What's Selling at the Doylestown Bookshop

Jennifer Brenninger of the Doylestown Bookshop in Doylestown, Pa., talks about several books she's enjoying handselling during the holiday season. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #holiday season

Other news stories related to: "What's Selling at the Doylestown Bookshop"

Shelf Talkers: The Bookshop in East Nashville, Tennessee

Shelf Talkers is a new series at Lit Hub where booksellers from independent bookstores around the country share their favorite reads of the moment. Here are recommendations from the staff at The Bookshop, a store in East Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 2016. * Kyle Lucia Wu, Win Me Something... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-04-11 08:51:17 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bookshop #tin house #favorite reads #independent bookstores #lit hub

First Issue of Captain America Comic Book Sells For $3.1 Million

With the sale, Captain America joined Superman and Spider-Man in having debut issues that topped $3 million at auction. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-04-08 13:21:14 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #comic book

Robert Hicks, best-selling author of ‘The Widow of the South,’ dies at 71

Set in 1864, his novel evoked the bravery and bloodshed that he sought to memorialize as a preservationist of Civil War history. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-05 14:55:22 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #best-selling author

Valerie Bertinelli’s Best-Selling Memoir Pairs Well With Crab Dip

In “Enough Already,” the veteran actor dishes about marriage, motherhood and what really matters to her right now. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-02-03 10:00:02 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #memoir

Bookshops report brisk festive trading in annual survey, with almost 60% well up

The Bookseller’s annual Christmas trading survey, backed up by new data from the Booksellers Association, suggests that the majority of indie booksellers had an excellent festive sales period. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-16 11:21:18 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #indie booksellers #booksellers association #annual survey

Indie bookshop numbers rise for fifth consecutive year, BA figures show

The number of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland has grown for the fifth consecutive year despite challenges brought by the pandemic, the Booksellers Association says. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-07 22:34:12 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bookshop #booksellers association #challenges brought #independent bookshops #consecutive year

The Raven Book Store Owner Sells Large Stake in Store to Seven Employees

Danny Caine, the owner of the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kans., has sold a 49% stake in the 35-year-old bookstore to a group of seven employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book store #bookstore #danny caine

UK's first Black specialist bookshop New Beacon to close

The UK's first Black specialist bookshop is to shut its doors and move entirely online, as financial constraints jeopardise its future. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-28 16:05:54 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bookshop

Best-Selling Debut Novels Are the Bald Eagles of the Book World

Unless an author is a household name or has a celebrity endorsement, the hardcover fiction list can be elusive for first-timers. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-12-23 10:00:01 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book world

Margate Bookshop raises £3k in books for schools drive

The Margate Bookshop has collected almost £3,000 to buy books for local schoolchildren with plans to run the fundraiser as an ongoing scheme alongside other independent bookstores, potentially as part of a charity. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-23 07:48:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bookshop #independent bookstores #buy books

Vivendi denies plans to sell off Editis after Lagardère takeover

Vivendi has denied a report that it plans to sell off Editis, France’s second largest book publisher, after it takes over Lagardère, owner of market leader Hachette Livre, French trade magazine Livres Hebdo has reported. The newsletter La Lettre A reported on Wednesday (22nd December) that... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-23 07:07:12 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #lagardère #largest book #hachette

The bookshop making a difference this Christmas

Newham Bookshop is giving over a thousand books to children and communities in need this Christmas. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2021-12-21 06:12:46 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bookshop #thousand books #newham bookshop

Somerset indie Snug Bookshop forced to close after roof damage

An independent Somerset bookshop is being forced to close for good after Storm Arwen damaged the roof. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-20 01:26:46 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bookshop

Anne Rice, best-selling novelist who helped launch a vampire revival, dies at 80

Her first novel, “Interview With the Vampire,” launched a blockbuster book series and was adapted into a movie starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-14 00:33:11 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book series #tom cruise #helped launch #best-selling novelist #anne rice

Croatian Publisher Fraktura and Its Bookshop: ‘To Present Quality Books’

Now in its second year, the publisher-owned Fraktura Bookshop serves as a hub of literary events and trusted recommendations in Zagreb. The post Croatian Publisher Fraktura and Its Bookshop: ‘To Present Quality Books’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-12-13 07:33:12 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bookshop #literary events

Bookshop-publisher-author

It is almost exactly a year since I rode into Barcelona on a second-hand bicycle I had bought in Lisbon a thousand miles earlier. As well as all the normal enjoyment of seeing your book on a shop shelf, I’m also slightly amazed when I stop to think that it was only 12 months ago that Iberia was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 22:47:22 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Why is Agatha Christie the Best-Selling Author of All Time?

Agatha Christie, the Queen of Mystery, is the best-selling novelist of all time. What makes her work so timeless? Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-12-06 11:40:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #best-selling author #best-selling novelist #agatha christie

Black bookshop owners urge others to embrace the opportunity for change

Black bookshop owners are finding that their efforts are paying off by sharing stories and bringing communities closer together through their local store. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-03 08:27:39 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bookshop #sharing stories

Bookshop Heroes class of 2021 revealed

Twenty-three people have been included in The Bookseller's Bookshop Heroes class of 2021, a list of some of the best individual booksellers in the UK and Ireland. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-03 04:23:58 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bookshop #individual booksellers