comic book portraits of prominent booksellers. Why? Well, for starters, this week is the annual independent booksellers conference in Baltimore, the ABA’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-01-21 13:40:31 UTC ]
International publishers are calling for a presidential pardon to free imprisoned Egyptian publisher and bookseller Khaled Lotfy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 06:05:25 UTC ]
An indie bookshop which was the official bookseller of the Barnes Children’s Literature Festival has been replaced by organisers in favour of Waterstones. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 03:02:58 UTC ]
Some ideas from a seasoned bookseller on events to generate business in the slow month of January. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-08 13:00:11 UTC ]
Some suggestions of what booksellers should read this year, and what they might avoid. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-01 13:00:01 UTC ]
‘Tis the season of realizing the limits of your spacial awareness! “Measure twice, cut once”? In this economy? Luckily, UK bookseller Waterstones has opened our eyes to a new way of rectifying our (easily preventable) gift-wrapping fuck-ups. Behold: This is a public service announcement 🎄 📚... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-12-16 16:31:30 UTC ]
The Bookseller is to create a Rising Stars-style listing of individual booksellers to coincide with the Booksellers Association Conference in September 2020. The Bookshop Heroes special, supported by the BA and sponsored by HarperCollins, will be published to coincide with the annual conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-11 22:52:50 UTC ]
Linda Cannon, co-owner of Parson Weems’ Publisher Services and a longtime bookseller and sales rep, died on December 5 following a brief illness. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
We talk a lot on these parts about supporting indie bookstores, but this story from The Washington Post adds an extra layer of of urgency: Patrick Darby, who worked as a bookseller at big chain stores for many years before starting his own shop, Novel Books, is in dire straits. Darby opened... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-12-04 20:41:36 UTC ]
It’s a writerly dream come true: a cocktail based on your book, prepared by a dedicated bookseller who has pored over your pages for references to alcohol or even flavors and scents he can interpret to concoct the drink. Nick Petrulakis of Booksmith in Brookline is the literary bartender in this... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-12-03 09:49:31 UTC ]
Guide by the late Charles L Dobbins, known as the father of modern trapping, sees off polemical defence of traditional dairiesThe Dirt Hole and Its Variations might be a serious guide to hunting and trapping foxes, coyotes, bobcats and raccoons, but the double entendre has helped it land the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-11-29 11:35:58 UTC ]
A bookseller counts Thanksgiving blessings and the opportunities they inspire. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-27 11:00:06 UTC ]
John Lewis' Christmas advert has come under fire as author and former bookseller Jen Campbell highlighted the similarities between the advert and her children’s book Franklin’s Flying Bookshop (Thames & Hudson). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-18 10:24:18 UTC ]