Bookselling
The Indie 100
Author Marc Fitten is touring the US, and visiting 100 independent bookstores as he goes. Oh, and blogging about each one.
The Buzz of BEA
Two weeks ago, a fellow CUP rep wrote a blog post about pre-BEA So after a week of reflection, it’s now my turn to report on the events that transpired at the Javits Center. This was my first ever BEA on the publisher’s side of the booth. For years I traveled up and down the [...]
Congrats to George Whitman!
George Whitman, the 95-year-old American owner of the iconic Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris has just received one of France’s highest honors: Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters. This award is rarely given to foreigners. Congratulations! A Bloomberg article tells the story of a new force at the bookstore, daughter Sylvia Beach [...]
A New Face in the Neighbourhood
Quite a few years ago, when I was young, slim, and could easily lift boxes, I worked for the Classics Bookshop chain, in their Don Mills Centre location in Toronto. It was a busy, happening place. Over the years, it evolved with the community – it was enclosed in the late seventies, retailers opened, closed, and moved on (Classics included). On April 22, 2009 the plaza, renamed the Shops at Don Mills opened, and amongst the familiar Eastern Canada retail names is a new one from the west: McNally Robinson Booksellers.
Authors and Readers Coming Together
One of the primary ways that bookstores bring authors and customers together is through events. On my many travels to stores, I have noticed even more how having great events can contribute to the excitement for customers coming into the store. Two stores in particular who do an excellent job of planning and running events are Politics and Prose (Washington, D.C.) and Quail Ridge Books & Music (Raleigh, NC).
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