On July 30th, 2024, East Bay Booksellers in Oakland, California was completely destroyed by a fire. The bookstore (previously DIESEL, a Bookstore) had been in that location for thirty years. In the months that followed, its owner, Brad Johnson, began keeping a journal of thoughts. What follows... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-02-26 13:46:45 UTC ]
Generations of middle graders have learned about bodily functions from author Sylvia Branzei and illustrator Jack Keely’s 1995 'Grossology: The Science of Really Gross Things!' and its multimedia spinoffs. Now Grosset & Dunlap has released a redesigned, commemorative hardcover edition, plus... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
The following is from Working, Studs Terkel’s the classic oral history of Americans’ working lives. * Babe Secoli She’s a checker at a supermarket. She’s been at it for almost thirty years. “I started at twelve—a little, privately owned grocery store across the street from the house. They didn’t... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-15 08:56:16 UTC ]
We spoke with the team behind 'The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales' about the picture book’s milestone anniversary. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Austrian author's latest novel is based on a German folktale about a wandering trickster, set against the backdrop of the Thirty Years’ War. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
Thirty years after its launch, Reach Out and Read continues to stress the benefits of reading aloud to kids. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thirty years after it was founded, Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) has been bought by Hachette UK for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Hay Festival, which opens later this week for its 30th year, is to release a book of Hay Festival Conversations: Thirty Conversations for Thirty Years to mark the anniversary. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thirty years and 1,000 books (including a Pulitzer-winner) since its founding, Island Press is under new leadership, with plans to publish more and bigger books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]