Donations pour in for Asian American-owned NYC bookstore decimated by fire

An Asian American-owned bookstore in Manhattan’s Chinatown left gutted by a July fourth fire is getting flooded with support from the community, writers and celebrities Continue reading at 'ABC News'

[ ABC News | 2023-07-07 18:01:56 UTC ]
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Canada’s Indigo Bookstore Chain Agrees to a Buyout Offer

The buyout offer is expected to close in June, when Indigo will be removed from Toronto's stock market, the company going private. The post Canada’s Indigo Bookstore Chain Agrees to a Buyout Offer appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-03 21:44:05 UTC ]
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Louisiana HB 777 Would Criminalize Librarians and Libraries Who Join the American Library Association

A Louisiana bill would criminalize membership in the American Library Association with fines, jail time, or hard labor. No, this isn't a joke. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-04-03 16:22:38 UTC ]
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Little Cash, Lots of Censorship: Bothayna Al-Essa on Opening a Bookstore in Kuwait

On March 10, 2016, I became a bookseller. I was on a quest to bring back a lost form of bookstore. The kind that offers a creative space for exchanging ideas and an enduring, steadfast haven. A diametric contrast to all things seasonal and ephemeral, to second-rate books flaunted on bestseller... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-04-03 08:54:29 UTC ]
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Lauren Groff Prepares to Open Her Bookstore—with a Little Help from Her Bookseller Friends

Fortified by advice and tips from Ann Patchett and Emma Straub, her fellow authors-turned-indie-booksellers, the author of 'Fates and Furies' and 'Matrix' readies to open her new bookstore, the Lynx, in downtown Gainesville, Fla., this spring. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Barbara Walters’s Wardrobe Was For Sale This Week in NYC

Women in media recently had a chance to browse and buy clothes owned by the trailblazing TV news anchor. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-03-15 09:04:32 UTC ]
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Telegraph takeover: UK planning new laws to prevent foreign states owning assets

New legislation could thwart planned £600m purchase of media group by UAE-backed consortiumThe UK government plans to introduce legislation that would prevent foreign governments owning UK newspapers and news magazines in a significant move that could scupper the planned £600m sale of the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-03-13 15:52:35 UTC ]
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'American Prometheus' Author Kai Bird Named 2024 BIO Award Winner

Bird is the award-winning author of seven books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning book that served as the basis for Christopher Nolan’s film 'Oppenheimer,' which won seven Academy Awards last night, including best picture. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Llano County Public Librarian Fired for Not Banning Books Sues County, Library Commissioners

A Llano County librarian who refused to ban books at the direction of the board and county has filed a lawsuit with a firm making a name for themselves protecting libraries nationwide. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-03-05 15:19:15 UTC ]
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The UK’s Nibbies: Small Press and Bookstore Shortlists

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-03-04 16:24:55 UTC ]
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RuPaul Launches Author-Owned Online Book Marketplace

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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U.K. Publishing Spotlight: Barbican’s American Ambitions

Martin Goodman, publisher of Barbican Press, describes his move from the U.K. to Los Angeles and the challenges of breaking into the U.S. market with transgressive and radical books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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U.K. Publishing Spotlight: Advice for Americans Working with Brits

A U.S.-based publishing exec for John Murray Press offers five pieces of advice on working with colleagues in the U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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What Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Win Meant For American Music

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Bring Back the Big, Comfortable Bookstore Reading Chair

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[ Literrary Hub | 2024-02-19 09:55:59 UTC ]
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The Small Bookstore Dedicated To Romance Tells Us Their Favorite Romantic Reads

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130-Year-Old California Bookstore Seeks Buyer

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Jacinda Townsend and James Bernard Short on American Fiction

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The Book Behind ‘American Fiction’ Came Out 23 Years Ago. It’s Still Current.

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Palestinian-American writer Randa Jarrar was dragged out of a PEN event.

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