Schwartz, a former high school English teacher who founded Children's Book World in Haverford, Pa., in 1989, died on November 8. The store, celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, is one of the country's oldest children's bookstores. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Chinese mythology, how to write a story, a guide to good citizenship, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-10-09 16:02:00 UTC ]
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The Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association is holding its annual FallCon in Denver, Co., October 6–9. As the trade show began, 226 booksellers representing 89 stores had registered, along with 22 librarians and 85 exhibitors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Heartland Fall Forum, the joint fall trade show of the Midwest Independent Booksellers and the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Associations, is taking place in Milwaukee this week—and it's been a celebration of everything that makes the Midwest book world unique. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Report finds that books with main characters from minority ethnicities or who are disabled or neurodivergent are written by those who do not share the protagonist’s identityMore than half of children’s books with marginalised main characters are by writers and illustrators who do not share their... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-10-03 17:10:48 UTC ]
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A purported Kim Porter memoir is pulled by Amazon after 'a dispute regarding this title.' The removal comes after Porter's kids with Diddy called the book fake. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-10-02 21:36:05 UTC ]
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Mythical beasts, horror stories from R.L. Stine, a Charlie Brown collection, and more of today's best kids' book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-10-02 14:40:00 UTC ]
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A love of reading is easier to stoke when you have easy access to books, and there’s no easier way to do that than by getting your child this Kindle Paperwhite Kids that’s on sale for $115 on Amazon. That’s a solid 32% discount off its MSRP of $170. The Kindle Paperwhite Kids is pretty... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-10-01 13:44:32 UTC ]
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In a career that began in the 1950s, her roles ranged from Desdemona to Miss Jean Brodie, Virginia Woolf and Minerva McGonagall• Mark Lawson: Maggie Smith was a magisterial star with the courage and talent to do absolutely everythingMaggie Smith, the prolific, multi-award-winning actor whose... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-09-27 13:17:05 UTC ]
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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
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Kim Porter's children take aim at a purported memoir detailing her relationship with Sean 'Diddy' Combs: 'Claims that our mom wrote a book are simply untrue.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-09-25 18:22:50 UTC ]
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A monstrous family business, projects for crafty kids, a middle school knight, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-09-25 15:43:00 UTC ]
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IPG will showcase Spanish-language books in a virtual presentation targeting buyers and booksellers, covering best practices for selling Spanish-language titles. The event will also feature IPG-distributed Spanish-language publishers' top frontlist picks for spring 2025. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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At the September 17–18 California Independent Booksellers Alliance meeting in Pasadena, members looked for effective ways to capture sales, promote their stores online and in person, and communicate with publishers and distributors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-20 04:00:00 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
[ The New York Times | 2024-09-18 22:47:54 UTC ]
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For Jewish publishers, fall brings a wave of titles highlighting holidays from somber to joyful. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Alongside educators and librarians, indie booksellers across the country are rising up to defend the freedom to read. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors discuss how having their work targeted by censors has directly affected their livelihood and their well-being. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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