The most prolific man in letters, James Patterson, has bestowed upon 20 UK booksellers the Young Bookseller Special Achievement Award in recognition of their “talent and extraordinary contribution to the bookselling industry.” Bestselling author/philanthropist Patterson (whose has sold somewhere north of 300 million books over the course of his 40 year career) announced plans for […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-11 16:06:23 UTC ]
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For nine years, Rodgers was a celibate gay Christian speaking about the benefits of conversion therapy, and in her forthcoming memoir 'Outlove: A Queer Christian Survival Story,' she chronicles her journey into peace, a loving marriage, and advocacy for LGBTQ Christians. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James' Freed (Arrow), the final instalment in the blockbuster Fifty Shades of Grey series, has made its debut in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 35,516 copies in its first week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-07 15:55:44 UTC ]
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The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has appointed author Elly Griffiths to the role of booksellers champion, as National Crime Reading Month begins across the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-06 06:52:44 UTC ]
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Experience a day in the life of an indie bookseller, working at Bosch&deJong boekverkopers, a small bookstore in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-06-01 10:35:00 UTC ]
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‘The Dead’ is the most critically acclaimed and widely studied story in James Joyce’s Dubliners, a collection of 15 short stories written by James Joyce and published in 1914. As we’ve remarked before, Dubliners is now regarded as one of the landmark texts of modernist literature, but initially... Continue reading at Interesting Literature
[ Interesting Literature | 2021-05-29 14:00:07 UTC ]
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In the months since Hipocampo Children’s Books has reopened to in-person browsing, a group of pre-teens and teens have made the space a regular stop on their wanderings through the Rochester, N.Y., neighborhood where it opened two years ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The ABA held its second virtual annual meeting Thursday, followed by a Town Hall. While some booksellers expressed concerns over publisher discounts and plans by Ingram to ship all IPS titles from a single warehouse, others focused on the future of in-person events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A scholar of American literature at Stanford says it’s worth publishing. The agents representing the Steinbeck estate strongly disagree. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-05-27 14:53:04 UTC ]
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These summer reads make great companions whether you're hitting the beach or staying in. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-27 13:36:17 UTC ]
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When Sean Spicer was given prime billing at BookExpo America and Milo Yiannopoulos tried to publish a book with Simon & Schuster, I churned out 40 pages of text about free speech, white supremacy, and independent bookstores over the next several months, returning to it now and then as a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-05-27 08:54:54 UTC ]
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Western works of science fiction were not easily accessible in translation in South Korea until recent years. The country was ruled by a succession of military dictatorships until around 1992, and before that time, South Korean culture had been surveilled through a state censorship system that... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-05-27 08:50:01 UTC ]
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The last PW Editors’ Picks panel, which closed out the U.S. Book Show on May 27, featured eight editors spotlighting big YA titles coming out this fall, and was moderated by 'PW' reviewer Sanina Clark. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A panel of executives from Bookshop.org, Libro.fm, and IndieCommerce discussed ways in which booksellers could use their platforms to take full advantage of the shifts in consumer behavior since the pandemic began. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A panel of indie booksellers discussed survival in a post-pandemic world, including the impact upon them of Amazon's predatory practices, and called upon publishers to recognize the e-tail giant's effects on independent bookselling as an industry-wide problem. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Weekly has named the L.A.-based indie bookstore Eso Won Books its Bookstore of the Year, and Simon & Schuster sales rep Toi Crockett has been named PW Sales Rep of the Year. The announcement was made at the inaugural U.S. Book Show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Unclear. Unhelpful. Irrelevant. That's what booksellers are calling the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new guidelines on mask-wearing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Shola von Reinhold wins the award for small publishing houses with their novel LOTE, but financial reward split among 10 publishersThe Scottish author Shola von Reinhold has won the Republic of Consciousness prize for small presses for their “dazzling” queer debut novel LOTE. But the £20,000... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-05-19 12:17:35 UTC ]
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Booksellers at the Los Angeles independent bookstores Skylight Books announced Tuesday that they have unionized. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Poet Al Young, who was also a novelist, memoirist, educator, and a former poet laureate of California, died April 17 from the complications of a stroke. He was 81. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In this panel—scheduled for May 27 from 4:15–5 p.m. ET—Dhonielle Clayton, Crystal Marie Fleming, Makiia Lucier, and Shanna Miles discuss their latest books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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