BookExpo 2018: Binc Launches Bookseller Scholarship in Memory of Carla Gray

The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation and the Friends of Carla Gray committee are introducing a scholarship to help an early-career bookseller learn more about the trade and to reinforce the ties between their store and the community. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers Pick Their Top Early 2016 Books

What will independent booksellers be handselling this season? We spoke with 12 booksellers throughout North America who are looking forward to pushing everything from buzzed-about debuts and under-the-radar experimental novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending January 29, 2016

A children’s bookstore in Bluffton, S.C., changes hands; stores in Newport Beach, Calif., and Springfield, Oh., expand; and a bookstore in Portland, Ore., reopens. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mills & Boon launches colouring book

Romance fans will soon have another reason to swoon as Mills & Boon launches an adult colouring book. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Sick of Reading about White Boys and Dogs,’ 11-Year-Old Launches #1000BlackGirlBooks

#1000BlackGirlBooks is a project headed by an 11-year-old in Philadelphia who wants to promote diversity in children's books. The post ‘Sick of Reading about White Boys and Dogs,’ 11-Year-Old Launches #1000BlackGirlBooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flying Eye launches brand partnership with Wahaca

Wahaca restaurants will from this spring offer their customers children’s books to read after signing a brand partnership deal with publisher Flying Eye. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flatt joins Bookseller's FutureBook

Tech and culture journalist Molly Flatt will join The Bookseller as associate editor of FutureBook. She succeeds Porter Anderson, who has moved to Publishing Perspectives as editor in chief. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former B&N Booksellers Have Hopes for Queens Store

When Vina Castillo, Natalie Noboa, and Holly Nikodem worked at the Forest Hills store, they often joked about opening a bookstore. Now that B&N has closed all three Queens stores, they're moving forward with their plans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac launches pocket-sized classics imprint

Pan Macmillan has launched a new hardback classics imprint: Macmillan Collector’s Library. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending January 22, 2016

Canadian chain Indigo goes small; a Tustin, Calif., bookstore prepares to shutter; Amazon gets taxed in Colorado; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Legendary publisher Klaus Flugge launches picture book prize

New picture book prize will recognise exciting newcomersKlaus Flugge, the publisher who launched the careers of some of our best-loved picture book illustrators, from Quentin Blake and Chris Riddell to David McKee, Tony Ross, Michael Foreman and Emma Chichester Clark, is launching his own book... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH launches consumer website

Penguin Random House UK has launched its consumer website Penguin.co.uk, and a new corporate site Penguinrandomhouse.co.uk, designed to showcase its eight publishing divisions and their imprints. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA calls on Hammond to intervene over Hong Kong bookseller

Tim Godfray, chief executive of The Booksellers Association, has written to the foreign secretary, asking that the government "thoroughly investigates all the facts" relating to the disappearances of missing Hong Kong booksellers, who include British passport-holder Lee Bo. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Missing bookseller makes tearful 'confession' on China state TV

The Chinese government has broken its silence on the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers widely suspected of being detained by the authorities over the publication of controversial books critical of China's elite. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending January 15, 2016

New bookstores are coming soon to Claremont, Calif., Ankeny, Iowa, and Philadelphia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SYP to launch Ireland branch

The Society of Young Publishers (SYP) is to launch a new branch based in Dublin, Ireland, called SYP Éire. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors and publishers urge US to help missing booksellers

Author and publishing organisations worldwide have banded together to urge the United States' government to investigate the disappearances of five missing Hong Kong (HK) publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Missing Hong Kong booksellers: US 'disturbed' by disappearances

State department echoes sentiment expressed by chief executive of the special administrative region, who noted threat to one-country, two-systems arrangementThe US said on Friday it was disturbed by reports that five Hong Kong booksellers critical of China’s leaders had disappeared. Related:... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending January 8, 2016

New stores are opening in Key West and Clanton, Ala., while a temporary store in Bremerton, Wash., is converting to a permanent one. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: A Look at Bookselling Trends

Over the past year, Peter Hildick-Smith, founder and CEO of the Codex Group, and Kristen McLean, director of new business development for Nielsen Book, have been following several industry developments that could well shape book sales going forward. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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