Sponsors Pull Support, Demand Borderlands Owner Give Up Store

Twenty-five of the 1,314 financial sponsors of Borderlands Books in San Francisco were among the signatories to an open letter addressed to owner Alan Beatts, demanding that he relinquish ownership of the store in light of disturbing allegations recently made against him by an ex-girlfriend and his daughter. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-20 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Waterstones shuts Brentwood store after lease talks fail

Waterstones is closing its branch in Brentwood, Essex, saying it was unable to renegotiate the lease. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-09 11:37:35 UTC ]
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The Most Popular In-Demand Books In U.S. Libraries: October–December 2020

From antiracism books to Reese's YA book club picks, here are the most uniquely popular books in US libraries from Quarter 4, 2020. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-03-08 11:33:00 UTC ]
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NLT and Premier League give away 25,000 books for World Book Day

The National Literacy Trust and the Premier League are teaming up to distribute nearly 25,000 books to five to 11-year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds this World Book Day, Thursday (4th March).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-02 18:07:28 UTC ]
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Publisher pulls six Dr. Seuss books over racist portrayals

Dr. Seuss Enterprise, which oversees the author and illustrator’s legacy, has announced that it would no longer be selling “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo” because of racist and insensitive imagery. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Midnight Library gives Haig and Canongate first overall charts top spot

Matt Haig's The Midnight Library (Canongate) has checked itself straight into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-23 17:40:02 UTC ]
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This Ad Centered on Breastfeeding Is Both ‘Unapologetically Raw’ and Joyously Supportive

Tommee Tippee, the feeding and accessories brand for babies and new parents, has launched a new global campaign that aims to "demystify the complex realities of feeding." Created by agency Manifest, the campaign comprises a hero film and a digital content series. Titled "Spill the Milk," the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2021-02-23 00:46:05 UTC ]
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From Charlie Hill to the 1491s, ‘We Had a Little Real Estate Problem’ gives Native American comedians their due

Kliph Nesteroff’s book shows the importance and influence that proper representation in the media can have. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-22 16:57:23 UTC ]
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Ghosts in the Borderlands: A Conversation with Stephanie Elizondo Griest

STEPHANIE ELIZONDO GRIEST was on tour for the hardcover publication of her 2017 book, All the Agents and Saints: Dispatches from the U.S. Borderlands, when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She was 43 years old. “I was actually incredibly lucky that I happened to grow this Texas-sized... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

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Meet the bookstore owner behind National Black Literacy Day.

Chicago’s only Black woman-owned bookstore opened in the summer of 2019. Over the past two years, Semicolon has served as a vital and vibrant cultural hub and gallery space. Last summer, as the coronavirus began to tear through our country and small businesses had to close their doors, Semicolon... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-12 16:25:48 UTC ]
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HarperCollins donates 50,000 books to Covid-19 support projects

HarperCollins is donating 50,000 books to organisations supporting families during the Covid-19 crisis, including titles by Michael Morpurgo, Ant Middleton and David Walliams. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-11 05:16:31 UTC ]
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Store Closures Challenged Indigo in Q3

Canada' Indigo Books and Music saw a 5% drop in revenue, to C$365.4 million, for the quarter ended December 26, compared with the same period last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones demands business rates reform, as Chancellor mulls online sales tax

Waterstones is among a number of major retailers to have signed a letter warning Chancellor Rishi Sunak that the business rates burden on shops is risking thousands of high street jobs.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-07 17:20:06 UTC ]
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For a mother forced to give up her child, decades of grief, shame and secrets

Gabrielle Glaser’s story starts in the 1960s but has resonance for today’s migrant parents. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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A ‘money pit’ dog, an ailing owner and one big question

Journalist Martha Teichner tells the story of how she gained a pet and a friend. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Give and take

This week Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos said he planned to take a step back at the giant e-commerce business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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'Borderlands' developer Gearbox is merging with publishing giant Embracer

Some of the larger independents in the video game world now have a shared home. Embracer Group (aka THQ Nordic) is merging with Gearbox Software, turning the Borderlands studio into a seventh operating group that will serve as a wholly-owned subsidia... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-02-03 15:42:53 UTC ]
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‘A retail media company’: How CAMP wants its online content to eventually drive customers back to stores

CAMP had to shift from brick-and-mortar to a strategy that more directly resembles a digital publisher with a penchant for e-commerce. The post ‘A retail media company’: How CAMP wants its online content to eventually drive customers back to stores appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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‘A retail media company’: How CAMP wants its online content to eventually drive customers back to stores

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Bertelsmann gives Rabe five more years

Penguin Random House owner Bertelsmann has extended Thomas Rabe’s contract as chairman and c.e.o. for another five years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-21 01:01:48 UTC ]
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Authors and publishers support NLT campaign championing literacy in regions

The National Literacy Trust's Connecting Stories campaign, championing literacy in diverse communities in need of support, has attracted the support of 18 publishers and 32 authors, including children's writers Sathnam Sanghera, Konnie Huq and Steve Antony. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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