BTW Articles

10 Mar

Politics and Prose’s Teach-ins Take a Cue From the 1960s

Politics and Prose, one of a number of bookstores that have found success with politically oriented initiatives after the 2016 election, is staging a series of teach-ins in the spirit of 1960s activist gatherings.

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15 Mar

AdventureKEEN Becomes Binc’s First Publisher Promotion Partner

Through a new initiative, SHOP LOCAL, LIVE LOCAL, AdventureKEEN will donate 100 percent of profits from the sale of its titles at independent bookstores this June to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.

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13 Mar

A Q&A With Jessica Shattuck, Author of the #1 Indie Next List Pick for April

Jessica Shattuck’s The Women in the Castle, about three widows and their children at the end of World War II, is “an engaging novel filled with rich period detail,” said Dawn Rennert of The Concord Bookshop.

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17 Jan

A Q&A With Elan Mastai, Author of February’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

All Our Wrong Todays, the time travel-themed debut novel by Canadian screenwriter Elan Mastai, is “clever, witty, and poignant,” says Signs of Life owner Clay Belcher.

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08 Mar

Little Shop of Stories Spreads Kindness

After the 2016 election, Little Shop of Stories created the store's first-ever Year of Kindness project, which uses monthly themed book clubs and events to help kids and parents explore ideas of community and compassion.

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08 Mar

Wi12 Education: Finance — Securing Capital

The Winter Institute 12 education session “Finance — Securing Capital” explored the different ways booksellers can secure financing for their business needs.

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07 Mar

New Zealanders Get a Glimpse of American Bookselling

Before returning home from Winter Institute 12, New Zealanders Courtney Smith and Rochelle Handley worked for a week at a California indie.

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01 Mar

Noelle Santos’ Lit. Bar Hits $100,000 Fundraising Goal

Noelle Santos’s Indiegogo campaign has surpassed its $100,000 fundraising goal to open The Lit. Bar, a bookstore/wine bar in the South Bronx.

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01 Mar

Small Press Profile: Coach House Books

Canada’s Coach House Books publishes innovative literary fiction, poetry, film and drama, works in translation, and select nonfiction, including a series of books about Toronto.

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01 Mar

Givens Books Produces TV Commercials Promoting Localism

Danny Givens, owner of Givens Books-Little Dickens in Lynchburg, Virginia, has created a series of buy local-themed commercials for WABC, a local television station.

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