These anthologies, which annually round up short works published during the prior year in a handful of genres and subject areas, hit bookstore shelves next week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
No Book Left Behind, by Alice-Catherine Carls Essay [email protected] Mon, 10/09/2023 - 15:35 Photo by Alexander Grey / UnsplashWelcome news to those of us in the “Flyover Zone”: our reading habits are healthy and well served. The Jackson Madison... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-10-09 20:35:50 UTC ]
What if you went to the bookstore and saw no one on the shelves who looked like you? One couple is addressing that deficit for young Black children, supporting literacy and identity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2023-09-29 13:58:26 UTC ]
The Paris bookstore Chantelivre, owned by publisher L’École des Loisirs, has opened a 'House of Stories' where kids engage with narratives. The post Children’s Books Edition: L’École des Loisirs’ New ‘House of Stories’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-09-29 12:25:13 UTC ]
The co-owner of San Francisco's Bookshop West Portal and founder of onetime Bay Area bookselling staple A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books, died on September 6. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
This month, TikTok's trends newsletter spotlighted a new book-related hashtag, #independentbookstore. We spoke with bookstore owners and staffers about the value the app has for booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
In-person bookstore author events have returned as the pandemic has eased, but publishers have still scaled back tours and are requiring longer lead times for booking, resulting in a different kind of thinking about bookstore programming. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
Letter to Salma, by Yousef Khanfar Literary Tributes [email protected] Wed, 08/09/2023 - 15:14 In the following tribute, Yousef Khanfar pens a letter to the eminent scholar Salma Khadra Jayyusi, laureate of the 2021 Palestine Prize for Literature,... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-08-09 20:14:32 UTC ]
With lists on cute cryptids, decolonial SFF, trans comics, and more, these indie bookstore websites are as fun to browse as their shelves! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-08 10:32:00 UTC ]
A part of Arkansas' Act 372 would make it a crime for booksellers and librarians to give minors certain state-disapproved books. The post A US Court Temporarily Blocks a Library and Bookstore Law appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-07-31 00:15:55 UTC ]
Finding a Good Story in Every Corner: A Conversation with José Eduardo Agualusa, by Anderson Tepper Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/24/2023 - 15:01 © Rosa CunhaOver the past fifteen years, I’ve had the pleasure of crossing paths with the... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-07-24 20:01:34 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble will reopen its bookstore at The Avenue at White Marsh in a redesigned format on July 26, the bookseller announced Wednesday. It's one of several changes and new stores planned for the center. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2023-07-19 17:11:00 UTC ]
An Asian American-owned bookstore in Manhattan’s Chinatown left gutted by a July fourth fire is getting flooded with support from the community, writers and celebrities Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2023-07-07 18:01:56 UTC ]
Yu and Me Books opened in December 2021 on Mulberry Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown, and was named for owner Lucy Yu’s mother. It was the first Asian-American woman-owned bookstore on the island. Following a July 4, 2023, fire in a neighboring residential unit, the store has lost most of its... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-07-07 15:59:28 UTC ]
The woman and Asian American–owned bookstore, in the Chinatown neighborhood in Manhattan, will require a total renovation over the next year due to a fire in a residential unit above its premises. It topped its goal of $150,000 overnight. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
Tattered Cover has named Brad Dempsey interim CEO of the Denver bookstore chain, replacing CFO Margie Keenan, who served as interim CEO after former CEO and co-owner Kwame Spearman left in April to start a political career. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
NASCAR's Chicago street race during the holiday weekend shut down many businesses along the route, including Exile in Bookville, which sustained thousands of dollars in losses. Some of that loss was alleviated by a spike in online orders by customers wanting to support the store. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
A new queer indie bookstore is splitting profits with LGBTQ authors and spreading queer joy and literacy with a rainbow book bus. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-06-20 10:40:00 UTC ]
Indigo Books & Music, Canada's dominant bookstore chain, announced founder Heather Reisman will retire in August; simultaneously, four board members resigned with one citing a loss of confidence in the board and mistreatment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
The third Barnes & Noble store to unionize, the bookstore workers voted 97% in favor of joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, citing safety issues, substandard pay and lack of workplace structure. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]