How Annie Ernaux Captures the Spirit of Her Era Through Its Big-Box Stores

Alison L. Strayer is an award-winning writer and translator. Her work has been shortlisted twice for the Governor’s General Award for Literature and for Translation. Her translation of Annie Ernaux’s The Years was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2019 and won the French-American Translation Prize in the nonfiction category as well as the Warwick Prize […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: Here's what to expect this October Prime Day

Amazon Prime Day came and went in July, but Amazon’s not done with its membership-only sales events for 2023. The company just announced that it will hold another Prime Day of sorts in October, potentially mirroring what it did at the same time last year. This year’s event is dubbed “Prime Big... Continue reading at Engadget

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“How To Care for a Human Girl” is the Novel for the Post-Roe Era 

Ashley Wurzbacher’s debut novel How To Care for a Human Girl jumps with both feet into the debate over reproductive rights. When two sisters find themselves pregnant not long after their mother’s death, Jada choses an abortion, while Maddie drifts into the sticky embrace of a crisis pregnancy... Continue reading at Electric Literature

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A Poet Captures the Terror of Life in an Authoritarian State

A memoir by Tahir Hamut Izgil, a Uyghur intellectual who escaped China, explores the corrosive effect of repression and surveillance on his community. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Indie games have entered the era of bespoke publishing

For anyone with an eye on video game news, it’s been hard to ignore the recent rise of names like Annapurna Interactive, Devolver Digital, Private Division, Humble, Epic Games and Netflix tied to independent projects. The distribution process for indie developers has shifted over the past few... Continue reading at Engadget

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Multiple Efforts Assist Flooded Vermont Stores

Sixteen Vermont bookstores and one local publisher are running a one-day fundraiser tomorrow, July 29, to help rebuild two bookstores that flooded earlier this month. In addition, New York City's Books of Wonder is selling its used fixtures to Vermont's Bear Pond Books at a steep discount. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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My big Birmingham bookshop crawl: why booksellers are suddenly thriving

In 2009, two bookshops a week were closing in the UK and the days of physical books seemed numbered. Now, indie stores are booming. What explains the turnaround – and can it be sustained?When Sarah Mullen was asked to set up a children’s book festival in a leafy suburb of Birmingham in 2012, she... Continue reading at The Guardian

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The End of an Era at Penguin Random House

Layoffs, buyouts, and reorganizations abound as the largest trade publisher in the U.S. charts a future course. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Barnes & Noble reopening, new stores planned at The Avenue at White Marsh

Barnes & Noble will reopen its bookstore at The Avenue at White Marsh in a redesigned format on July 26, the bookseller announced Wednesday. It's one of several changes and new stores planned for the center. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

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Apple’s powerhouse headphone brand Beats has a new designer. See his first big product

We talk to Samuel Ross about the new Beats Studio Pro. It’s the first update to the Beats Studio line since 2017. I’m holding the box for Beats Studio3 headphones. They were released in 2017—in other words, a lifetime ago. The box is nothing short of peak packaging, with a hefty fiberboard... Continue reading at Fast Company

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Barnes & Noble Workers at Main Brooklyn Store Join Union

After an 88% vote in favor of unionization, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union will represent more than 30 workers at the store when contract negotiations commence this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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All the big tech layoffs of 2023

The tech industry is reeling from the combination of a rough economy, the COVID-19 pandemic and some obvious business missteps. And while that led to job cuts in 2022, the headcount reductions have unfortunately ramped up in 2023. It can be tough to keep track of these moves, so we’ve compiled... Continue reading at Engadget

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Canadian captures extraordinary beauty of ordinary pigeons in award-winning photo

Two Vancouver photographers won Audubon Photography Awards this year — Liron Gertsman for his picture of preening pigeons, and Shane Kalyn for his shot of a lone puffin perched on a colourful cliff. Continue reading at CBC

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Publishers' New Music Books Sing With Spirit

Forthcoming titles look at the powerful music of Billy Graham's crusades, the spiritual depth of Loretta Lynn's songs, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Barnes & Noble Flagship Store in NYC Unionizes

The third Barnes & Noble store to unionize, the bookstore workers voted 97% in favor of joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, citing safety issues, substandard pay and lack of workplace structure. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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A Kids' Book Brings Biblical Wisdom to Big Feelings

Patricia J. Murphy, author of the picture book ‘Mama, Look!’ and dozens of other titles, explores how spirituality can help with difficult emotions in a new children’s book, ‘God is Everywhere: Wise Words for Little Ones.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Big Impact of Tiny Reparations Books

Over the past three years, the Dutton/Plume imprint, founded by actor and stand-up comedian Phoebe Robinson, has become a home for “strong voices, unique points of view, and undeniable talent." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Next Big Idea Is Audio

When the Next Big Idea Club launched in 2018, the centerpiece of its offerings was a box subscription. It still offers that service, but has company has shifted gears, now operating as an “audio-first company.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Canadians aren't big on talking openly about class. This author says that needs to change

Toronto Star books editor Deborah Dundas says that even though class divisions exist in Canada, we don't talk about them openly. Continue reading at CBC

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Workers at Third B&N Store File for Union Election

Barnes & Noble workers at the Park Slope, Brooklyn, store filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on May 25, making them the third B&N store to do so in less than two months. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide

The independent bookselling community continues to grow, with membership in the American Booksellers Association reaching its highest levels in more than 20 years Continue reading at ABC News

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