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 ]
Bookseller Harry Illingworth is set to leave Goldsboro Books at the end of the year to become a full-time agent at The D H H Literary Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 03:55:21 UTC ]
Faced with growing numbers of customers migrating to the internet, German bookseller Hugendubel is pinning its hopes on a new store concept which it ambitiously calls the "bookshop of the future". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-05 01:04:10 UTC ]
From meditations on the d/Deaf experience to short stories blurring the mythic and the gothic with the everyday, from mixing the personal and political to a young woman uncover the truth about her family’s past – four outstanding writers have today been named on the shortlist for The Sunday... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2019-11-04 12:55:09 UTC ]
Thinking about becoming a bookseller? From hand-selling to music choice, here are a few of the useful skills one new bookseller learned about on the job. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-04 11:38:38 UTC ]
Every now and then I encounter people who can’t suspend disbelief. They ask how I can write about ‘such terrible things’Feeling unappreciated is your lot as a writer. Few readers; no readers. Scathing reviews; no reviews. Publishers saying, “Don’t call us, we’ll call you” or not taking a punt on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-11-03 17:00:27 UTC ]
Ann Patchett reveals the route to her bestseller and how she'll battle Amazon. (Shop dogs help.) Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-10-31 20:02:20 UTC ]
We do not know who owned the manuscript before 1928, when A Most Rare Compendium was sold to the Wellcome Library by the Viennese antiquarian bookseller V. A. Heck for 1,200 Swiss francs (48 pounds sterling). Heck’s sales announcement describes it as an “exceedingly curious” and “artfully... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-10-31 08:48:15 UTC ]
An indie bookseller urges publishers to pay more attention to the way they ship their cargo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
A buyer circles back to talk sell-through on bookseller favorites. Plus, a holiday preview! Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-18 12:00:02 UTC ]
Twin Cities area bookstores Excelsior Bay Books and Valley Bookseller have entered a unique collaborative relationship that is attracting A-list authors to their premises and bumping up both stores’ sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan’s international sales star—and the Shooting Star among this year’s The Bookseller Rising Stars tranche—on her love for the Messe, learning from Ms Martini, and not drinking too many martinis... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 16:21:40 UTC ]
A bookseller shares some personal favorite scary stories, just in time for Halloween. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-11 12:00:56 UTC ]
The British Book Awards and The Bookseller’s working class survey have been shortlisted for prizes at this year’s Professional Publishers Association (PPA) Independent Publisher Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 16:52:21 UTC ]
With studies showing the general public increasingly favours the censorship of potentially offensive material, one bookseller reveals how it can be a catch-22. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 07:13:24 UTC ]
At The Bookseller Children’s Conference today, Scholastic co-managing director Catherine Bell urged publishing to "reflect all children" and engage parents so they can read to their youngsters. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 02:34:03 UTC ]