The owners of Greenlight Bookstore, which has two Brooklyn locations, came forward this week to take responsibility for “negative experiences of Black customers and employees in our stores” with a commitment to improving. In an open letter published Wednesday, co-owners Rebecca Fitting and Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo acknowledged that Black customers and employees have felt unwelcome and […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-10 16:24:01 UTC ]
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Nearly half of eligible employees have accepted a voluntary separation offer made by the company; to qualify, employees must be at least 60 years old and have been at the company for at least 15 years. Meanwhile, former CEO Markus Dohle has joined the board of Indigo Books & Music though he... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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As most people reading this website are aware, the literary media has been in steady decline for the last two decades. So in December 2022, when USA Today announced it was putting its bestseller list “on hiatus”—internet parlance for “dead and gone forever”—most of us saw it as one more nail in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-06-28 14:05:30 UTC ]
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The upstate New York literary press has taken over publication of more than 100 Nomadic books in a deal that closed earlier this month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A new queer indie bookstore is splitting profits with LGBTQ authors and spreading queer joy and literacy with a rainbow book bus. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-06-20 10:40:00 UTC ]
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Obsessively scratching her scalp, while simultaneously chiding herself not to, Kendra Rae Phillips sits on a MetroNorth train anxious and jittery. She’s worried about being found, after being found out. Every lingering eye incites more sweat, and more scratching. Relief only comes when her train... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-06-19 11:07:00 UTC ]
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Community-produced newsletters informed newcomers of the local shops, clubs and bars that were most welcoming to Caribbean migrants. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2023-06-19 09:17:46 UTC ]
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The writer on the long gestation of Locks – his debut novel set in 90s Merseyside – his work in prisons and what Virginia Woolf has taught him Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-06-17 17:00:19 UTC ]
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After rising 11.9% in the first quarter of 2023, bookstore sales fell 0.9% in April from a year ago, dropping to $580 million from $585 million, according to estimates from the government. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The outdoor gear company’s new headquarters adds visibility to its workspaces and its work. For an outdoor clothing and gear company, L.L. Bean’s offices were surprisingly cloistered. “About 90% of our employees did not have access to natural daylight. There were parts of the building that were... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2023-06-14 04:30:00 UTC ]
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A new report from Group Black and Nielsen reveals Black creators have larger and more engaged followings than their non-Black peers. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2023-06-13 14:00:00 UTC ]
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You won't make a living wage working as a bookseller in an indie bookstore. Here's a look at wages across the country. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-06-12 10:37:00 UTC ]
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Spotify isn't done with layoffs this year. The company is cutting 200 jobs in its podcast division, or about 2 percent of its workforce, as part of a "strategic realignment." Spotify is moving to a more "tailored approach" that optimizes resources for each podcast creator and their shows, and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-06-05 13:47:49 UTC ]
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The four-year wait is almost over. Netflix has set a June 15th premiere date for the sixth season of sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror. This latest season has been in the works for at least a year and creator Charlie Brooker has stated the new episodes would “keep things fresh” by tackling... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-05-31 16:30:54 UTC ]
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Book business advocacy organizations, including the Association of American Publishers, will join a federal lawsuit over a law recently signed into effect by Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders that exposes librarians in the state to criminal liability for making allegedly “obscene” books... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Today in good news, the American Booksellers Association announced that membership is at its highest level in 20 years. Per reporting by Hillel Italie at the Associated Press: The ABA added 173 members last year, and now has 2,185 bookstore businesses and 2,599 locations. Three years after the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-05-22 15:55:36 UTC ]
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In a virtual awards show, 'PW' editorial director Jim Milliot named Midtown Scholar in Harrisburg, Pa., the Bookstore of the Year and PRH's Emily Bates the Sales Rep of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A cornerstone of the Reimagining Bookstores campaign is encouraging booksellers to rethink “outdated” frameworks for maximizing profits and instead emphasizing bookstores’ social value—and now, organizers say, is the time to double down on that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In response to the rise in anti-trans legislation, SIBA sponsored a virtual panel discussing how booksellers can support their trans and nonbinary employees, and be good allies in general. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Three months of double-digit increases resulted in bookstore sales rising to $2.07 billion in the first quarter of 2023, from $1.83 billion in the first period of 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Reimagining Bookstores, facilitated by Kepler’s Praveen Madan, aims to revamp book industry hierarchies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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