The Bookseller survey: working during a second lockdown

With most of the British Isles going back into lockdown over the past few weeks, The Bookseller is inviting people from across the trade to share their thoughts and experiences. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-09 01:38:36 UTC ]
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Belvoir's Tell Me I'm Here looks at the impact of mental illness on the whole family. It is a wrenching and beautiful work

Based on Anne Deveson’s 1991 memoir about her son’s experience with schizophrenia, this play can be achingly sad. But it also offers hope. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2022-08-26 01:01:35 UTC ]
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What Working at a Used Bookstore Taught Me About Literary Rejection

I think every aspiring writer should work in a used bookstore. For a little while, at least. If nothing else, the ego death is electric. * I am lucky. A fellowship after my MFA has left me with all kinds of time to write and live out this romantic dream job. Ensconced in an Ann […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-24 08:53:03 UTC ]
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A Trial Put Publishing’s Inner Workings on Display. What Did We Learn?

The book world can be opaque to outsiders. A case offered an unusual glimpse into it, revealing curiosities about the business and details about book deals. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-08-19 14:50:05 UTC ]
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What it was like asking for Salman Rushdie’s work in a Pakistan bookshop | Anonymous

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[ The Guardian | 2022-08-14 14:47:31 UTC ]
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7 Books That Epitomize Bookseller Noir

Noir has long been obsessed with books—books as objects, as evidence, as repositories of the past, and occasionally as glimpses into other worlds of possibility. It’s no wonder, then, that booksellers often turn up in fiction, and especially in mystery. There’s something intoxicating about the... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2022-07-29 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Listen to an 8-minute song inspired by the work of Marilynne Robinson.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-22 13:25:38 UTC ]
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A Queer Memoir About Sex Work That Interrogates Power, Gender, and Heteronormativity

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[ Electric Literature | 2022-07-20 11:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-19 14:46:40 UTC ]
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Bookseller, Former ABA Board President Gail See Dead at Age 94

Gail See, a Minneapolis-area bookseller for many years and a leader in Minnesota's literary community, who served as president of the ABA board from 1984-1986, has died at age 94. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen BookData Opens a Third Annual Industry-Wide Awards Survey

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-18 21:18:55 UTC ]
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Love the Smell of Old Books? This Bookseller Would Like You to Leave.

In his grouchy, funny memoir, “A Factotum in the Book Trade,” Marius Kociejowski writes about what a good bookstore should feel like, famous customers he’s served and more. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-07-18 18:02:04 UTC ]
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The founder of the controversial non-profit Birthright Israel discusses the future of Jewish life, ways to foster it, and his new book, ‘Jewish Pride’ (Post Hill, Sept. 13). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-06-24 08:52:38 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-20 14:33:02 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Huffington Post | 2022-06-13 08:03:37 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-06-09 21:37:30 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2022-06-09 14:05:30 UTC ]
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