A survey conducted by The Bookseller reveals that 12 months after lockdown began, many feel low and isolated, with views on a return to ‘normal’ life decidedly split. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-19 15:22:20 UTC ]
Interviews Born and brought up in Assam, Kaushik Barua is an emerging Indian English author. He completed his degree in economics from St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi, and then studied political economy at the London School of Economics. In his day... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2021-03-15 20:37:05 UTC ]
Tor has signed Waterstones bookseller Lucy Holland’s new folktale retelling, which reimagines the legend of the Wild Hunt for a modern audience. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-14 09:09:18 UTC ]
Happily Ever Afters: An Evening with Elise Bryant Monday, March 1st, 7:00pm EST Cafe con Libros welcomes debut novelist Elise Bryant in celebration of the recent publication of her book, Happily Ever Afters. She will be joined in conversation by bookseller Tyrinne Lewis. Free, via Crowdcast. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-03-01 09:48:56 UTC ]
The Bookseller magazine is to bring in a guest editor for the first time, with Marianne Tatepo, the founder of the Black Agents & Editors' Group (BAE), to take the reins for the 9th April issue. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-28 21:30:39 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 ]
Books by Yaa Gyasi, Lisa Taddeo, Amanda Craig, Will Dean, Vaseem Khan, Stanley Tucci, Leone Ross, Kate Mosse, Bryony Gordon, Elle McNicoll, Dapo Adeola, and Rashmi Sirdeshpande will feature during the Springboard Conference, a joint initiative between The Bookseller and the Booksellers... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-25 16:41:12 UTC ]
Poet, publisher and bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who helped launch and perpetuate the Beat movement, has died. He was 101. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2021-02-23 20:10:42 UTC ]
The Bookseller is calling for authors to pen an “ode to booksellers” as part of a celebration of the trade during a time when high-street bookshops are unable to open their doors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-14 20:12:04 UTC ]
My sister always goes to the same bookshop in Oxfordshire, where she lives. There she seeks out a young bookseller with a shock of black hair from within the stacks. He once recommended her a list of books, and she loved every single one; she’s been returning to him ever since. During lockdown,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-02-08 09:49:32 UTC ]
Avon Books has sailed off with The Lighthouse, a “terrifyingly gripping” novel from author and bookseller Fran Dorricott, in a two-book deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-02 20:55:30 UTC ]
Anne Irish, a leading figure in children's bookselling in America, died on January 26 at age 78; she was among a cadre of women who opened and purchased bookstores in the 1970s and 1980s. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
Greene & Heaton rights director Kate Rizzo talks to The Bookseller about her role. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-29 10:34:09 UTC ]
A bookseller in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, has launched a crowdfund to donate books to children who receive free school meals. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-28 17:56:42 UTC ]
How one bookseller found herself idiotsplaining a certain bookstore bathroom predicament to the legendary musician Lou Reed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-01-25 11:34:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan's Lucy Jones give The Bookseller an insight into her role as UK sales key account executive. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-18 02:02:49 UTC ]
The bookseller has hired Emily Meehan as publisher and chief creative officer of Sterling Publishing in what it called part of a relaunch of its publishing division. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT is the opening section from chapter three of my book in progress, Unpacking My Father’s Bookstore, a memoir and critical study about growing up in my father’s Jewish bookstore. As Harelick and Roth Books and then J. Roth / Bookseller of Fine & Scholarly Judaica, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2021-01-06 16:00:43 UTC ]
Blackwell's is the latest bookseller to announce it has closed its stores during the new lockdown and will not be offering click and collect, with the exception of its Oxford branch. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-06 09:24:14 UTC ]
Latham, a bookseller for 35 years, has put together a heady mix of history, philosophy, anecdotes and entertaining factsWhat most people know about the American librarian Melvil Dewey is his phenomenal classification technique, the Dewey decimal system, which is still used in 135 countries. Less... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-12-19 09:00:45 UTC ]