BTW Articles

17 Jan

Wi13 Presenter Morten Hansen on How to “Do Less, Then Obsess” at Work

Morten T. Hansen, author of the upcoming book Great at Work, will lead an advanced education session at Winter Institute to teach participating bookstore owners and managers how they can “work smarter.”

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17 Jan
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Wi13 Keynote Speaker Gary Shteyngart on His Forthcoming Novel, “Lake Success”

Bestselling author Gary Shteyngart, writer of the forthcoming novel Lake Success, will appear as a keynote speaker on the final day of this year’s Winter Institute in Memphis.

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10 Jan

Burst Water Pipes Cause Damage at Four ABA Member Stores

Four ABA member bookstores on the East Coast experienced water damage over the past week due to malfunctioning pipes, caused, in some cases, by a recent streak of cold weather in the region.

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09 Jan

Help Binc Light Up Winter Institute!

The Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc) will host a “Heads or Tails” game at this year’s Winter Institute, where booksellers can donate money to Binc by buying flashing pins for a chance to win a $500 AmEx gift card.

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08 Jan

Former Malaprop’s Events Coordinator Opens Pop-Up Shop to Pave Way for New Store

Alsace Walentine’s 120-square-foot pop-up shop in St. Petersburg, Florida’s Edge District features 200 titles as well as literary tattoos, bookmarks, notebooks, pencils, and more.

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09 Jan

Wi13 Keynote Speaker Junot Díaz on Writing His First Book for Children

Junot Díaz, whose first picture book for children, Islandborn, comes out in March, will appear as a keynote speaker at the American Booksellers Association’s 2018 Winter Institute in Memphis this month. 

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09 Jan

Bank Square Books’ “Mini Winnie” Event Brings Winter Institute Home

Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookshop & Café have created a new store tradition dubbed the “Mini Winnie”: a miniature version of Winter Institute conducted on home turf in the weeks after the event.

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03 Jan

Connect With Small and University Presses on Winter Institute’s Final Day

On the last day of the 13th annual Winter Institute in Memphis, booksellers will have a number of opportunities to connect with the event’s small and university press sponsors.

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03 Jan

Wi13 Keynote Speaker Daniel Pink on the Science of Good Timing

Daniel H. Pink, author of the upcoming book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, will be a keynote speaker at this month’s Winter Institute in Memphis.

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19 Dec

A Q&A With Chloe Benjamin, Author of January’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

According to Erika VanDam, owner of Chicago’s RoscoeBooks, “if there’s any justice in bookselling,” then The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin “will find the massive audience it so deserves.”

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