Ten Things Before Elevensies (shelftalker)

The first hour of the day in a children’s bookstore is chock full of challenges. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-04 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Salsa and Sympathy (shelftalker)

Children’s booksellers “out in public” encounter their young customers everywhere. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-19 12:00:26 UTC ]
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Susan Orlean on the crazy things people ask a librarian, from 'The Library Book'

The Los Angeles Times Book Club is reading "The Library Book" by Susan Orlean. Here's an excerpt. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-19 10:00:08 UTC ]
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Susan Orlean on the crazy things people ask a librarian, from ‘The Library Book’

The Los Angeles Times Book Club is reading "The Library Book" by Susan Orlean. Here’s an excerpt. The opposite of a sensory-deprivation tank might be to spend a Monday morning in the library’s InfoNow Department. The phone rings with that weird blooping electronic tone all day long, and the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-19 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Austin Teens Report on Best / Worst of BookCon 2019 (shelftalker)

Talking top titles, new trends, and chaotic lines with two enthusiastic show veterans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-14 12:00:57 UTC ]
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African publishers should publish more books in African languages, says Ngugi wa Thing’o

African publishers should publish more books in indigenous languages to stop their disappearance and to increase the awareness of African writers in their own countries, the celebrated Kenyan writer and activist Ngugi wa Thing’o told delegates at the second International Publishers Association... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-13 23:53:47 UTC ]
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'Orphan Black' is returning as a ten-episode audiobook series

A little under two years after its five-season run ended on BBC America, Orphan Black is returning with a bang, and probably loads more sound effects. Fiction publishing startup Serial Box is reviving the beloved sci-fi show this summer as a ten-epis... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-06-13 22:51:00 UTC ]
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The Sequel Audit (shelftalker)

Did the four new series we promoted most to our customers deliver on the promise of book one? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-13 12:43:24 UTC ]
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Are You Book ‘Poly’? (shelftalker)

Some readers love more than one book at a time, while others are serial monogamists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-11 12:09:00 UTC ]
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The ALA Is Ready To Shake Things Up...With Comics

The ALA’s new Graphic Novel and Comics Roundtable aims to transform the way that books in the medium are collected and circulated by libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Field Trip to Remember (shelftalker)

48 kindergartners make an exodus from a book desert in a pair of yellow school buses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-06 12:00:45 UTC ]
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Broadcast autopsy: 6 things we learned from digging in the guts of the 2018-19 TV season

The 2018-19 broadcast TV season (which officially wrapped up last Wednesday) died of natural causes, succumbing to the thousand natural shocks the primetime schedule is heir to after having served out its assigned 35-week lifespan. The brain has been weighed, the heart dissected, the guts... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-31 16:36:08 UTC ]
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The Best Events Involve Partners (shelftalker)

Bringing together families, college students, state organizations, books, and Head Start creates a grand party. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-28 11:37:51 UTC ]
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What to read this summer? Ten authors weigh in with their picks.

Susan Orlean, Jeff Kinney and Ijeoma Oluo have their to-be-read stacks ready to go. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-23 13:57:00 UTC ]
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The Remarkable Now of Shana Youngdahl (shelftalker)

An interview with the author of the sensational YA debut, ‘As Many Nows As I Can Get.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-23 10:00:18 UTC ]
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Overheard in the Aisles (shelftalker)

Listening in on some of the best conversations at the bookstore between customers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-20 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Building a Literary Village (shelftalker)

Talking about family, identity, and the power of tears with Mitali Perkins and the Anti-Defamation League Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 12:00:58 UTC ]
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Warrior Girls (shelftalker)

A bookseller reflects on the new crop of weapon-wielding heroines on book jackets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-14 12:13:52 UTC ]
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Five new things about online campaigning

In 2017, pro-Labour posts and memes were shared more widely on Facebook than Conservative messages. What has changed since then? Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2019-05-13 00:19:58 UTC ]
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