An Interview with Autumn (shelftalker)

A bookstore visit to address supply chain concerns and share top picks for the season. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-20 14:00:00 UTC ]

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ABA Reports Strong Financials and Increased Membership for 2024

The American Booksellers Association held its annual meeting and community forum with 128 individuals and store locations in attendance. ABA’s present membership includes 2,433 bookstore companies with 2,844 store locations, representing “an 11% increase in membership year over year,” according... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Charges dropped against 4 in Toronto Indigo bookstore vandalism

Charges have been dropped against four of the 11 people charged with mischief and criminal harassment, which police called "hate-motivated," after an Indigo bookstore was vandalized last fall. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2024-05-22 13:48:29 UTC ]
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Inside Reese Witherspoon’s Literary Empire

In today's book news: an in-depth look at Reese Witherspoon's book club, upcoming books that "should" be bestsellers, why you should buy yourself a bookstore gift card, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-05-20 18:19:41 UTC ]
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Is print dead? Not at this indie bookstore publishing L.A.'s untold stories

A local electrical engineer with a passion for literature is on a mission to share the stories of local authors who have struggled to break into the mainstream publishing industry. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-05-20 10:00:37 UTC ]
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Column: L.A.'s only Spanish-language children's bookstore will soon get más grande

Cool stuff was everywhere I looked. A compendium of Latin American folk tales. A young-adult version of radio legend Maria Hinojosa's memoir. Picture books teaching Spanish speakers words in Nahuatl and Maya. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-05-15 13:00:39 UTC ]
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Struggling Fifth Avenue landmark Scribner Building gets a new chapter

The noble but neglected Scribner Building on Fifth Avenue has renewed the lease for its last remaining tenant at a higher rent, marking the first good news in many years for the landmarked property where F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway used to meet their publisher. Apparel retailer... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2024-05-07 09:48:08 UTC ]
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Tomorrow is Indie Bookstore Day! So you should go to a bookstore.

🎵 It’s the moooost wonderfullll tiiiiime of the yeaaaar!🎵 That’s right, folks: tomorrow is perhaps the greatest book-related holiday on the calendar: Independent Bookstore Day! As I’ve been saying at the top of bookstore events at my local indie (where I moonlight as the events manager), every... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-04-26 14:15:13 UTC ]
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They Saw Dallas as a Literary Hub, Then Got to Work Making It One

“We are a literary city”: Will Evans started saying it in 2013, when he started the publisher Deep Vellum. Alongside the bookstore Wild Detectives and others, they’ve put Dallas on the literary map. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-04-25 09:05:49 UTC ]
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The Power of Books: Isobel Abulhoul on Engaging Young Readers

Isobel Abulhoul, who founded the Emirates LitFest and Magrudy’s bookstore chain, focuses on turning children into readers. The post The Power of Books: Isobel Abulhoul on Engaging Young Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-22 21:55:50 UTC ]
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The Next Generation of Booksellers Is Changing the (Bookselling) World

The bookstore proprietors of today are putting inclusivity first, building communities, and opening up shop in unexpected places. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Bookstore of the Year 2024 Finalist: Writer’s Block Bookstore

In the past decade, Writer’s Block, which sells new books for both adults and children, has become a literary hub of the Greater Orlando metro area. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Professional Booksellers School Expands, Offering Mentorship and Self Study Programs

The Professional Booksellers School has educated nearly 1,000 booksellers since it was launched in 2021, and has recently rolled out new self-study courses as well as “Bookstore Year One,” a year-long program designed to provide mentorship for new bookstore owners. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Bookstore of the Year 2024 Finalist: Red Balloon Bookshop

The Red Balloon, founded in 1984 in St. Paul, Minn., specializes in books for children of all ages. It has been a community gathering space for decades. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Bookstore of the Year 2024 Finalist: Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore and Gallery

Cofounded in Calle 24, San Francisco’s Latino cultural district, in 2021, the bookstore specializes in radical literature, poetry, and Spanish-language titles, and embodies the Mission District’s storied revolutionary spirit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Bookstore of the Year 2024 Finalist: Antigone Books

Founded in 1973, Antigone Books stands strong as a Tucson, Ariz., feminist landmark. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Cash, Lots of Censorship: Bothayna Al-Essa on Opening a Bookstore in Kuwait

On March 10, 2016, I became a bookseller. I was on a quest to bring back a lost form of bookstore. The kind that offers a creative space for exchanging ideas and an enduring, steadfast haven. A diametric contrast to all things seasonal and ephemeral, to second-rate books flaunted on bestseller... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-04-03 08:54:29 UTC ]
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Crystal Hana Kim on Writing as a Mother, the Korean Diaspora, and How to Structure a Page-Turner

I first met Crystal Hana Kim at Women and Children First Bookstore in Chicago in 2017 for a book event, just after she just won the 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. She greeted me with warm enthusiasm and we spoke about Korean history. Her debut novel, If You Leave... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-04-02 08:54:17 UTC ]
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Vroman’s Hastings Ranch Location Will Close in May

Vroman’s Bookstore will close its Hastings Ranch Vroman’s location in Pasadena on May 12, saying that it was “unable to reach an agreement with the property owner” due to “increasing occupancy expenses.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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I didn’t get the credit for my bestselling book: the secret life of the celebrity ghost writer

There’s nothing quite like finding six new releases on display in a bookstore – all of which you’ve written, and none of which has your name on itA few years back, a long-held dream of mine came true: a book I wrote became a runaway hit.You’ve probably read the book. You’ve definitely seen the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-03-11 14:00:31 UTC ]
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