At Final SCIBA, Booksellers Imagine “One California”

Southern California Independent Booksellers Association members unanimously voted to dissolve the bookselling organization at the nonprofit's Fall Trade Show, and are now hoping to unite California booksellers as a single organization. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'Walking Dead' Season 9 finale is lowest-rated in series history

The Season 9 finale of "The Walking Dead" was the lowest-rated finale the show has ever had. In the Nielsen Live+Same Day ratings, Sunday's finale averaged a 1.9 rating in adults 18-49 and 5 million viewers. In fairness, that is up over 20% in both measures compared to last week's episode... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-02 15:50:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers Announce First Annual Bookstore Romance Day

As independent bookstores continue to deepen their ties with romance readers, a group of enthusiast booksellers has announced the first Bookstore Romance Day to be held on August 17, 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers Announce First Annual Romance Bookstore Day

As independent bookstores continue to deepen their ties with romance readers, a group of enthusiast booksellers has announced the first Bookstore Romance Day to be held on August 17, 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Québec: New Report Cites Book Sales Uptick; Booksellers Debate Backlist

Booksellers in French-language Canada are required to carry extensive backlist titles but say sales of them are slow and require staff training. The post In Québec: New Report Cites Book Sales Uptick; Booksellers Debate Backlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury snaps up final Storm Keeper novels

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has acquired two more books in Catherine Doyle’s Storm Keeper series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnston swaps PRH Ireland for Maldives to become bookseller

PRH Ireland press officer Aimée Johnston has flown out to the Maldives for a three-month stint at the world’s most remote bookshop.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patterson launches bookseller bursary

Author James Paterson is launching a Young Bookseller Special Achievement Award in association with the Booksellers Association. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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San Diego’s Laotian community pushes for a place in California history books

Members of San Diego’s Laotian community have launched a statewide movement to get their history added to California textbooks. Lao Advocacy Organization San Diego, or LaoSD, formed last fall after then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that added lessons on the Vietnamese American refugee... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hannigan's final novel hits number one in Ireland

Emma Hannigan’s final novel has reached number one in the Irish adult fiction charts after just three days of sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flatt becomes comment editor at The Bookseller

Journalist and novelist Molly Flatt has been appointed comment editor of The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taking a Stand for Open Access, University of California Terminates Elsevier Deal

The decision to walk away from the world's largest publisher of scientific journals could be a milestone in the transition to open access. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High school basketball: California regional results and updated pairings

BOYS BASKETBALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL OPEN DIVISION Regional quarterfinals, Wednesday Sierra Canyon 82, San Diego Torrey Pines 38 Westchester 74, Rancho Christian 57 Mater Dei 68, Bishop Montgomery 53 Corona Centennial 76, Fairfax 75 Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m. #4 Westchester at... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Raymond Briggs's final book, which faces death 'head-on', due this year

Collection of short pieces, which has been in the works for more than a decade, takes stock of The Snowman author’s lifeRaymond Briggs is one of the UK’s most beloved children’s authors, the creator of characters from The Snowman to Fungus the Bogeyman. But in his forthcoming book Time for... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller Frenkel’s Holocaust memoir wins JQ Wingate Literary Prize

 Françoise Frenkel’s rediscovered Holocaust memoir No Place to Lay One’s Head has won the 2019 JQ Wingate Literary Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At CONTEC Mexico: Booksellers on Countering the Online Retail Challenge

At the third CONTEC Mexico conference, booksellers from Germany and Spain discussed the art of attracting customers in an age of online shopping. The post At CONTEC Mexico: Booksellers on Countering the Online Retail Challenge appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laotian-style barbecue comes to Southern California

Good morning. Unless you’re one of the lucky folks who are reading this from Mammoth, it’s a good weekend to stay home and do some cooking, maybe curl up with a blanket — yes, this is cold for us — and a stack of cookbooks. We can help with that last part, as we have a story about the couple who... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dolly Parton brings her Imagination Library charity to Ireland

Dolly Parton, the country music legend and longtime philanthropist, is bringing her literacy charity for children to Ireland, the Irish Times reported Thursday. Parton announced that her Imagination Library, which mails free books to children each month from their birth until their fifth... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller and WBD launch bookshop competition

The Bookseller is teaming up with World Book Day to launch a competition for bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo, ABA Offer BEX Travel Grants to Indie Booksellers

BookExpo and the American Booksellers Association have partnered on a program offering indie booksellers financial support to attend the annual book industry trade show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Books Bestsellers: 'Becoming' Finally Falls

Michelle Obama's memoir, 'Becoming,' has finally dropped from the top five on the Apple Books store. Delia Owens's 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' meanwhile, stayed #1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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