In the early summer of 1994, I walked into Alice’s Bookshop in North Carlton; a small shop in an old terrace on a straight boulevard that runs north out of Melbourne, Victoria. Being so close to the venerable sandstone of Melbourne University, there’s an old-fashioned gravity about the place.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-09-24 08:48:13 UTC ]
It's no secret that most authors are introverts. That doesn't mean that we don't enjoy bookshop events and literary festivals. Who doesn't love talking about their books or their writing process? But afterwards, we are spent, drained of energy, and need to recharge. Writing is a solitary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-16 01:39:18 UTC ]
Booksellers have generally reacted enthusiastically to news that the US indie-focused retail site Bookshop.org is launching in the UK this November, although some remain cautious. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-13 19:17:12 UTC ]
The shortlist for the first Sceptre Bookshop Award shortlist has been revealed, featuring independent retailers across the UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-09 22:30:21 UTC ]
The London Review Bookshop has partnered with the MUBI streaming service for the broadcast of eight films to be accompanied by fortnightly conversations with writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-01 17:23:15 UTC ]
Ross Bradshaw responds to an editorial on the boom in publishing We were interested to read that “Bookshops in big city centres … are wary of taking risks” (Editorial, 23 August), and that this autumn’s harvest includes books by Ant and Dec, Jilly Cooper and Arsène Wenger, which have the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-08-26 16:44:13 UTC ]
Many publishers are enjoying record sales – but not all. We must take care that those with the biggest names and deepest pockets are not the only beneficiariesAs the weather turns and the days shorten, as trees bend low with fruit and blackberries darken the hedges, bookshops are bracing for a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-08-23 17:25:02 UTC ]
E-commerce firm Monwell has launched the Mail Bookshop with Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 17:01:04 UTC ]
More than half of Tate's London bookshop staff are facing redundancy, with several roles in its books team and publishing operation also at risk, The Bookseller has learned. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-16 14:07:35 UTC ]
Seeing unexpected pairings of readers and books quickly dispels the idea of who reads what• Time to reset: more brilliant ideas to remake the worldI have a party trick. If you name three books you like and two you hate, I can write you a reading list of 10 books you will love.I’ve gained this... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-08-15 10:00:40 UTC ]
Hodder Faith, in partnership with mini-chain St Andrew’s Bookshop, will launch a national church book club this autumn, to be known as The Big Church Read. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-12 13:00:50 UTC ]
Bookshop has helped many independents weather the pandemic, but some booksellers say the ABA is not being transparent about its financial relationship with the online retailer and worry that Bookshop poses new competition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Interviews Richard van Leeuwen is a senior lecturer in Islamic studies at the University of Amsterdam. This year, he won the 2020 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the Arabic Culture in Other Languages category for his book The Thousand and One Nights and... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-08-10 20:32:46 UTC ]
The Zoom call was going well. I liked the technology on show, and I felt bookshops could definitely benefit from using it. It provided a way of alerting the bookshop - ahead of a visit - when someone with a disability (or who needed additional help) would be arriving at the shop. Staff would be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-09 12:28:32 UTC ]
Waterstones has announced the permanent closure of its bookshop in the Centre MK Shopping Centre, Milton Keynes, over “excessive” rent demanded from its landlord. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-04 18:17:36 UTC ]
Around 35% of regular bookshop customers are unsure about returning to bricks and mortar premises now lockdown has eased, according to a survey by Nielsen. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 09:56:49 UTC ]
In Michaela Coel’s excellent BBC TV series “I May Destroy You”, her character Arabella’s journey concludes in a bookshop with the launch of her self-published book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 06:11:20 UTC ]
Profile Books will publish Shaun Bythell's Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops in November. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-08 23:31:01 UTC ]
David’s Bookshop in Hertfordshire has been bought by its staff and remodelled as a John Lewis-style employee ownership trust. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-01 19:30:47 UTC ]
Publishing, including books, newspapers and magazines, could see a £7bn fall in revenue and 51,000 jobs axed due to Covid-19's effect on bookshop closures and print sales, a report claims. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 06:06:17 UTC ]