Springboard ready for lift-off, as titles and schedule revealed

Books by Yaa Gyasi, Lisa Taddeo, Amanda Craig, Will Dean, Vaseem Khan, Stanley Tucci, Leone Ross, Kate Mosse, Bryony Gordon, Elle McNicoll, Dapo Adeola, and Rashmi Sirdeshpande will feature during the Springboard Conference, a joint initiative between The Bookseller and the Booksellers Association that kicks off next week. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Lambeth indie bookshop closure highlights fragility of UK high street, says BA

Independent bookshop Travelling Through has shut down following five years of trade, as Booksellers Association m.d. Meryl Halls says the closure has highlighted how "fragile our high streets are".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Lisa Taddeo | 'It’s the nuances of desire that hold the truth of who we are at our rawest moments'

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The Importance of Looking Up (shelftalker)

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‘Burning Chambers’ is a sweeping historical novel that puts current events in perspective

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A letter to booksellers during Independent Bookshop Week

During Independent Bookshop Week, author Clare Mackintosh pens a letter in praise of bookshops and booksellers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Agents of change: The year of campaigning differently

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CI7: Authors and Illustrators to Meet

Close to 70 children’s book creators will be in Pittsburgh to meet with booksellers at educational sessions, signings, and receptions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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MVB US Promises Booksellers Enhanced Communication with Publishers

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'Level the playing field': BA urges Treasury Select Committee to reform business rates

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DK invites booksellers to head office in BA scheme

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Patterson launches bookseller bursary

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Lawson, Mosse and Sethi to judge inaugural Paul Torday Memorial Prize

Mark Lawson, Kate Mosse and Anita Sethi will judge the inaugural Paul Torday Memorial Prize, celebrating first time novelists over the age of 60.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Indie bookshop numbers rise for second consecutive year

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BA exec chairman hails booksellers bucking high street trend

The executive chairman of the Booksellers Association has called for positivity in the year ahead as he says booksellers are bucking the trend of high street closures.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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