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 ]
New Yorkers still tell stories of browsing at Harlem’s Liberation Bookstore or spending the afternoon at Scribner’s. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-04-01 09:03:09 UTC ]
The five bookstore finalists and five sales rep finalists have been announced in PW's annual award program. Winners will be announced at PW's U.S. Book Show set for May 23-26. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
After opening its first bookstore with much fanfare in November 2015, Amazon is closing all of its 24 physical bookstores as well as its 4-star and pop-up stores, which carry a mix of items, including some books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
The retail giant will shut its bookstore in San Jose and Walnut Creek, as well as it its 4-star stores in Burlingame, Berkeley and Corte Madera as part of a company-wide brick-and-mortar reset. Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2022-03-02 23:22:50 UTC ]
The Blue Manatee Literacy Project announced that the children's bookstore is closing on March 13. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by SecondSale, Your Neighborhood Bookstore Online!`SecondSale, Your Neighborhood Bookstore... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-02-25 12:37:57 UTC ]