Independent bookshops across the country are closing their doors to protect staff and customers from the coronavirus outbreak. Many indie shops are encouranging customers to support their businesses and place orders online. Delivery services have also been ramped up across the board, with some shops delivering free of charge in local areas. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-16 22:52:52 UTC ]
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Profile Books will publish Shaun Bythell's Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops in November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-08 23:31:01 UTC ]
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“Becoming Duchess Goldblatt” blends a fictional character’s signature wit with an author’s real grief. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-07-08 15:28:33 UTC ]
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The Spanish publishing industry has gained new clarity on where it stands with the government and is ratcheting up its demands for pendemic assistance. The post Coronavirus Impact: Spain’s Publishers Open a Two-Front Strategy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-06 13:44:10 UTC ]
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Laurence King Publishing is branching out with the first standalone volume of Virginia Woolf’s essay How Should One Read a Book? featuring a new introduction and afterword by author Sheila Heti. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-06 10:27:44 UTC ]
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David’s Bookshop in Hertfordshire has been bought by its staff and remodelled as a John Lewis-style employee ownership trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-01 19:30:47 UTC ]
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The Book Industry Study Group–focused on supply chain in the United States–is reformatting its annual meeting to a series of digital events held over weeks. The post Coronavirus Update: BISG’s Annual Meeting ‘Repositions’ Online appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-29 14:01:13 UTC ]
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Steps for starting an online library book club, or converting an existing one that’s been on hiatus, while we wait for the ability to meet in person again. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-06-26 10:39:54 UTC ]
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Waterstones' London stores in Covent Garden and Leadenhall are temporarily closed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-26 08:36:24 UTC ]
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Magazine publisher Bauer is closing a number of titles as part of a review to “protect the long-term health” the Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-24 17:01:33 UTC ]
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Clare Chambers’ latest novel, set in England in the 1950s, centres on a young woman’s mysterious claim of a ‘virgin birth’ Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 15:23:06 UTC ]
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Give the little ones some tools to better understand this unprecedented event with these free children's books about coronavirus. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-06-24 10:37:25 UTC ]
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Give the little ones some tools to better understand this unprecedented event with these free children's books about coronavirus. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-06-24 10:37:25 UTC ]
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Bookshops are currently overwhelmed with advice, support and well-meaning individuals offering ideas and 'tips' on what to do. A few months ago, booksellers might have been considering author events, boosting literacy and how to be greener. Now, the 'strategic space' within which their... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-21 18:52:53 UTC ]
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The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) has joined up with New York's Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency to help members with the management and licensing of their rights. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-19 11:38:35 UTC ]
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Bookshops in Wales will be able to reopen again on Monday 22nd June following months of lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-19 04:37:56 UTC ]
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A survey of the Creative Access community, investigating the impact of coronavirus on under-represented communities within the creative industries, has revealed 80% are prioritising finding a new job or freelance work, with almost 40% saying they have run out of money already or are about to do so. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 17:26:02 UTC ]
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Scottish bookshops will be able to reopen from 29th June as lockdown eases, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 18:56:44 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House plans to reopen its Colchester distribution centre next week after the facility was closed late last month for a systems upgrade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-16 18:41:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops in England reported a brisk trade yesterday (Monday 15th June), with warm wishes from returning customers, as many reopened for the first time since the nationwide lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-16 09:17:10 UTC ]
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I want to acknowledge that my experience as a South Asian is not the same as those of Black people in this country. Although it’s important to note that we may have some shared experiences, the current BLM protests are about Black Lives, and it’s crucial to know the difference. However, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-15 19:31:29 UTC ]
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