Could a bespoke book subscription service break you out of your reading rut or encourage you to explore new genres?Heywood Hill bookshop has stood on the same spot since 1936. It inhabits a Georgian townhouse at 10 Curzon Street in Mayfair, London, a blue plaque outside commemorating its most... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-02-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
A pair of Prosecco-drinking burglars have been sentenced after police caught the two men knocking back alcohol during a break-in at Gay's the Word bookshop. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-13 04:34:38 UTC ]
Just a month into 2020 and my wishlist is already straining under the weight of all the new titles I’m looking forward to being published. Maybe it’s working in a bookshop or the concentrated effort I’ve been making to retreat into a fantasy-bubble when I’m at home, but I’ve found myself excited... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-03 09:50:09 UTC ]
The copy of Françoise Frenkel’s No Place to Lay One’s Head that was recently found, I’m told, in Nice, in an Emmaus Companions charity jumble sale, had a curious effect on me. Perhaps because it had been printed in Switzerland in September 1945 for Geneva-based publishers Jeheber. That... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-01-27 09:49:55 UTC ]
Sometimes you just have to read between the lines—the felines, that is! There’s something about books and cats that just go together. You’ve probably met your fair share of bookshop cats, but have you ever stumbled into a store looking for A Tale of Two Cities and left with two kitties? Otis and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-01-16 18:38:25 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An indie bookshop which was the official bookseller of the Barnes Children’s Literature Festival has been replaced by organisers in favour of Waterstones.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 ]
The new online bookstore intended to benefit indies is nearly ready to go, and will launch January 28. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Coven, an English language bookshop and café in Paris, has fulfilled its crowdfunding goal of around £21,000 to open a store dedicated to "intersectional feminism, engaged literature and ethical hospitality". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-08 16:28:22 UTC ]
Wakefield indie Rickaro Books will close its bricks and mortar bookshop in March and move its focus to its website selling rare and antique books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-07 01:28:46 UTC ]
Mary Webber O'Malley of Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, Ill., recommends 'The Roxy Letters' by Mary Pauline Lowry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
The independent family-run Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery in Galway, Ireland, is celebrating 80 years in business this year after attributing its success to "innovation and experience". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-06 04:40:44 UTC ]
A crowdfunding campaign to create a “feminist safe haven” bookshop in Paris has only a week left to raise the remaining £7,000 needed to secure premises, after securing two-thirds of its financial target. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-02 16:26:28 UTC ]
A Kickstarter is under way to create a 'feminist safe haven' bookshop in Paris called COVEN to offer English language books, a café and range of events. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-20 11:14:17 UTC ]
When it was announced that the legendary bookshop Le Pont Traversé would definitely close down on the 31st of December in Paris, many French TV stations put in phone calls and tried to convince Josée Comte-Béalu to do a filmed interview. She refused every single one of them. “They are like... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-12-20 09:48:10 UTC ]
A new independent bookshop has opened in Barnsley, run by a mother and son team who became fed up watching the big chains leave their town. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-19 02:33:27 UTC ]
George R R Martin has opened an independent bookshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 08:15:25 UTC ]
The Times Literary Supplement has opened a new online shop selling books, prints of its covers and illustrations alongside branded merchandise. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-16 03:59:25 UTC ]
Earlier today, the employees of the New York City-based indie bookshop McNally Jackson voted to join the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU). RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum says, “We’re proud to welcome the workers of McNally Jackson into our union. Tonight, they showed that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-12-13 20:10:34 UTC ]
In “A Bookshop in Berlin,” Françoise Frenkel describes a life devoted to French literature and her escape from the Nazis across occupied France. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-12-12 16:02:39 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 ]