You could say I have a sentimental attachment to the chain bookstore. Growing up in an intellectually impoverished American suburb, I spent much of my free time in now-defunct locations of Borders and Barnes & Noble. I read garbage, mostly: popular history magazines, Star Trek novelizations, art tomes whose pages I scoured only for frank depictions of naked women. But I had an intuitive sense that all those “wordy” books sleeping on the shelves, whose spines I raced my finger along while traveling between the café and the restrooms, would some day be the building blocks of a real, adult mind, the cathedral-like dimensions of which I could almost picture emerging through the haze of my juvenile enthusiasms. Inside Barnes & Noble, the figures of great literature literally looked down on me. A large wallpapered mural assembled them all in some grand ahistorical café. It was through that mural that I had my first encounters with the brooding fop Oscar Wilde and the fabulously bearded Anthony Trollope. Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s author and illustrator Babette Cole has died aged 67, her publisher at Mabecron Books, Ron Johns, has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Windmill Books has acquired a suspenseful Swedish debut, The Dying Game, by Asa Avdic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robin Hyman, former chairman of Laurence King and former president of the Publishers' Association, has died peacefully in his sleep. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW's reviews editors have selected some of the most notable adult and children's authors to meet at this year's Winter Institute Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage is launching a new series, Vintage Minis, designed to celebrate the publisher’s extensive backlist by turning snippets from great contemporary and classic writers into small but compelling titles on "big" subjects, such as death, eating and love. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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November's bookstore sales were $805 million, an increase of 1.5% over November 2015. Sales for the first 11 months of 2016 were up 3.4%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New stores prep for openings in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania; a store in Illinois adds a new outlet, in New York; a California bookstore gets ready to change hands; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Go behind the scenes with Young and check out photos from the highly-anticipated film adaptation of ‘The Shack,’ which opens in theaters nationwide on March 3. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Toronto, Canada, the CBC is reporting that the latest wave of book thieves have a particular fondness for Haruki Murakami. The post Shoplifters Favor Haruki Murakami in Toronto Bookstores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite generating $5 million in sales a year, Neil Van Uum is closing Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis, Tenn., citing rent hikes and slowing sales as the culprit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Books preps another physical store; B&N to shutter one in Minnesota; a used bookstore goes on the market in Arizona; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon ups its sales tax collection to 36 states and the District of Columbia; new owners for store in Rhode Island and Wisconsin; a long-time Maine bookstore to close; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An iconic Tennessee bookstore prepares to close its doors; a New York and an Indiana bookstore mark major milestones; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new bookstore opens in North Carolina; a Connecticut bookstore adds podcasts; one of the country’s smallest bookstores goes on the market; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian businessman F. Ross Johnson, the former RJR Nabisco chief executive depicted as the epitome of corporate greed in the bestselling book and movie "Barbarians at the Gate," has died. He was 85. The Aycock-Riverside Funeral and Cremation Center in Jupiter, Fla., said Johnson died Thursday.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British author Richard Adams, whose 1972 book “Watership Down” became a classic of children's literature, has died at age 96, according to his daughter. Juliet Johnson told the Associated Press on Tuesday that Adams died on Christmas Eve. A statement on the official website for “Watership Down”... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wandering around Echo Park recently, Tyler Sharkey was pleasantly surprised to find that he could now grab a beer at his neighborhood bookstore, Stories Books and Cafe. He’d already discovered some other unexpected places nearby with booze: Golden Saddle Cyclery, a Silver Lake bike repair shop... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bookstore opens in a country store in Massachusetts; an indie returns to Missouri; new stores prep for opening in New Jersey and Oklahoma early next year; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five strategies that will help you enhance your revenue at your Big Event and broaden the horizon for other creative event concepts. The post Publishing Around “The Big Event” appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houston gets a Latino bookstore; a Canadian bookseller chooses an unlikely spot for expansion; a Brooklyn bookseller gets ready to party at its newly opened second store; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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