The following bookstore profiles are from Bibliophile: Diverse Spines, by Jamise Harper and Jane Mount. * LOYALTY BOOKSTORE Silver Spring, Maryland, USA / Washington, DC, USA Instagram: @loyaltybooks What began as a pop-up shop has since become one of the most treasured bookstores in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-10-19 08:55:55 UTC ]
Pittsburgh’s White Whale Bookstore celebrated its five-year anniversary on October 15 with something special: the grand opening of its newly expanded space. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Though Covid-19 isn't going anywhere and challenges remain, new independent bookstores are opening up and doing well. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
“Silverview” features a young bookstore owner in an English seaside town, caught up in an investigation involving two cunning spymasters. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-10-11 09:00:03 UTC ]
For more than 20 years, I worked at the Booksmith, an independent bookstore located in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. For half that time, I ran the events program. I worked with publishers in selecting authors, creating a monthly schedule, and banging the drum to make sure... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-09-24 08:50:35 UTC ]
Aaliya's Books, a much-loved Beirut bookstore named for a character in a Rabih Alameddine novel, has lost the battle to stay open—for now. The post Aaliya’s Books Closes Amid Beirut’s Economic and Political Crisis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-02 09:25:02 UTC ]
Founded in October 2009 by Rebecca Fitting and Jessica Stockton Bagnulo, Greenlight Bookstore is an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. Combining the best traditions of the neighborhood bookstore with carefully curated, community-minded events, Greenlight has earned a reputation as a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-09-02 08:53:12 UTC ]
Big news for booksellers, or even aspiring booksellers: The Times Union has reported that Owl Pen Books, a bookstore nestled in the hills of Washington County, is for sale, along with its 40,000 titles. As perhaps hinted by its location, it’s not just any bookstore: it’s a remodeled hog pen and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-08-20 17:01:40 UTC ]
A total of 39 employees at two locations of Greenlight Bookstore and one location of Yours Truly, Brooklyn, a stationery store, all located in Brooklyn, N.Y., have voted to join the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales skyrocketed 811% in June over a year ago, and finished the first half of 2021 with a 30% increase over the first six months of 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Industry Notes: In Mexico, seven independent publishers form an alliance, and Spain's Liber program honors the 100-year-old Balmes bookstore. The post Industry Notes: Guadalajara Publishers and Bookstore Honors in Barcelona appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-13 20:06:29 UTC ]
How do you make a book about bookstores even better? With a little romance, of course! Prepare to swoon over these bookstore romances, including Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-08-11 10:36:00 UTC ]
A “kitchen anthropologist,” he created a mecca in Manhattan for chefs, writers, scholars, everyday cooks and anyone else who is, well, hungry for culinary knowledge. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-08-08 00:23:01 UTC ]
After working a used bookstore for many years, I picked up some strange habits that I just can't seem to shake. Here are 5 of them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-08-06 10:33:00 UTC ]
Before Covid, A Good Used Book was a pop-up bookshop thriving across L.A. It's back to physical business this month — at the end of a long, hard road. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-08-05 13:00:28 UTC ]
Well, this is kind of heartwarming. A full quarter-century after shuttering his old store in Bloomington, Indiana, Rick Morgenstern has opened what suddenly becomes the state’s largest independent bookstore. The reboot of the eponymous store has been in the works for years and is reopening in a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-07-28 18:29:10 UTC ]
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance announced that Ann Seaton, CALIBA’s former director of operations and Kristin Rasmussen, general manager of {pages} a bookstore in Manhattan Beach, have been appointed coexecutive directors of the association. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
After four moves and 43 years as a hub for children’s books and visits by local and nationally renowned authors, The Children’s Bookstore is closing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2021-07-23 20:26:06 UTC ]
One avid reader on why being taken to the bookstore is way more anxiety-producing than it is enjoyable. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-07-20 10:32:00 UTC ]
An emergency fund has been opened to get quick aid to West London's Saqi Books, a publisher and bookstore reporting severe flood damage. The post Saqi Books in London Hit by Monday’s Flash Flooding appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-07-13 19:52:32 UTC ]