BTW Articles

22 Aug

ABA Staff Previews Diversity Workshop to Premiere at Fall Shows

Ilsa Govan of Cultures Connecting recently visited the ABA offices to lead staff in a day-long workshop focused on the important issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which will be addressed in ABA’s two upcoming fall workshops for booksellers, also presented by Cultures Connecting.

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22 Aug

Booksellers Respond to Charlottesville

Booksellers around the country are responding to the events in Virginia earlier this month, when a “Unite the Right” rally led to a clash between white nationalists and counter-protesters.

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21 Aug

A Q&A With Gabriel Tallent, Author of the #1 Indie Next List Pick for September

Booksellers have chosen debut novel My Absolute Darling (Riverhead Books) by Gabriel Tallent as the #1 Indie Next List pick for September, which DIESEL’s John Evans has called “a Great American Novel.”

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23 Aug

Rodale Kids to Feature Health and Wellness Books for Children

Rodale Books’ new children’s imprint, Rodale Kids, to launch in September, will publish a variety of fiction and nonfiction titles for infants, children, and teens.

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23 Aug

DIESEL Oakland to Reopen September 1 as East Bay Booksellers

On Friday, September 1, DIESEL, A Bookstore’s Oakland, California, location will reopen as East Bay Booksellers under the ownership of former store manager Brad Johnson.

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23 Aug

Macmillan and Binc Award Regional Trade Show Scholarships to Nine Booksellers

The Macmillan Booksellers Professional Development Scholarship, which sponsors attendance to a regional association trade show, has been awarded to nine booksellers.

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15 Aug

New “ABA Learning on Demand” Page Features Webinars and Training Videos

ABA’s new “ABA Learning on Demand” page on BookWeb.org features videos of members-only webinars on topics including basic sales techniques, creating a press kit, and IndieCommerce and IndieLite.

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15 Aug

Politics & Prose to Open Second New Branch Location This Fall

Politics & Prose, the iconic Washington, D.C., indie bookstore, has announced plans to open a new store at The Wharf, a new mile-long development on the city’s historic Southwest waterfront.

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08 Aug

How We Sell Backlist: Third Place Books

Bookselling This Week’s new occasional series will explore how booksellers choose to highlight backlist books. The first featured store is Third Place Books, which has three locations in Washington.
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08 Aug

Outer Banks Power Outage Inspires Customer Support for Buxton Village Books

Buxton Village Books in Buxton, North Carolina, was one of many Outer Banks businesses that lost money due to a power outage last week, prompting an outpouring of remote support from regular customers.

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