BTW Articles

20 Dec

Sales, Customer Support for Politics and Prose Grow as “Pizzagate” Threats Continue

Politics and Prose has continued to receive threatening messages since the December 4 incident at a nearby pizzeria involving a bizarre conspiracy theory, but sales and customer support have soared.

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13 Dec

Small Press Profile: Restless Books

Restless Books is an independent publisher of international writers of fiction, journalism, memoirs, travel writing, and illustrated books.

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14 Dec

Winter Institute Book Drive to Benefit Three Minneapolis-Based Organizations

Booksellers attending Winter Institute this January are invited to donate books to any of three Minneapolis-based charities.

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07 Dec

Green Apple Books, Counterpoint Press Mourn Colleagues Lost in Oakland Warehouse Fire

Green Apple Books music buyer Johnny Igaz and Counterpoint Press administrative assistant Nick Gomez-Hall are among the 36 victims of last Friday’s Oakland warehouse fire.

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07 Dec

Fake News Story Leads to Lockdown for Politics & Prose, Other Neighborhood Businesses

An incident last Sunday involving a conspiracy theory and a gunman in a nearby pizzeria led to a lockdown of Washington, D.C.’s Politics & Prose.

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07 Dec

Bluestockings Bookstore to Host Training on De-escalating Conflicts

Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, and Activist Center is presenting a workshop on strategies people can use to defuse potentially dangerous situations.

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06 Dec

Brookline Booksmith Offers “Bento Box” Gift Guide on Instagram

Massachusetts’ Brookline Booksmith is featuring a new themed “bento box” full of book and gift ideas on the store's Instagram and Twitter pages each day of the holiday season.

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30 Sep

Booksellers’ Creativity on Display During Banned Books Week

Nationwide, bookstores are putting their own unique spins on Banned Books Week (September 27 to October 3) with creative even

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30 Nov

Miami Book Fair Panelists Put Focus on Indie Booksellers

The role of independent bookstores in connecting writers and readers as well as offering a safe place for community members with different viewpoints was underscored by authors on a Miami Book Fair panel.

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17 Nov

2016 National Book Award Winners Announced

In a ceremony on November 16 in New York City, the 2016 National Book Awards were presented to the winners in fiction, nonfiction, young people’s literature, and poetry.

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