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'
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Yu & Me Books, located in the heart of Manhattan's Chinatown, has become a literary haven for immigrant authors and writers of color. Continue reading at HuffPost
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A Guide to Bookstore Customers, Award-Winning Fantasy, MId-Century Queer Romance, and More in Today's Best Book Deals Continue reading at Book Riot
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It’s been over a year since Peter Parker and Miles Morales joined forces for their epic crossover adventure game on the Sony PlayStation 5. Now they are swinging their way to PCs early next year. Sony announced at New York Comic Con today that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is getting a PC release on... Continue reading at Engadget
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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
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Amazon has launched its first ever ereader with a color display, in addition to the latest versions of the other models in its Kindle lineup. The company says it designed the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition to deliver "rich, paper-like color." You'll be able to see book covers, images, comics... Continue reading at Engadget
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The owner of the bookstore Bettie’s Pages in Lowell, Mich., is “an outspokenly progressive voice running a small business successfully in a conservative small town” and a tireless advocate for the freedom to read. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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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
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The sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga has proven to be both a critical disappointment and a box office one. Continue reading at Wired
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Todd Phillips' sequel Joker: Folie a Deux bombed in its box-office debut with an estimated domestic opening of $40 million, well behind expectations, after becoming the the first Hollywood comic book movie in history to earn a D CinemaScore from audiences. (THR / Heat... Continue reading at AdWeek
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Two sisters, Barbara Cerda and Valeria Cerda, the co-owners of La Revo Books, a pop-up bookstore in Milwaukee, were named MIBA's booksellers of the year for 202. The two founded La Revo in 2021 to sell Spanish-language literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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American myths and monsters, goddesses in Greek myth, a bookstore stuck in the past, and more of today's best book deals Continue reading at Book Riot
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The feminist bookstore, founded in 1979, has been named the Great Lakes Bookstore of the Year by the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association. It is the inaugural recipient of the award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Decades after the Dick Tracy movie, the Oscar-winner just can’t quit the comic book detective. Continue reading at Slate
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Plus the second annual Banned Wagon tour, books about books, gifts for indie bookstore lovers, and more today on Book Riot. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Old school newspaper hawkers will be handing out copies of the ‘Gotham Gazette,‘ a newspaper inspired by the new show ‘The Penguin.’ Given the semi-annual world-ending events and the bevy of unhinged, heavily costumed folks behind them, a comic book universe would be an objectively terrible... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2024-09-19 14:04:17 UTC ]
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Booksellers gathered at the home of the Rose Bowl for the California Independent Booksellers Alliance’s Fall Fest 2024, which took place September 17–18. Of 177 bookseller members from across the Golden State, 83 were first-time attendees; 46 exhibitor organizations and 36 authors also came to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In series like Planetary, of which he was a creator, and Astonishing X-Men, his drawings conveyed a sense of realism in situations that were often fantastical. Continue reading at The New York Times
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On Saturdays in late ’90s, my father, a taxi driver, would pool his tips for the week and take me, a child too precocious for his own good, to a local bookstore in search of my next read. Together, we silently wandered the store, picking up paperbacks and inspecting their pages. On shelves that... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Comic book superfans have San Diego Comic-Con. Bravo superfans have BravoCon. And now dedicated MSNBC viewers have an in-person experience to satiate their particular strain of superfandom. The network took over the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Saturday for MSNBC Live:... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2024-09-09 13:10:00 UTC ]
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A sweetly situated bookstore and its bookseller in France leads Richard Charkin to speculate on job titles in publishing. The post Richard Charkin in France: What’s in a Name? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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