Could You Run a Bookstore Out of Your House?

The Brooklyn book collector with 50,000 books at home, a first look at the new Lord of the Rings movie, and more. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2024-06-13 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Bigoted Bookselling: When the Nazis Opened a Propaganda Bookstore in Los Angeles

In the first half of the twentieth century, radical bookstores took many forms and often served as part of larger, multichannel campaigns. Nazis, as well as Communists and Socialists, organized festivals and parades, dances and concerts, and schools and camps to disseminate critiques of American... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-21 08:56:24 UTC ]
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550 Stores Participated in 2024 Bookstore Romance Day

Bookstore Romance Day, held last Saturday, has grown to include 550 bookstores, up from 150 stores when it was founded in 2019. It now offers online events and giveaways from Libro.fm, in addition to in-store promotions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Close-Up: Severn House

Severn House, an indie publisher established in 1974, continues to expand its wide-ranging library of genre fiction. Whether it's romance, cozy mystery, or fantasy, Severn House is committed to publishing unique stories from established and emerging authors. Joanne Grant, publisher of Severn... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New Bookstore Aims to Help Readers Cope With Burnout

5 to 9 Books, a new online-only bookstore run through Bookshop.org and Libro.fm, aims to help burned out professionals and new retirees cope with the stresses of life by introducing them to new hobbies and feeding their passions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The coolest bookstore bars in America.

The bookstore bar aspires to combine two beloved things: wine and stacks. Though people have been pairing vittles and pages as long as either have existed, the retail trend has taken off in recent years. As Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner reported in Eater this week, the book bar creates “a third... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-16 17:01:25 UTC ]
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The International Indie Publishing Houses Shaking Up the Book World

Contemporary literature is one of those four-dimensional things that seem to expand whenever you take a closer look. No one really knows more than a corner of it, perhaps a very large one, but a corner nevertheless. This quality, this mercuriality, of literature makes it more endless than any... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2024-08-16 11:05:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Opens Its Audio Narrator Mentorship

The Penguin Random House Audio Narrator mentorship is a six-month program, opening its fifth session in January. The post Penguin Random House Opens Its Audio Narrator Mentorship appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-13 21:21:54 UTC ]
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5 New Books About Bookstores

A slate of recent books about bookselling extolls the manifold virtues of bookshops, which serve as community pillars, literary salons, political entities, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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State sends $500M to community groups to run new Medicaid pilot

State officials are funneling hundreds of millions to community health providers as the state begins its long-awaited Medicaid experiment, which will use the public health dollars in ways they haven’t been used before.Nine regional organizations, including three in the city, are set to receive... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2024-08-08 09:33:04 UTC ]
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Italy: A New Ubik Bookstore on Sicily’s Island of Ortigia

The Ubik bookstore in Syracuse's Ortigia district has reopened under new management ahead of Italy 's guest of honor turn at Frankfurt. The post Italy: A New Ubik Bookstore on Sicily’s Island of Ortigia appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-07 15:14:55 UTC ]
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UK: Spiracle Opens ‘Audiobook in a Card’ for Bookstores

London's Spiracle co-publishes independent houses' audiobooks and sells them to bookstore consumers using in-store cards with QR codes. The post UK: Spiracle Opens ‘Audiobook in a Card’ for Bookstores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-05 18:30:21 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble’s Purchase of Indie Bookstore Approved by Court

What do you think of Barnes & Noble's plans surrounding the future of the Tattered Cover? Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-07-31 18:23:52 UTC ]
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Why your local indie bookstore might not have Hillbilly Elegy in stock this week (or ever).

Last week, shortly after the announcement that JD Vance would be joining the Republican ticket, I was working my bookstore gig at The Golden Notebook when a woman came in and asked me if we had any copies of Hillbilly Elegy. I took a glance at the inventory, told her we did not, and started to […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-25 18:51:59 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks Building In-House Sales Team, Taps Payne to Direct

Sourcebooks is expanding its reach into the indie bookseller sales channel by replacing commission reps with an in-house sales team. The Chicagoland-based publisher has poached Courtney Payne from Chronicle Books to lead the team as director of indie retail sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbit Launches Horror Imprint, Run for It

The fourth imprint launched by Orbit, Hachette Book Group's SFF division, Run for It joins the flagship Orbit imprint, Redhook, and Orbit Works. Orbit executive editor Bradley Englert will serve as the imprint's principal acquiring editor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Always Here Bookstore Shows Up for LGBTQ Readers

Always Here Bookstore, a pop-up in Portland, Ore., aims to be a literary oasis for queer, trans, Latinx, and neurodivergent people of all ages. While they search for a bricks-and-mortar home, co-owners Rafael Hart and John Hart want Always Here to be a go-to source for books with LGBTQ authors... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Is TikTok Saving Print Books and Bookstores?

Print book sales and store traffic are on the rise. Plus: Book Riot's best books of 2024, adaptation news, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-07-10 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Is Buying Boom! Studios

The Random House Publishing Group has signed an agreement, expected to close later this summer, to acquire comic book and graphic novel publisher Boom! Studios. Boom! will become part of Random House Worlds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Romance Bookstores Increase Tenfold in Two Years

Have you heard? Romance is booming online and IRL. Print sales surge with the help of teens and social media. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-07-09 15:00:00 UTC ]
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