Publishing NewsAirbnb / bookstores / consumption / fashion and beauty standards / History / Junot Diaz / kid lit / prison libraries1 Comments
Cell Service: Inside the World of Prison Librarians – An interesting article on prison librarians that highlights, among other things, the profound importance of reading (and of having the opportunity to read). So much of how those incarcerated are treated relates to the longstanding philosophical battle between those who believe ... more >
Publishing News2018 books / Albert Einstein / Alison Kent / best of list / bookstores / Comic books / fan letters / Marie Curie / Mica Stone / Walt Stone3 Comments
Alison Kent’s husband and co-author, Walt Stone, dies unexpectedly – Author Alison Kent has been in the Romance community for many years, and in addition to her own books for Harlequin and Amazon imprints, she also co-wrote speculative fiction (under the name Mica Stone) with her husband. Walt Stone had ... more >
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Book World to close, leaving void for many small Wisconsin communities – This U.S. midwestern chain, inclusive of 45 stores and more than 300 employees, is closing all of its stores and has commenced a liquidation sale. There is a lot of blame being directed Amazon’s way, not only for ... more >
Publishing NewsBBC / best of list / bookstores / Netflix / romantic love / streaming9 Comments
BBC may become victim of its own success, Netflix exec suggests – Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos predicts that in building such a robust storytelling culture in Britain the BBC may be “doomed.” Not only are younger generations unused to (and uninterested in) paying for television, but other services can ... more >
Publishing Newsbookstores / China / digital reading / game art / History / Labor Day / online archives2 Comments
Bookstores brave digital onslaught – An interesting story on China’s attempt to adapt to the changing book market, which has been challenged by factors such as drastically increasing commercial space rents and, according to this article, at least, the rise of digital reading. These bookstores seem to be going through the ... more >
Publishing Newsboard games / bookstores / Hugo Awards / medical humanities / Paris / SFF / terrorism7 Comments
Sexist Trolls Tried to Derail the 2016 Hugo Awards. They Failed. – So instead of trying to ruin the actual Hugo Awards ceremony this year, the Puppies took aim at the World Science Fiction Convention, complete with David Truesdale clutching a set of fake pearls on behalf of the “‘special snowflakes’ ... more >