Campaign to Promote Physical Bookstores Launched

A number of industry members have gotten together to form Love Your Bookstore, a campaign aimed to help draw attention to all physical bookstores as the holiday shopping season begins. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four HarperCollins executives traveled to the Vatican last weekend to present eight different editions of 'Life, My Life Story Through History' by Pope Francis, which was released on March 19 and is being published in all of the publisher's global markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Lauren Groff Prepares to Open Her Bookstore—with a Little Help from Her Bookseller Friends

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Rizzoli International to Launch U.K. Publishing Arm

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The UK’s Nibbies: Small Press and Bookstore Shortlists

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RuPaul Launches Author-Owned Online Book Marketplace

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