Independent bookstores keeping afloat despite tough retail market – So independent bookstores appear to be on the rise again, almost a decade after the industry “crashed,” with the number of store openings still growing. And despite Amazon’s foray into brick and mortar stores, their impact may not be as overwhelming as some ... more >
Independent Book Store Day: Community is key for these local book sellers – So Saturday, April 29th, is Independent Book Day, because apparently we need a Day for everything. Is this a U.S. trend? In any case, a day dedicated to reading and to books is a good day, so check ... more >
Women Swept The 2015 Nebula Awards – So women took almost all the major Nebula Awards, including Novel (Naomi Novik), Novella (Nnedi Okorafor), Novelette (Sarah Pinsker), Short Story (Alyssa Wong), and YA (Fran Wilde). Take that, Puppies? The science fiction world has had its share of drama with the Hugo Awards ... more >
Simon Pegg Worries The Love Of Science Fiction Is Making Us “Childish” – You may be following the very interesting conversation between Simon Pegg and i09, which began when Pegg gave an interview to Radio Times, in which he discussed what he sees as the “infantalization” of society, in part ... more >
Book News: James Patterson Makes Good On $1M Promise To Indies – Regardless of whatever you think about James Patterson’s insistence that American literature is imperiled, you have to respect his willingness to put his money where his mouth is and substantially aid independent bookstores. 81 more independent bookstores have ... more >
REVEALED: Court docs show role of Pixar and Dreamworks Animation in Silicon Valley wage-fixing cartel – Remember the revelations of artificial wage suppression by Google and Apple? Well, that, it turns out, was just the beginning of the conspiracy, and now, with a $324 million settlement at risk, revelations about ... more >