A heart-warming love letter to books and bookshops, by an amenable fellow turned antisocial old misanthrope“I was in here two years ago and you had a book by Roger Penrose. Do you know what happened to it?” Shaun Bythell – owner of the Book Shop in Wigtown, Galloway – has 100,000 books in stock, sells 20,000 a year, and has handled nearly 1m second-hand books since he bought the shop in 2001. Unsurprisingly, the Roger Penrose volume had not stuck in his mind.Before he entered the book trade at the tender age of 31, he was “amenable and friendly”. Now, after many years of fielding bizarre questions, constant haggling over prices (why is it “acceptable to try to screw the profit out of struggling small businesses” but not supermarkets?), and struggling to survive despite Amazon’s “icy grip” on bookselling, he has been forced to embrace the stereotype of the “impatient, intolerant, antisocial proprietor”. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-24 10:58:38 UTC ]
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In June, with the coronavirus in retreat and with help from the Booksellers Association (BA), we encouraged everyone to #ChooseBookshops as high street retailers looked to reopen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-23 01:28:05 UTC ]
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Six books will vie to win the 42nd Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-22 18:15:14 UTC ]
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Following the recent slate of virtual regional bookseller conferences, both organizers and participants anticipate that in-person gatherings will make a return someday and will be part of a hybrid model that includes enhanced virtual programming. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline Review will publish Always, in December by debut novelist Emily Stone, as a lead launch title in autumn 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-20 17:42:51 UTC ]
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“Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection” offers a brief history of the weapons and their wielders. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-20 16:25:06 UTC ]
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In this bold adaptation of the Jack London novel, a young writer suffers, fights and pays as he stands alone against the world. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-10-15 11:00:08 UTC ]
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The Mountains & Plains Indie Booksellers Association held its annual membership meeting virtually during its online regional trade show and learned that, despite the pandemic, the organization remains on solid ground. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian Faber is to publish Psycho-Logical by Dean Burnett, a "unique insight" into understanding mental health. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 11:51:49 UTC ]
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Ebury has netted Joyrider: Your Zero Bullshit Guide to Gratitude by broadcaster and podcaster Angela Scanlon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 08:41:27 UTC ]
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Avon has snapped up Who Took Eden Mulligan? and one further book by Sharon Dempsey, marking the start of a “brilliantly crafted” Belfast-based crime series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-09 14:20:32 UTC ]
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Wesley Barnes had posted several reviews allegedly accusing the resort of "modern day slavery" Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2020-10-09 06:23:40 UTC ]
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The Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association's virtual trade show, FallCon, kicked off Thursday morning with a group of children's and YA book authors demonstrating the magic that storytelling holds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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William Collins has picked up debut writer J S Tennant’s “brilliantly original” history of Cuba. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 05:38:06 UTC ]
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In “War: How Conflict Shaped Us,” Margaret MacMillan examines the impact of war, both bad and good. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-10-06 09:00:08 UTC ]
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Bi and lesbian books from the last two decades for fans of literary fiction, from haunting collections to atmospheric historical fiction like Miss Timmins’ School for Girls by Nayana Currimbhoy. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-10-02 10:38:36 UTC ]
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Headline Review will publish Freya Berry's debut novel, The Dictator’s Wife, as a lead hardback launch in 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 22:16:14 UTC ]
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Rob Biddulph has said he was “overwhelmed” by the response to the online #DrawWithRob drawing lessons he ran during lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 21:07:16 UTC ]
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Companies need to ensure their brands come across as useful, direct and friendly if they want to appeal to children, according to James Erskine, m.d. of specialist marketing agency Rocket. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 19:09:45 UTC ]
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Wesley Barnes sued by resort owner after posting negative comments on TripadvisorAn American man is facing two years in prison in Thailand after posting negative online reviews of a hotel resort.The Sea View Resort in Koh Chang accused Wesley Barnes of “a slanderous campaign” over the reviews,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-09-29 12:25:01 UTC ]
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In an annual meeting and town hall that touched on the many issues and challenges that booksellers face today, New England Independent Booksellers Association members took up a message of resilience and looked ahead to 2021 with good spirits in spite of it all. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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