Celebrations include karaoke and a film contest that will enable the winner to go on his or her own Tsukuru Tazaki-like pilgrimage. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SPX, an annual festival for independent and self-published comics, opens this weekend, September 13-14 in North Bethesda, Maryland with such artists as Lynda Barry, Keith Knight, Charles Burns and others. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Murakami's novel 'Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage' is still topping US bestseller lists. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A sheep man and a person with a taste for young boys brains feature in short story due for ChristmasSoon after he drew crowds, some of whom had queued for 18 hours, to a London book signing for his latest novel, Haruki Murakamis publisher has announced a new short book in English that will be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Esther Day is celebrated on Aug. 3, the birthday of teenager Esther Earl, with whom 'The Fault in Our Stars' author Green became acquainted before she died in 2010. Earl suggested the holiday center on 'the kinds of love that are too often overlooked in our culture: love among friends and... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Next month the Austin bookstore is creating its own day to celebrate its independence with free books, activities, and cake. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don Piper’s car was hit by a truck in 1989, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Piper wrote about what happened next in the bestselling "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life," which paved the way for other recent bestsellers recounting glimpses of the afterlife. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George R R Martin and Haruki Murakami [pictured] will appear at this year’s Edinburgh... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 20th Audio Publishers Association Conference kicked off with a "State of the Union" address from APA President Michelle Lee Cobb at the Javits Center in New York City on Wednesday morning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twenty years ago, if someone had told Pete Mulvihill, Kevin Ryan, and Kevin Hunsanger that they would one day own Green Apple Books, the store where they then worked, all three of them would have been “gob-smacked”—much like their reaction last month when they were told that their San Francisco... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 47-year-old San Francisco store behind California Bookstore Day is this year's winner. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers from the Midwest and the West Coast dominate this year's shortlist for the 22nd annual award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Learnist, an online social learning venture and application, is releasing a new iOS app for mobile devices and launching the Learnist Digital Bookstore, which will sell premium content from a selection of well-known experts and celebrities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, already topping charts across Europe, will be published in the UK in AugustHaruki Murakami's UK publisher has announced that the Japanese author's latest novel, which is currently topping charts in Germany, Spain and Holland, will be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Valentine's Day: Many bookstores have embraced the holiday in manners both touching and funny. Two bookstores celebrated Valentine's Day by offering to set up customers on a 'blind date' with a book. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the past 15 years or so, poets and poetry lovers around the world have earmarked January 17 as a day to pay tribute to the late poet and pacifist William Stafford (1914–1993) with public readings from his works. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On December 11, the German Book Office New York will celebrate 15 years promoting German literature in North America and connecting the German and American publishing industries. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It may be astonishing that a print publication devoted to book reviews still exists, but it does — and Kirkus Reviews wants to give you a free literary trip to NYC. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Haruki Murakami book that has sold 1 million copies a week in Japan is coming to America. It has been selling spectacularly -- particularly for a work of complex literary fiction.The Haruki Murakami book that has sold 1 million copies a week in Japan is coming to America. It has been selling... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Edinburgh Book Festival, which is celebrating 30 years, is the "largest and best respected literary festival in the world", according to its director. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“The store is my crack,” says Richard Howorth, co-owner of 34-year-old Square Books in Oxford, Miss., and former president of the American Booksellers Association. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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