- 2020 May 29
Innovation is Saving Bookstores
Ann Patchett tells 'Axios' that bookstores are innovating to stay connected with readers.
Chicagoland Loses a Bookstore
Anderson's Bookshops is closing its LaGrange location permanently.
New Bookstore to Open in Ohio
2nd Street Books is opening in Waverly on June 3.
Nevada to Get a New Bookstore
DAM Roast House & Browder Bookstore will be opening in Boulder City.
Indigo Is Rolling Out Reopenings
The Canadian bookstore chain is beginning to reopen across Canada as provinces allow.
- 2020 May 28
Oregon Bookstore Changes Hands
The Bookloft in Enterprise has a new owner.
Memphis Bookstore Reopens with Rules
Novel in Memphis is reopening to browsers with some rules, including a 45-minute limit for visitors.
Sidewalk Bookseller Dies of Covid-19
The 'New York Times' memorializes a bookseller who sold on the street outside Columbia University.
Bilingual Arizona Store is Raising Cash
Palabras Bilingual Bookstore in Phoenix is raising $10,000 on GoFundMe.
U.K. BA Buying Bertrams' Bertline
The U.K. Booksellers Association is buying Bertrams' bookselling system Bertline, in order to support independent retailers.
- 2020 May 27
Detroit Bookstores Discuss Reopening
John King Books is open to a small number of browsers, while Pages Bookshop remains closed.
California Gets a New Bookstore
Cuppa Tahoe, a new bookstore and cafe, opened in South Lake Tahoe this past weekend.
Virginia Stores Survives Loss
The owner of Books and Other Found Things in Leesburg talks about running the store solo after the death of his partner.
Virginia Store Gives Kids Free Books
With libraries closed, Book No Further in Roanoke is giving 400 free books to K-12 public school students.
Washington State Store Is Thriving
Sales at King's Books in Tacoma are booming as locals seek out distraction from the pandemic.
- 2020 May 26
From the Guardian
Alaskan school board lifts ban on Gatsby and Catch-22 after protests.
From Forbes
Facetiming with Stephenie Meyer, R.L. Stine, and More: New Facebook Watch Series Adapts Amid the Pandemic.
From Fuse #8
Could Covid-19 Mark the End of the Physical Galley?
From Book Riot
Author Neal Shusterman on Inclusive Representation in YA.
From the Guardian
Author Michael Rosen out of intensive care after 47 days.
From the Hollywood Reporter
Jennifer Garner, Chris Colfer, and Lena Dunham to Headline 2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Virtual Ceremony.
From ABC News
Author Eoin Colfer discusses the Artemis Fowl adaptation on Good Morning America.
From Literary Hub
“All the history I learned in my youth came from the American Girl doll books.”
From the New York Public Library
NYPL’s 125th Anniversary Book List: 125 Kids Books We Love.
From Medium
Coronavirus Picture Book Round-Up.
New Zealand's Book Sales Boom
New Zealand is seeing a huge surge in books sales as fears of the pandemic taper off.
From Brightly
Children’s Books That Celebrate Muslim Culture.
Irish Indies Are Mostly Smiling
Bookstores in Ireland have managed to survive so far through the coronavirus crisis.
From Brightly
13 Books About Friendship for Kids Ages 3–5.
U.K. Bookstores Prep for June Reopening
The Booksellers Association in the U.K. is asking for publisher support prior to reopening on June 15.
From Brightly
10 Books About Friendship for Tween Readers.
Massachusetts Store Gets an Update
An Unlikely Story in Plainville is using the period of lockdown to refurbish some of the store.
From Brightly
11 YA Books That Highlight the Importance of Friendship.
Ireland's Eason to Lose 150 Workers
As the bookstore chain reopens across Ireland, Eason says it will have to cut 150 jobs.
From Book Riot
5 Children’s Books About Latina Trailblazers.
- 2020 May 22
Massachusetts Owner Won't Reopen Yet
The owner of the Book Shop of Beverly Farms, in Beverly Farms, explains why she doesn't want to reopen.
U.K. Booksellers Say Amazon Is Favored
The U.K. government is telling booksellers to wait before fully reopening, possibly giving Amazon an unfair advantage.
Washington State Loses a Bookstore
The Bookworm in Kennewick is closing after 46 years in business.
SFF Store Says Its Customers Are Smarter
Bakka-Phoenix bookstore in Toronto remains closed because it says sci-fi readers understand pandemics better than others.
Seattle Booksellers Adapt to Pandemic
Seattle booksellers and librarians reveal how they have adapted to the coronavirus and what they are reading.
- 2020 May 21
U.K. Firm to Analyze Bookselling
A pair of British Academics are launching the Bookselling Research Network.
Bookstore Romance Day's Champion
Bookstore Romance Day, scheduled for August 15, has enlisted Meg Cabot as its official ambassador.
L.A. Store Raises Cash for Needy Kids
Skylight Books' IndieGoGo campaign aims to raise $20,000 to get books to children in need.
Locals Rally Around Seattle Indies
Under the shadow of Amazon, Seattle indie booksellers are winning customers amid the pandemic.
- 2020 May 20
From the New York Times
Welcome to Kiera Cass’s Kingdom, Where She Makes the Rules.
From Book Riot
How Teaching Taught Me More About YA Books.
From Autostraddle
Trans Representation in YA Fiction Is Changing, But How Much?
From Time Out New York
The Eric Carle Museum's first virtual picture-book exhibit has original artwork.
Iconic Washington D.C. Store to Move
Kramerbooks is looking to move out of its long-term home in Dupont Circle.
From How Stuff Works
The Surprising Controversy Behind “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”
Bookselling In the Time of Coronavirus
A podcast from 'Newsday' looks at how the pandemic is affecting booksellers.
From Romper
Molly Idle on Coral, and How Having Children Changes the Way You Read.
U.K. Booksellers Need More Resilience
Booksellers in the U.K. need to embrace technology and prepare for a possible second wave of infections, a bookseller argues.
From BuzzFeed
21 YA Books to Read During Mental Health Awareness Month.
MPIBA's Reading the West Winners
The Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association invited readers to vote on this year's favorites.
From Wired
A Reading List for Kids on Their Very Long Summer Break.
From Book Riot
6 Great Multicultural “Cinderella” Picture Books.
- 2020 May 19
Los Angeles Stores Say It's Weird Now
Now Serving, Golden Apple Comics, and Book Alley discuss the challenges and awkwardness of reopening.
New Hampshire Loses a Bookstore
The Book Outlet in North Hampton has closed permanently.
Waterstones Supports Booksellers Health
Waterstones in the U.K. is offering online fitness and mental health services to its booksellers.
San Francisco Stores Are Optimistic
Some booksellers in the city say early signs for the survival of stores are positive.
Boston's Black-Owned Bookstore Survives
A GoFundMe campaign has saved Frugal Bookstore, Boston's only black-owned bookstore, from closing.
Remembering Little Richard
The website AL.com looks at the Alabama roots of the late, great Little Richard.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Forced to leave the 2017 film before it could be released due to a family tragedy, director Zack Snyder is planning to return with a new director’s cut of Justice League that reflects his original vision of the film, which was ultimately directed by Joss Whedon.
Greg Tate Speaks
Poet, DC literary icon, and WPFW radio host E. Ethelbert Miller interviews another literary son of Washington DC, Greg Tate, cultural critic, musician, former Village Voice columnist, cofounder of the Black Rock Coalition and founder of Burnt Sugar, a 20 year-old improvisational Big Band that specializes in a wide variety of hip interpretations of black American musical tradition. Click the May 14 episode. You won't be disappointed.
Virtually Reality
Virtual Memories is an interview podcast show brought to life each week by the host Gil Roth and it features, among other things, an absolutely jawdropping lineup of interviews with cartoonists. Roth seems to have talked with every great cartoonist several times. The show isn’t exclusively about comics but if you’re looking for comics folks you’ll find them aplenty.
Adulting: A Handbook
The Millions’ Greg Mania interviews novelist and Brooklyn bookseller Emma Straub about her new novel All Adults Here. Published this month by Riverhead Books.
- 2020 May 18
From the Dallas Morning News
Author Karen Blumenthal, who tackled complicated topics for teens, died of a heart attack on Monday at 61.
From Shondaland
YA Authors Reflect on the Impact of Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games.
From the Bulwark
Dear Reader: A letter from Lois Lowry, the author of The Giver and Number the Stars.
U.K. Authors Tour to Support Stores
Pan Macmillan authors are doing a 10-day virtual tour to support independent bookstores.
From 100 Scope Notes
The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2020.
The Pandemic Can't Kill Book Browsing
A column in 'Bloomberg Businessweek' argues that bookstore browsing cannot become a coronavirus casualty.
From Pacific San Diego
Oh, the Places It’s Gone: Dr. Seuss book turns 30 amid the pandemic.
Georgia Bookstore Celebrates Anniversary
G.J. Ford Bookshop on St. Simons Island is celebrating 25 years in business.
From the Tonight Show
Mo Willems gives Jimmy Fallon a "Squillem" doodle lesson on The Tonight Show.
Canadian Bookstores to Reopen
Bookstores are allowed to reopen in Canada today and shoppers are delighted.
From People
The Best Children's Books to Read with Your Kids at Home Right Now.
Chicago Store Gets Author Dance Tribute
Rebecca Makkai convinced 27 authors to recreate the dance from 'The Breakfast Club' after a fundraiser for Volumes Bookcafe.
From Book Riot
9 Escapist YA Books About Summer Break.
- 2020 May 15
U.K. Bookstore Chains Plan Reopening
Waterstones and Blackwell's say they hope they will be able to reopen stores in June.
- 2020 May 14
Literati's Public Typewriter Now Virtual
Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Mich., has made a virtual version of its famous in-store typewriter.
Archives of Paris Bookstore Digitized
The papers of Sylvia Beach and Shakespeare & Co. Bookstore will be available to the public soon via a project at Princeton.
W.H. Smith Sales Plunged in April
Sales at W.H. Smith fell by 85% in April compared to last year, while online orders rose 400%.
U.K.'s Indie Bookshop Week Planned
Independent Bookshop Week will be held in the U.K. from June 20-27, with sponsorship from Hachette UK.
Texas Loses a Bookstore
The Blind Pig Bookstore in Paris, which opened last year, is closing permanently.
- 2020 May 13
From Variety
A Percy Jackson Series Is in Development at Disney Plus.
From the Boston Globe
Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney has a message for the Class of 2020.
From the Chicago Sun-Times
Watch Michelle and Barack Obama read a children’s book for Chicago Public Library.
From School Library Journal
For Kids Who Don’t Have Books at Home, Communities Are Working to Reach Them.
From the Paris Review
Inside Story: A Wrinkle in Time—parents share the books they are reading with their kids to get through the pandemic.
From the New Yorker
Lessons on Being a Critic, from the Classic Children’s Book Anatole.
From School Library Journal
Matthew Cordell Discusses the Radical Kindness of Fred Rogers and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
From People
Kristen Bell on Her Kids' Book About Inclusivity, Homeschooling Daughters: 'Been Doing the Math'
From People
Jennifer Lopez's Daughter Emme, 12, Writes a Picture Book About Sloths—and the Power of Prayer.
From Literary Hub
Children’s Books Make Good Companions in a Crisis.
From She Knows
Coronavirus Children’s Books to Reassure Young Readers.
France's Stores Fight to Survive
Bookstores in France are suffering due to the coronavirus lockdown.
From Brightly
10 Children’s and YA Books Written by Asian Authors.
What Bookstores Confront In Reopening
The 'New York Times' considers the challenges bookstores face in reopening.
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