Welcome to First Things First, Adweek's daily resource for marketers. We'll be publishing the content to First Things First on Adweek.com each morning (like this post), but if you prefer that it come straight to your inbox, you can sign up for the email here. A Bookstore Shocked Fans and Boosted Sales 200% With Its... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2020-05-01 10:45:39 UTC ]
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Look at these lads go! (They are holding a copy of Don Winslow’s forthcoming novel, City on Fire, which comes out in April.) A 47 second break from the world to make you smile!pic.twitter.com/O48b1Kq8zm — Don Winslow (@donwinslow) March 9, 2022 Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-03-09 19:35:34 UTC ]
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In the first event of ABA's Snow Days conference, game designer Jane McGonigal led more than 500 participants in a few rounds of “mental time travel,” in which she asked listeners, among other things, to peer 10 years ahead to everyone's collective future in bookselling, Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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After opening its first bookstore with much fanfare in November 2015, Amazon is closing all of its 24 physical bookstores as well as its 4-star and pop-up stores, which carry a mix of items, including some books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The retail giant will shut its bookstore in San Jose and Walnut Creek, as well as it its 4-star stores in Burlingame, Berkeley and Corte Madera as part of a company-wide brick-and-mortar reset. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2022-03-02 23:22:50 UTC ]
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‘The Paris Bookseller’ by Kerri Maher and ‘The Diamond Eye’ by Kate Quinn are among several great new works of historical fiction. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-02 15:27:34 UTC ]
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The novelist Kathryn Davis' memoir, 'Aurelia, Aurélia," is a Virginia Woolf-inspired whoosh of experiences in the aftermath of her husband's death. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-03-01 18:31:42 UTC ]
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Stewart O'Nan's “Ocean State” opens with a shocking line, but the novel feels allergic to its own suspense. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-01 15:35:08 UTC ]
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Indie booksellers everywhere were disappointed when the American Booksellers Association called off this year's Winter Institute in Cincinnati, but local booksellers were even more disappointed: they had been looking forward to showing off their city’s rich literary offerings. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Khristi Lauren Adams is exploring how Black girls are on the front lines of bringing change to some of today’s most pressing social issues, including suicide prevention and anti-bullying, diversity in literature, and so much more in her new book, ‘Unbossed.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Phoenix Publishing and Media Group offers contemporary voices in its newly launched Jiangsu Literature Translated series. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Author of Chocolat says she does not use words ‘accidentally’The bestselling author Joanne Harris has turned down a US book deal after the publishers demanded she take out an “f-bomb” from the novel.The Chocolat author, who lives near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, tweeted on Saturday: “Today I... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-02-19 14:04:53 UTC ]
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The following contains spoilers for season four, episodes eight and nine of 'Star Trek: Discovery' and season one of 'Star Trek: Prodigy.'In the initial pitch for Star Trek, way back in 1964, the series was described as “Wagon Train to the Stars.” This was mostly in reference to its sense of... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-02-17 14:00:43 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales increased 28% in 2021 over 2020, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales were $9.03 billion, compared to sales of $6.50 billion in pandemic-ravaged 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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When Dennis Johnson and Valerie Merians founded Melville House 20 years ago, they had no idea their small press would eventually become one of the country’s most respected independent publishers. Yet here they are. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A brief but happy update: The Bookseller has reported that Samir Mansour Bookshop, the largest bookstore in Gaza, will reopen next week after being destroyed by an Israeli airstrike last May. The reopening was made possible by a GoFundMe campaign led by human rights lawyers Mahvish Rukhsana and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-02-07 16:07:29 UTC ]
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The 3rd Thing, a small press in Olympia, Wash., was set up to be a “publisher of necessary alternatives,” and in that, its list delivers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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On February 2, 1922, Sylvia Beach, through her legendary bookstore and occasional imprint Shakespeare and Company, published James Joyce’s modernist novel, Ulysses, in its entirety for the very first time. (It was also Joyce’s 40th birthday.) Since then, it has been banned and celebrated,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-02-02 09:55:38 UTC ]
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Vex King's personal development book Good Vibes, Good Life has now sold one million copies globally, according to publisher Hay House, alongside clocking up 100 weeks on the Sunday Times non-fiction paperback bestsellers list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-02-01 07:43:37 UTC ]
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In May 2021, Penguin Random House launched a new marketing effort under the hashtag #AllWaysBlack. Over 26.3K followers and nearly a year later, the channel will expand in a number of ways. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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