Combined Regional Bookseller Conference Draws a (Digital) Crowd

In a partnership that may turn out to be a rare, notable success during the pandemic, the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance saw their five-day combined conference kick off on Monday with high attendance. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Veteran Bookseller Scott McKinstry Dies at 60

McKinstry, who worked as a bookseller at a number of prominent indies in London, Denver, New York City, and Seattle, as well as a communications manager for the American Booksellers Association, died in Seattle on March 8. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore ends brief chapter on the Upper West Side

Change seems to come naturally to some areas. Gentrifying post-industrial swaths of Brooklyn and Queens, perhaps, are used to blocks that morph in quick time.But differences may be harder to swallow in more established neighborhoods, such as the Upper West Side, where the enclave along Broadway... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2025-03-27 10:03:09 UTC ]
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Fiona McFarlane has won this year’s Story Prize for “Highway Thirteen.”

Fiona McFarlane has won the 21st annual Story Prize for her collection Highway Thirteen. The Story Prize’s $20,000 prize is among the largest first-prize amounts of any annual U.S. book award for fiction.The judges—writer and editor Elliott Holt, writer Maurice Carlos Ruffin, and bookseller Lucy... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2025-03-26 11:20:24 UTC ]
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Canadian Booksellers Unite in Tariff Fight

The Canadian Independent Booksellers Association and Indigo Books have sent a joint letter asking Prime Minister Mark Carney to exempt books from the 25% counter-tariffs scheduled to take effect on April 2, saying they would have “devastating consequences.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Yes, I’ve Been Selling My Book on Dating Apps

Over the past couple years, I’ve been accidentally moonlighting as a bookseller on Hinge. Selling books on Hinge (and occasionally Tinder, once in a while Feeld) started happening pretty effortlessly, through a few back and forths with a match. I’ve organically sold my book Women at least a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2025-02-10 09:58:28 UTC ]
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Like Gold in the River: A Review of Radwa Ashour’s Granada Trilogy, by Gretchen McCullough

Like Gold in the River: A Review of Radwa Ashour’s Granada Trilogy, by Gretchen McCullough Book Reviews [email protected] Tue, 02/04/2025 - 15:24 Background photo by Taiga / Adobe Stock / Author photo courtesy of AUC Press Years ago, I... Continue reading at World Literature Today

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Barnes & Noble will open 60 new bookstores in 2025, breaking last year’s record as bookstore revival ramps up

After a decade of downsizing, the beloved bookseller is seeing a resurgence thanks in part to TikTok’s #BookTok and a rise in so-called third spaces. January was a long month, but we finally have some good news in 2025: Bookseller Barnes & Noble plans to open at least 60 new stores this... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2025-02-03 20:30:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop.org Now Sells Ebooks

The bookseller is applying its sales model—where online purchases support indie bookstores—to digital books. It has also released a mobile app for shopping and reading ebooks. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2025-01-28 11:30:00 UTC ]
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Fyodor fever: how Dostoevsky became a social media sensation

White Nights, the author’s 1848 novella, sounds an unlikely candidate to go viral, but the story of lovelorn loneliness is now a favourite among TikTok and Instagram usersBeing popular on TikTok can make just about anything fly off the shelves, from beauty products to cucumbers, which became one... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-12-17 17:45:43 UTC ]
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MIBA Executive Director Carrie Obry Steps Down

The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association announced that executive director Carry Obry has stepped down from her position, effective immediately. Operations manager Grace Hagen will serve as interim ED while the board searches for a permanent replacement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title includes “leather-daddy bounty hunters.”

The Bookseller has selected six books for their 46th annual Diagram Prize shortlist for The Oddest Book Title of the Year, a prize they’ve been awarding since 1978. (According to Sarah Lyall, the prize began “as a way for Bruce Robertson, co-founder of the Diagram Group, an information and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-11-18 19:09:25 UTC ]
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The 25 Most Influential Cookbooks From the Last 100 Years

Chefs, writers, editors and a bookseller gathered to debate — and decide — which titles have most changed the way we cook and eat. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-11-15 10:03:24 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House amends its copyright rules to protect authors from AI

Artificial intelligence makers have faced a mountain of criticism for borrowing from the work of others to train its models. Now the world’s largest publishing house is taking steps to ensure its authors don’t have their work plagiarized in the name of progress. The Bookseller reports that... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-10-18 21:04:36 UTC ]
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Mountains and Plains Booksellers Assemble in Denver

The Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association is holding its annual FallCon in Denver, Co., October 6–9. As the trade show began, 226 booksellers representing 89 stores had registered, along with 22 librarians and 85 exhibitors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Deals of the Day: Oct. 7

LeasesTD Bank expands with SL GreenAddress: 125 Park Ave., ManhattanLandlord: SL GreenTenant: TD BankLease size: 130,057 square feetLease length: 10 yearsAsset type: OfficeBrokers: CBRE's Robert Alexander, Ryan Alexander, Matthew Saker and Nicole Marshall represented the tenant. Newmark's Brian... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2024-10-07 17:24:22 UTC ]
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PNBA Builds Back to Pre-Pandemic Attendance

The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association wrapped up its annual trade show on October 1 in Portland, Ore.. The show, executive director Brian Juenemann said, saw its best attendance since 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PNBA Brings Its People to Portland

Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association members convened in Portland, Ore., September 29–October 1, with about 240 booksellers representing 86 stores visiting the Columbia Riverfront Holiday Inn. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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