TweetSomeone came up to one of our children’s specialists the other day and asked if anyone had ever retrieved the $200 Harry Potter boxed set that had been accidentally knocked into the hollow column next to the Harry Potter section during our storewide inventory in July. Since no one had... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 13:00:27 UTC ]
Cultural Cross Sections Alizah Holstein I stepped out of Keflavík airport at 4:30 a.m. Far off in the dimly lit parking lot was the bus to Reykjavík—parked, empty, still off-duty. Winds buffeted me from above, the cold air curling its way up my wrists and... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2019-12-03 17:31:19 UTC ]
Send your friends, family, and favorite bookstore and library workers warm holiday greetings with these 20 literary holiday cards! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-29 11:34:57 UTC ]
Store owners from BXsellers, PW's bookstore Facebook group, are prepping special promotions for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, focusing on loyalty discounts and gift card bonuses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
San Diego's Mysterious Galaxy bookstore must find a new owner and a new location before its lease expires in less than 60 days. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
November is Picture Book Month, so these illustrated little gems are deservedly in the spotlight. In a recent blog post for Books Are Magic, novelist and bookstore owner Emma Straub curated a list of picture books. Among Straub’s picks for the best picture books of 2019 is a wonderful biography... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2019-11-25 12:00:00 UTC ]
Montclair Book Center is 9,000 square feet of nooks, alcoves, labyrinths and warrens. “It’s like a time machine,” one customer says. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-11-23 10:00:19 UTC ]
Ian Williams, winner of this year’s $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his debut novel Reproduction, began his acceptance speech Monday night with an emotional tribute. “Margaret Atwood over there is the first book I bought with my own money at a bookstore in Brampton,” he told the audience.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-11-19 20:30:03 UTC ]
For this year's Love Your Bookstore Challenge, the staff at Brooklyn's Greenlight Bookstore share their colorful and varied must-read titles. The post Love Your Bookstore: Greenlight Bookstore appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2019-11-13 11:00:58 UTC ]
Comedy group The Good Liars changed covers on the presidential son's book to "make it a little more honest." Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2019-11-09 12:52:40 UTC ]
Another Story Bookshop is focused on social justice and diversity, continuing the mission its founder established over 30 years ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-11-09 10:00:11 UTC ]
He may have created the biggest hit on Broadway, but the ‘Hamilton’ auteur still thinks small in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to business. Along with being the creator of a little show called Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda is also known for his enthusiastic social media... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-11-08 17:15:09 UTC ]
Just a few days from the 2019 Love Your Bookstore Challenge, Brooklyn's Books Are Magic crew weigh in with staff picks and must-read titles. The post Love Your Bookstore: Books Are Magic appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2019-11-06 11:00:45 UTC ]
Book Reviews Alice-Catherine Carls My association with the work of Józef Wittlin started when Professor Anna Frajlich invited me to write a paper about Wittlin’s association with France for her 1996 Józef Wittlin conference at Columbia University. I... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2019-11-05 14:04:18 UTC ]
Atlantis Books on Santorini has become a popular tourist attraction and one of Europe’s most enchanting bookshops. Just don’t believe everything you hear. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-10-27 09:00:11 UTC ]
Managing those dreaded credit rep calls in an indie bookstore can be stressful. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-23 12:00:33 UTC ]
The value of good signage in a bookstore is never overstated – especially as it’s rarely seen by customers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-14 12:00:55 UTC ]
The president and CEO of Vroman's Bookstore will succeed Oren Teicher as CEO of the American Booksellers Association on March 1 of next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Growing up, Jeff Kinney discovered Tolkien, comics and computers at his local bookshop. When it closed he was bereft – would opening his own as an adult help to right that wrong?Author Jacqueline Woodson recently spoke about books being either mirrors or windows. Mirrors for seeing ourselves,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-10-05 09:00:40 UTC ]
Adding an adult section to a children’s bookstore has been a profitable investment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-25 12:00:09 UTC ]