How can the book trade, and especially agents, be more welcoming of different personality types—many of whom could shake up their business? Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-21 04:49:38 UTC ]
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The creators of the BIG CITIES LITTLE FOODIES children's book series talk representation and exploring the locations, food, and culture of Asia. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-12-23 11:37:17 UTC ]
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Journalist and activist Anita Sethi is founding the I Belong Here foundation to help marginalised groups find a voice through writing—including proposing a ‘Ministry of Stories’-inspired "house of stories of the North" in her old childhood home in inner-city Manchester. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 18:15:38 UTC ]
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Nearly 200 participants, including a distinguished roster of children’s book authors, gathered on November 16 in Manhattan to discuss how faith and art inform each other, during "Walking on Water: The Madeleine L'Engle Conference." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Niall Williams’s novel rewards the kind of attention and patience that’s increasingly scarce. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-19 12:00:00 UTC ]
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What follows is a set of vignettes, or “islands,” from the recently published book Islands—New Islands (Fontanella Press, 2019), where they appear alongside archival photos from the American Academy in Rome. Written in Italian by Marco Lodoli, they were first published serially in the newspaper... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-18 09:47:44 UTC ]
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A curious account popped up in my Instagram feed this past August that put my ideas about the limits of lending libraries to the test. The account, @tlacuilobiblioteca, which advertises itself as a public lending library, announced a slate of obscure titles in Spanish and English up for grabs in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-28 08:47:50 UTC ]
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Imagine being able to walk around the world of your favorite comic book series. Big City Map is based on the world of comics book Brotherman. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-23 10:42:14 UTC ]
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In “Indulge Your Senses,” the Knitting Factory mastermind talks about cracking the code on catering to serious music fans. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-18 15:49:40 UTC ]
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In his more than 30 years selling books on the Upper West Side, Chris Doeblin has weathered competition from Barnes and Noble and Amazon and the ascent of e-readers. He has figured out how to mix... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2019-09-23 12:00:00 UTC ]
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In a letter, Reed's BookExpo event director Jennifer Martin announces a shortened trade show for 2020 despite what she says were successful bookseller programs in 2019. The post BookExpo Announces a Shorter Trade Show for 2020 in New York City appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-09 14:45:22 UTC ]
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Maggie Paxson describes a town’s legacy of aiding strangers, in World War II and today. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-23 12:36:20 UTC ]
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An investment from the city will help public libraries perform census outreach and provide internet access throughout the city to ensure all New Yorkers are counted in the 2020 Census, the de Blasio... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2019-08-01 19:48:34 UTC ]
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In “Is There Still Sex in the City?” the author tries Tinder, learns about “cubbing” and ponders the microaggressions of aging. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-01 16:32:13 UTC ]
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The HQ team embarked on a nationwide proof tour of more than 50 bookshops in one day, dressed in 1950s costumes, to hand-deliver copies of the imprint’s biggest debut for 2020, This Lovely City by debut author Louise Hare. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 16:15:35 UTC ]
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Business is good at Nickel City Graphics, the Buffalo-based digital content studio founded by Neil Carroll in 2008. Carroll ran a solo enterprise focusing on video content for a long time. But he recently started to consciously grow his business, with four employees now and plans to add more.... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-13 11:55:00 UTC ]
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Michael Seidenberg, the beloved owner of New York City's Brazenhead Books, has died. In his later years, Seidenberg ran the bookstore out of his apartment, attracting the city's literati and bookworms. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In this deeply researched work of graphic nonfiction, Finnish comics artist Tiitu Takalo has created an inspiring history of a grass roots movement to save an historic neighborhood from demolition, as well as a love story that chronicles her own relationship. This 11-page excerpt provides... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In just a quarter-century of existence, Amazon has grown from an online bookseller to a company valued at $1 trillion and sells pretty much anything that can be imagined. With such a hefty inventory, Amazon has had to grow beyond Jeff Bezos' garage in Bellevue to a huge headquarters in... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-06-25 11:18:10 UTC ]
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The libraries cited unsustainable costs in ending the service. Cinephiles took to social media with their reactions. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-06-24 23:21:19 UTC ]
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City officials are going after a group of landlords, accusing them of operating a ring of illegal short-term rentals that they marketed on popular booking sites including Airbnb, booking.com and... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2019-06-20 17:52:51 UTC ]
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