Do you even love books if you haven’t collected all of these independent bookseller cards?

Canadian independent publisher (and bookstore!) Biblioasis has printed up a limited run of indie bookseller trading cards, featuring heroic comic book portraits of prominent booksellers. Why? Well, for starters, this week is the annual independent booksellers conference in Baltimore, the ABA’s Winter Institute, at which thousands of bookstore people drink too much, swap tales of […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-01-21 13:40:31 UTC ]

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[ The Guardian | 2021-02-02 11:00:34 UTC ]
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Anne Irish, a leading figure in children's bookselling in America, died on January 26 at age 78; she was among a cadre of women who opened and purchased bookstores in the 1970s and 1980s. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in Five: Kate Rizzo

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Bookseller launches crowdfund for children's book donation

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Take a look at China’s first 3D-printed concrete bookstore.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2021-01-28 16:35:33 UTC ]
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If you love books and also love, you can rent this bookstore for a COVID-friendly date night.

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A Bookseller’s Awkward Run-in With Lou Reed

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This new indie bookstore categorizes books by emotion.

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