BTW - Week of June 10, 2020

The July 15–16 virtual event will feature sessions on representation in young adult and middle grade sci-fi and fantasy titles; an antiracism training with Cultures Connecting; a talk on store voice, online sales, and profitability; rep picks presentations; and more.

In response to the renewed Black Lives Matter movement and the surge in sales of antiracism books, publishers have created a number of book lists on Edelweiss that feature the topics of diversity, race, antiracism, and more.

From curated reading lists by LGBTQ+ and Black authors to live conversations surrounding activism, booksellers are promoting Pride in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement. 

The catalog will feature frontlist titles published in the year 2020, but will not include holiday books so that the catalog may be used year-round.

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The brief addresses concern that the verdict in this case could set a precedent under which those who disseminate others’ speech risk defamation liability.

The webinar aims to take attendees step-by-step through the process of planning and executing a successful author visit, virtually or in person.

Booksellers can sign up to send a series of e-newsletters to customers, with each email featuring a selection of titles by genre. The next crop: coming of age, family ties, and young adult titles.

As the three siblings in The Second Home “struggle to untangle years of hurt, secrets, and betrayal, you ache for them to save their home and themselves,” said Maxwell Gregory of Lake Forest Book Store.