- 2021 Jun 23
LGBTQ Stores to Support During Pride
To mark Pride month, 'Oprah Daily' promoted a list of 53 LGBTQ-owned bookstores to visit this June.
New York State Is Getting a New Store
Keaton & Lloyd Book Shop will open later this year in Rome.
- 2021 Jun 22
Indiana Gets a New Bookstore
Mickey’s, a new bookstore and coffee shop, is opening in New Albany this week.
Florida's New Inclusive Children's Store
Rohi's Readery is a new bookstore in Palm Beach focused on offering diverse and inclusive children's books.
- 2021 Jun 21
From the Washington Post
Who was John Newbery, the namesake of the top children’s book award?
From the Guardian
Unfinished Dick King-Smith book completed by great-granddaughter.
From the New York Times
Modern Love: a father worries that his favorite children’s books promise his daughter a vibrant natural world that will no longer exist.
From Entertainment Weekly
A first look at actor John Cho's debut book, a middle grade novel set against the explosive backdrop of the L.A. riots.
From School Library Journal
Already Famous: Making the Case for Licensed Content Books.
From NPR
Comedian Kevin Hart on His New Children's Book.
From Electric Literature
I’m the Telephone in Goodnight Moon—Why Didn’t I Get Wished Goodnight?
From NPR
Ibram X. Kendi Recommends 6 Books to Help Your Kids Understand Race.
From Book Riot
Summer Activities for The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Missouri Gets a New Bookstore
BLK + BRWN, a new Black-owned bookstore, opened in Kansas City over the weekend.
New Store Opening in Massachusetts
Bear and Bee Bookshop is opening in North Adams this coming weekend.
U.K. Independent Bookshop Week Kicks Off
The U.K. is celebrating Independent Bookshop Week from June 19-26.
- 2021 Jun 18
Korean Chain Files for Bankruptcy
Bandi & Luni's, South Korea's third largest bookstore chain, has filed for bankruptcy.
- 2021 Jun 16
From Dubit Limited
The Virtual Rabbit Hole: will there be children’s books and reading in the metaverse?
From Catapult
“How Writing My Young Adult Novel Helped Me Reclaim the Queer Girlhood I Lost” by Ashley Woodfolk.
From CNN
Roald Dahl's secret to a good children's book: Make sure it 'enthrals the child.'
From Catapult
The Transportive Power of The Phantom Tollbooth.
From Electric Literature
What We Can—and Can’t—Learn About Louisa May Alcott from Her Teenage Fiction.
From USPS
Attitude of Gratitude: Keeping the City Going by Brian Floca honors New York’s essential workers, including this real-life postal worker.
From Den of Geek
Holly Black Announces First Adult Novel at TorCon.
From USA Today
25 books for kids and adults to celebrate Juneteenth and reflect on history of slavery.
From Romper
These Children’s Books About Juneteenth Are a Must for Families.
From BuzzFeed
28 New LGBTQ+ Young Adult Novels for Summer.
From Brightly
24 Great LGBTQIA+ Books for Kids and Teens.
Oregon Bookstore to Celebrate Opening
Third Eye Books, Portland's Black-owned bookstore, is opening in a new location this weekend.
California Store to Reopen After Move
Multicultural Bookstore and Gifts in Richmond is reopening after moving to a new location.
- 2021 Jun 15
Virginia Is Getting a New Bookstore
Blacksburg Books is opening in Blacksburg later this summer.
Tarot Book Card
The nonprofit Brink Literacy Project has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the Literary Tarot, an ambitious effort to create innovative collaborations between great authors and great cartoonists, who pair a tarot card with a classic literary work that embodies the meaning of the tarot card arcana. The project has raised more than $464,000 (the goal was $80,000) with 13 days to go in the campaign. Participating authors and cartoonists include K-Ming Chang, Lev Grossman, Amal El-Mohtar, G. Willow Wilson, Margaret Atwood, Emil Ferris, Roxane Gay, Stephen Graham Jones, Marjorie Liu, and many others.
The First Medal of Honor
The Association of the United States Army, a nonprofit organization devoted to the support of the Army and its soldiers, has just released Medal of Honor: Jacob Parrott, the latest in its ongoing series of graphic biographies of the heroic soldiers that have received the Medal of Honor, the highest honor that can be awarded to a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Parrot, a Union soldier during the Civil War, was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor. He was among 22 U.S. Army soldiers and two civilians who volunteered to infiltrate deep into Confederate territory to steal a train and destroy bridges and railroad track between Atlanta and Chattanooga. The new graphic biography can be read online and is also free to download.
Images of Black Life
The Nicola Vassell Gallery in New York City has mounted Ming Smith: Evidence, an exhibition of photographs by Smith, a long acclaimed African American photographer, and the first female member of Kamoinge, the celebrated 1960s Black photographers collective. Her work was first published in the Black Photographers Annual in 1973 and she is the first Black woman photographer to be collected by the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition will be up through July 3.
Asian American Writers Assemble!
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop, devoted to the support and dissemination of writing by Asian Americans, announced the revival of Page Turner, the AAWW publishing conference, to be held June 26. Page Turner will feature more than 40 experts and authors. Author Matthew Salesses will give a keynote lecture and Indian classical pianist Utsav Lal will give an exclusive performance.
Rereading Toni Morrison
Over at The Millions, Matthew James Seidel rereads Toni Morrison’s first three novels—The Bluest Eye, Sula, and Song of Solomon—in chronological order looking for connections to her later works. But he found that “these early works do not merely anticipate masterpieces to come; they are masterpieces in their own right. Examining just how each novel expands on what came before is an inspiring and, frankly, humbling experience.”
- 2021 Jun 14
From the New York Times
The Healing Power of Queer Coming-of-Age Stories.
From the Venice Gondolier
New Children’s Bookstore Opens in Venice, Florida.
From Brightly
22 Sweet Picture Books That Celebrate Fatherhood.
From Romper
From Yuck to Yum, Kids Are Learning About Food in Almost Every Book We Read Them.
Florida Gets a New Children's Bookstore
Fable Books, a children's bookstore in downtown Venice, opened over the weekend.
- 2021 Jun 11
Oklahoma City Store Marks Tulsa Massacre
Nappy Roots Bookstore will hold a vigil to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre.
Chicago Romance Store Marks Milestone
Love's Sweet Arrow, a romance bookstore in Chicago, is celebrating its second anniversary.
Bookstores in Ontario Are Reopening
After months of lockdown, bookstores and other retailers in Ontario are starting to reopen, but challenges remain.
- 2021 Jun 09
From Literary Hub
On Maurice Sendak’s birthday, take a look at some of his rare drawings.
From the New York Times
“I wanted to try to write as myself”: John Green on his first book for adults, The Anthropocene Reviewed, a work of nonfiction.
From Playbill
Lisa Kudrow is cast in film adaptation of Better Nate Than Ever, a musical comedy based on the book by Tim Federle, who will adapt and direct.
From the Wrap
Matilda Stage Musical Adaptation Headed to Netflix in December 2022.
From Deadline
Authors Nicola and David Yoon Ink Anonymous Content Deal Focused on Love Stories Toplined by People of Color.
From 100 Scope Notes
Christian Robinson spoke about illustrating Meghan Markle’s new picture book, The Bench, on the Today Show.
From the Guardian
How Tove Jansson’s love of nature shaped the world of the Moomins.
From Vulture
See the trailer for Netflix’s Fear Street Trilogy.
From the Today Show
22 inclusive kids' books for Pride Month, recommended by authors.
From Book Riot
20 Books About Music for Young Readers.
From Romper
12 Children’s Books That Explore Pronouns and Gender Identity.
Minnesota Gets a New Bookstore
Four Pines Bookstore in Bemidji is holding its grand opening this Saturday.
A Californian Dreams of Opening a Store
Respiratory therapist Alyse Chandler is raising money on Kickstarter to open Chandlers: An Independent Bookstore in Bakersfield.
Waterstones Saw Profit Cut in Pandemic
The U.K. chain saw an 8.7% percent drop in profit for 2020.
New Feminist Bookstore Opens in Brazil
Gato Sem Rabo, a new feminist bookstore focused on titles by and for women, has opened in Sao Paolo.
From Book Riot
12 Coding Books for Kids Who Love Computers.
- 2021 Jun 08
N.J. Gets a New Black-Owned Bookstore
Hidden Gems Literary Emporium is a new used bookstore and community center in New Brunswick.
- 2021 Jun 07
From We Need Diverse Books
Why We Need Diverse Books Is No Longer Using the Term #OwnVoices.
From Oprah Daily
Sabaa Tahir's New Novel All My Rage Will Be Adapted for TV.
From Animation Magazine
Silvergate Snags Rights to Award-Winning Picture Book Series ¡Vamos!
From Variety
Shadow and Bone Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix.
From CBS This Morning
Author Nicola Yoon spoke about her YA fiction and her rise from poverty, to Wall Street, and then the top of the bestseller list.
From Deadline
New Master and Commander Movie in Works at 20th Century; Patrick Ness Penning Prequel.
From Romper
20 LGBTQ+ Children’s Books for Young Allies.
From Book Riot
8 Books About Gender Fluidity for Young Readers.
From Brightly
Celebrate Juneteenth: 9 Kids’ Books by Black Authors.
B&N Is Closing a Dallas Location
Barnes & Noble is closing its location in Preston Royal Village.
How One NYC Bookstore Was Saved
The story of how Lin-Manuel Miranda and friends came together to reopen the Drama Bookshop in New York City.
Bookseller Betty Bennett Passes
The co-owner of Bennett Books in New Jersey, which was open from 1988-2007, has died at 74.
- 2021 Jun 04
Conflict Continues at Powell's
Talks on rehiring workers who were laid off by the Portland, Ore., bookstore have broken off as the divide between its booksellers' union and store management deepens.
Chicago Bookseller Christopher Rohe Dies
The bookseller quietly shaped Chicago’s famously robust literary scene, largely behind the scenes. He died last month at 61.
- 2021 Jun 03
Pennsylvania Bookstore Expands
White Whale Bookstore in Pittsburgh is expanding its existing storefront.
An Ohio Bookseller Tells All
'Cincinnati Magazine' offers a Q&A with Gregory Kornbluh, the owner of Downbound Books.
Texas Gets a New Bookstore
Storefront, a new bookstore has opened at the Corsicana Artist & Writer Residency in Corsicana, Tex.
Texas Gets a New Bookstore
Storefront, a new bookstore has opened at the Corsicana Artist & Writer Residency in Corsicana, Tex.
- 2021 Jun 02
From the Associated Press
R.J. Palacio’s standalone novel Pony to be published in September.
From People
Jimmy Fallon's New Picture Book Nana Loves You More Coming in 2022.
From Kake
A Very Hungry Caterpillar and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom changed how your kids see the world.
From NPR
In Instructions for Dancing, a Cynical Former Romantic Gets a Magical Surprise.
From USA Today
Areli Is a Dreamer and other books help kids understand immigration, identity, belonging.
From NPR
Reciting Poetry Earns South Dakota Teenager a National Prize.
From Popsugar
18 Books That Break Down the Concepts of Safe and Unsafe Touch for Toddlers.
From Book Riot
20 Great Books About Music for Young Readers.
NAIBA Adds Inventory Course
The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association has launched an inventory management course in its Professional Bookseller Certification Program.
- 2021 Jun 01
Los Angeles Gets a New Bookstore
Des Pair Books, a small indie bookstore, has opened in Los Angeles's Echo Park neighborhood.
PRH and Waterstones In U.K. Dispute
In the U.K., the 'Bookseller' reports that Waterstones has deprioritized displays of Penguin Random House titles after a dispute over the store's credit with the publisher.
Bookshop Exhibits 'Time' Nobel Covers
'Time' magazine and Livraria Lello in Porto, Portugal, are partnering on an exhibit of 'Time' covers of Nobel Prize–winning authors.
Support Your Local Indie, Says Columnist
A columnist at the 'San Francisco Chronicle' argues that indie store are essential to creating community and need your support.
The Nebula Awards
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced plans for the 56th annual Nebula Awards Ceremony to be held June 5 and hosted by writer and comedian Aydrea Walden. The Nebula Awards honor the best speculative fiction writing of the year. The event is part of the Nebula Conference and will be livestreamed for the public on Facebook and on YouTube.
LGBTQ+ Art Festival
Queer|Art|Pride, an annual summer festival featuring the work of the organization's community of LGBTQ+ artists, will be held online from June 1 through July 30. The festival also includes the Queer|Art|Pride Book & Print Fair, an online marketplace offering works for sale.
WinC Pro Comics Conference
The Women in Comics Collective announced plans for “WinC Creative,” aka WCC, a new one-day virtual professional conference to be held on July 22 that will offer programming and workshops to support the needs of the professional comic book community. Admission is free for WinC members and $3-$6 for nonmembers.
Comic Book Pride
New York Times senior editor and all-in comics fan George Gene Gustines has compiled a list of eight comics and graphic novels that feature LGBTQ characters, chosen in celebration of Pride Month, among them, Lee Lai’s Stone Fruit and James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas’s Wynd Book One: Flight of the Prince.
Draft King
Over at The Millions, novelist Yang Huang, author of three novels including My Good Son, published this year by The University of New Orleans Press, ruminates on the nature of rewriting, revising, and, surviving the meticulous and necessary deconstruction of a manuscript by an editor. Indeed his editor for My Good Son compiled “extensive editorial feedback: 5,500-plus comments via track changes and 13 pages of global comments. To be fair, two pages were praise. But there were also 11 pages of single-spaced constructive criticism. Some of the notes were line edits, but others were mini essays. It was overwhelming.”
- 2021 May 31
From WBUR
In Western Massachusetts and Beyond, Eric Carle's Legacy Is Far More Than His Books.
From Entertainment Weekly
See Five Feet Apart Author Rachael Lippincott complete the bucket list from her new novel The Lucky List.
From NPR
What's in a Genre Name? The Trouble with 'Asian Fantasy.'
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