Shakespeare & Co. will transfer ownership of its last New York storefront, located on the Upper West Side, to Strand Book Store on June 1, marking the end of an era for the beloved bookseller. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
A supermajority of staff at Brooklyn’s Center for Fiction have filed with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and requested recognition from the nonprofit bookseller. A growing number of New York City bookstore employees have joined the RWDSU in recent years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
William Stout bookstore is a legendary home to design and architecture books. Now, it’s revealing an updated brand courtesy of Jony Ive’s firm LoveFrom. Since 1974, William Stout Architectural Books in San Francisco’s Jackson Square has been one of the city’s most iconic destinations for its... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2025-05-09 13:00:00 UTC ]
In 1987, I got a job at the famous Strand bookstore in Union Square. My ska band, the Boilers, rehearsed down the block at a place called Giant Studios, and I stopped in the Strand one day with every intention to steal a book but instead decided to ask if any positions were open. Every […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-05-09 08:58:29 UTC ]
The romance bookstore draws far more visitors from long distances and on the weekend than the two closest outlets from its chain rival, suggesting it has established itself as a destination for romance fans to visit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
A historic Midtown building is up for auction after years of financial trouble.The Charles Scribner’s Sons Building, which opened in 1913, is set to be auctioned off Wednesday after it went into foreclosure late last year. The building is the former home of publisher Charles Scribner’s Sons’... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2025-04-29 18:48:19 UTC ]
Amazon "oops sorry" all over indie bookstore day, a really scary proposed Texas law, and more of the day's book news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-28 15:15:00 UTC ]
Tomorrow, Saturday 4/26, is Independent Bookstore Day! And while every day can and should be Independent Bookstore Day (stop buying books from Amazon, stop linking to books on Amazon, stop posting the Amazon sales and the B&N sales on your social media), it’s nice that we have a dedicated... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-04-25 14:00:29 UTC ]
Ginny Hogan on why we love to see the beauty and disappointment of toxic female friendships on the page and the screen. | Lit Hub Criticism Today on the Lit Hub podcast, we’re celebrating Indie Bookstore Day! | Lit Hub Radio Gabrielle Bellot reads Zoë Schlanger’s The Light Eaters and wonders if... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-04-25 10:30:33 UTC ]
A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew Broussard. April is, as it turns out, a great month for book lovers: the first big wave of pre-summer... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-04-25 09:45:12 UTC ]
The Gamilaroi journalist and presenter on fame, reconciliation and how studying at Oxford changed the way she thinks about people in powerOn a rudely gorgeous Sydney autumn day, Brooke Boney greets me with a warm hug. We’re meeting at the Botanic Gardens, resplendent with blue skies, a gentle... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-04-18 15:00:15 UTC ]
This year’s award goes to the beloved Detroit shop whose octogenarian owner, Janet Webster Jones, is considered bookselling royalty. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
The nominees for this year’s Bookstore and Sales Rep of the Year have much in common: dedication, experience, expertise, a focus on building community through books, and an abiding love of the written word. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Fort Worth, Tex., bookstore has grown from a 120-sq.-ft. space inside a gourmet products shop to a full-service store in the city’s cultural district. But don’t talk politics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Within months after this Oakland, Calif., bookstore was destroyed by fire last year, owner Brad Johnson had a new shop opened and focused on his mission of fostering curiosity, compassion, and intelligent critical thought. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
At the Bremerton, Wash.–based bookstore, community building is the top priority. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
For the poet and author, a winning agenda includes bookstore shopping, a stroll along the Santa Monica Pier and "Bridgerton"-style afternoon tea at the Peninsula. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2025-04-11 10:00:21 UTC ]
The Sharjah SPC Free Zone-based Ingram Lightning Source installation opens a collaboration with Saudi Arabia's Rushd Bookstore program. The post Ingram’s Lightning Source Sharjah Partners With Saudi Arabia’s Rushd appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-04-10 22:32:33 UTC ]
The most popular bookstore in the world, an aspirational lifetime reading plan, and more of the day's top book news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-03-18 18:30:00 UTC ]
How lucky, I thought, that spring break at the college at which I teach should be scheduled the week before the launch of my second novel. I wouldn’t have to cancel any classes to make the pre-publication interviews, furious essay-writing, bookstore signings, prep for the upcoming book tour.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-03-18 08:57:06 UTC ]