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Forging Bonds at the Bookstore
An indie bookseller welcomes the opportunity to develop ties to customers.
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The Challenge of Writing Humor in Dark Times
Writing duo Whitney Phillips and Ryan M. Milner negotiate how funny writing should be in an unfunny time.
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Can Brotherly Love Produce a Book?
Author Shakil Ahmad discusses the benefits and challenges of writing with his sibling.
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Creating Fairness in Publishing
KH Publishers founder Kia Harris urges the industry to do more to welcome different voices.
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Letter to the Editor: We Need to Define 'Conservative Publishing'
Elham Ali and Anita Ragunathan of ECW Press in Toronto argue that it is important to clarify what publishers mean when they say “conservative,” and how they have been quietly profited from publishing ideological vitriol.
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How Self-Help Can, Well, Help in Trying Times
Self-help author Jessica Zweig says the pandemic offers an opportunity to refocus...if only readers will take it.
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A Return to the Stand-Alone Thriller
Author Lisa Gardner describes what it took for her to write her first stand-alone thriller in 20 years.
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How Libraries Can Help Us Make a More Perfect Union
Throughout our history, we've see that when we come together in civil, honest conversations based on facts and science, history and truth, we find commonality, says R. David Lankes.
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'Black Bookstore' Is More Than a Label
A Black bookseller explains what Black-owned bookstores are really about.
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Want to Change the Book Biz? Organize.
Verso staffers argue that the only dignified future for publishing workers is a unionized one.
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Old Novels as Therapy
Novelist Betsy Robinson finds comfort in familiar book friends.
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Launching a Book During a Pandemic
Author Laura Treacy Bentley recommends using some ingenuity when hosting a virtual live book event.
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The Best Book Party on Earth
A former bookseller and rep remembers the ABA/BookExpo conventions.
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An Author Wonders: Will White People Read a Black Writer's Self-Help Book?
A Black author knows that “success in business and life has been told and sold primarily by white voices.” Will his effort to rewrite the narrative pay off?
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Book Clubs in Lockdown
The publisher of 'BookBrowse' says book clubs are adapting to the Covid crisis.
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Appreciating the Success of 'Mank'
Author Sydney Ladensohn Stern marvels at seeing subjects of her book on the big screen thanks to David Fincher.
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Seeing the Book Biz from Both Sides Now
Nicholas Lemann, an author turned publisher, reflects on how authors and publishers can form a more perfect union.
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University Presses Are Signal Boosters of Knowledge
The mission of university presses has never been more important, two execs say.
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The Golden Age of Book Adaptations for TV
Author Andrew Neiderman argues that Covid-19 has opened up new possibilities for bringing books to the screen.
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A Sales Rep With No Regrets
A wholesaler’s sales rep has no regrets, despite being laid off three times.
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