To prove that authors do not need to cancel events in North Carolina in order to show their opposition to the state's new "bathroom law," local bestseller Sara Gruen has mounted an event called "Kill the Bill" with a major local bookseller, and other NC authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In response to Sherman Alexie’s decision to cancel an appearance in North Carolina and concerns that more cancellations could follow, the ABA and other book-related groups asked authors not to punish booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following the passage of North Carolina's "bathroom law," which requires citizens to use public restrooms that correspond with the gender identification listed on their birth certificates, booksellers are pleading with authors not to cancel appearances in the state. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new bookstore is coming to South Carolina; stores in California and North Carolina are relocating; and a store in Maine is changing hands. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Triangle once again dominates the list of North Carolina's most visited historic tourist attractions in 2015. The list is compiled by Carolina Publishing & Associates. In the top 20, four attractions are in Raleigh and one is in Durham – giving a quarter of the attractions to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2016-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Local-news publishers are able to reach people cheaper and more easily on the Web than they can through legacy media. But few have nailed the revenue side of the equation, which has been harder to crack. North Carolina’s Charlotte Agenda is trying to solve that problem by eschewing low-CPM... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book business is strong in North Carolina as booksellers in the Tar Heel State come out of the economic downturn that wreaked havoc across the nation starting in 2008. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
North Carolina is home to a growing number of independent presses that publish in diverse subjects and categories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The late author's UK editor remembers a funny, gracious, kind, demanding, delightful and wise human being and writer of one of the world's great autobiographiesMaya Angelou was one of the world's most important writers and activists. She lived and chronicled an extraordinary life: rising from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author and activist Maya Angelou, who died at her home in North Carolina, is best known for her 1969 autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (Random House). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Taeckens, marketing director at Graywolf Press, will be moving to North Carolina in mid-May to run his own marketing and publicity business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]