The owners of Franklin Fixtures, which supplies retail displays to bookstores, are opening a new independent bookstore and café named Plenty on Spring in Cookeville. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
Alta Journal just released a map for the Western bookstore road trip of my dreams: it’s a guide to indie bookstores on the West coast (with a few options from the desert and other non-coastal spots thrown in, because why not). A lot of the picks, as to be expected, are clustered around cities... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-06-29 16:46:35 UTC ]
A bookstore in New Mexico fosters a community of Native artists, writers, and fans of the flourishing Indigenous comic book genre. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-06-27 14:59:00 UTC ]
The year 2021 saw a substantial increase in the number of independent bookstores in the United States. And a growing proportion of these stores is owned by individuals from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-06-17 15:44:11 UTC ]
On Friday night, P&T Knitwear opened its doors on the Lower East Side to celebrate its grand opening. Any new indie bookstore/cafe is cause for applause, but this one in particular has a few fun bells and whistles worth mentioning! When you first walk in, what’s probably most noticeable is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-06-06 15:01:31 UTC ]
The Eastern European country Belarus has banned the sale of 1984, and two booksellers and publishers have been detained for carrying it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-05-30 17:22:36 UTC ]
After a decade of enjoying his presence, an Ohio bookstore is hosting a party to celebrate Otis the Cat's retirement. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-05-25 15:44:02 UTC ]
The Raven Bookstore in Lawrence, Kans., was named 'PW' Bookstore of the Year in a virtual awards ceremony held during the U.S. Book Show. Commission rep Kurtis Lowe of Book Travelers West is 'PW' Sales Rep of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
In very 1984 news, Belarus has banned the sale of 1984. Belarusian weekly newspaper, Nasha Niva, reported that security forces detained Andrei Yanushkevich, publisher and bookstore owner, and confiscated 200 books, with a focus on 1984. Nasha Niva also reported that they had obtained a copy of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-05-20 14:23:20 UTC ]
His Common Concerns bookstore in Washington became a left-wing community resource in the 1980s. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-13 18:04:58 UTC ]
A worthy cause for you this Thursday: a bookstore owner’s petition to make Harriet Tubman Day a federal holiday (and the first federal holiday named for an American woman) is at nearly 8,000 signatures, and you can add your name here. The petition was created by Jeannine Cook, owner of Harriet’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-05-05 16:26:12 UTC ]
Some sad news coming out of the Boston area today: the Children’s Book Shop in Brookline Village, Mass., will close its doors after 45 years. Dear Customers: We are sad to report that The Children’s Book Shop will close its doors on April 30, 2022. We have provided good books, great service and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-04-18 16:28:49 UTC ]
On April 30, the Children’s Book Shop in Brookline Village, Mass., will close its doors after 45 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
L.A. transplant Stanley Rose's short-lived 1930s bookstore and boozy backroom became a literary haven for Chandler, Fante, Faulkner, West and many more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-04-14 13:00:44 UTC ]
A guide to the literary geography of Los Angeles: A comprehensive bookstore map, writers' meetups, place histories, an author survey, essays and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-04-14 13:00:40 UTC ]
The oldest bookstore in SoCal has always known its customers best, from tourists to Caltech professors and the diverse clientele that adores it today. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-04-14 13:00:37 UTC ]
Amy Winehouse was an avowed bookstore browser and book-lover—in a 2007 interview, she told The Guardian that she never traveled without a good book. “I read a lot when I’m travelling and always have a couple of books on the go.” If you’re interested in perusing the late singers collection, you... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-04-13 19:15:56 UTC ]
There is something solemn about mornings, when the world is quiet and the shop is calm. The books are illuminated by a dim natural light. When empty, the bookstore is filled with community, with our collective memory—with aspiration both communal and individual—and when full, the bookstore often... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-04-13 08:52:06 UTC ]
My first encounter with Valzhyna Mort’s work was Collected Body, her second book of poems released in America, which I picked off a shelf in a bookstore in Upstate New York. As its title suggests, the collection explores the body as a conflicted site of desire and repulsion, mythology and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-04-13 08:51:54 UTC ]
I decided to become a volunteer at my local anarchistic bookstore during the pandemic. This is what it's like. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-04-08 10:35:00 UTC ]