BTW Articles

13 Sep

Bookselling Industry’s Harvey Relief Efforts Continue After Irma Batters Southeast U.S.

The bookselling industry is working on relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which devastated parts of Houston and was soon followed by Hurricane Irma, which affected the Caribbean and southeastern U.S.

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13 Sep

Six Authors Shortlisted for 2017 Man Booker Prize

The Man Group has announced the six authors who have made the shortlist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.

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11 Sep

How We Sell Backlist: Parnassus Books

This second installment of BTW’s new occasional series “How We Sell Backlist” features Karen Hayes, who co-owns Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee, with author Ann Patchett.

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11 Sep

Discover ABA Member Perks at NEIBA’s Fall Conference

ABA members will find an array of programming and special offers at the New England Independent Booksellers Association’s fall regional trade show, from September 18–20 in Providence, Rhode Island.

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28 Sep

Politics & Prose Enjoys Robust Sales in Third Year at National Book Festival

Last Saturday’s Library of Congress National Book Festival drew more than 100,000 people to the Washington, D.C., convention center, where official bookseller Politics & Prose featured 400 titles by the event’s 120 authors, poets, and illustrators.

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30 Aug

Sourcebooks Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Backlist Offer for Indie Booksellers

Sourcebooks, the 10th largest trade book publisher in North America, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a backlist offer created especially for independent booksellers.

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30 Aug

Goddess Murals Adorn Wisconsin’s New InkLink Books

InkLink Books, former librarian Kayleen Rohrer’s new general interest bookstore in East Troy, Wisconsin, opened earlier this summer and features murals of goddesses of wisdom from different world cultures.

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30 Aug

Booksellers and Publishers, From Near and Far, Provide Aid to Harvey Victims

Booksellers and publishers from the Houston area and beyond are taking part in the effort to help victims of Hurricane Harvey, which caused massive destruction after it struck Texas this weekend.

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30 Aug

Green Apple Books Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Evening Variety Show

Green Apple Books in San Francisco, California, will celebrate 50 years in business next month with a variety show at the Great American Music Hall.

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30 Aug

Introducing Daniel O’Brien, ABA’s New Member Relationship Manager

Daniel O’Brien has joined the American Booksellers Association staff as the organization’s second Member Relationship Manager, serving the SIBA, SCIBA, NCIBA, PNBA, and MPIBA regions.

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