- 2020 Feb 26
Seattle Bookstore at Risk of Closing
Globe Bookstore in Pioneer Square may become the victim of neighborhood gentrification.
A Robot to Help You Browse a Bookstore
Korean designers have proposed a robot that will follow and "assist" customers browsing in a bookstore.
Waterstones Gives Booksellers a Raise
Booksellers at Waterstones in the U.K. will be given a 6.2% pay raise in conjunction in a hike with the national minimum wage.
- 2020 Feb 25
China Jails Hong Kong Bookseller
China has sentenced Gui Minhai, a naturalized Swedish citizen, to 10 years in prison for "providing intelligence" overseas.
Illinois Bookstore Moves
Barbara's Bookstore in Burr Ridge has moved a few doors down the street.
Dallas Bookstore Focuses on Neighborhood
Poets Oak Cliff opened last month and wants to be be known exclusively as a store for the local community.
Ireland's Eason Adds Indie Chain
Irish retailer Eason has bought indie chain Dubray Books, adding eight stores to its existing 60 outlets.
- 2020 Feb 24
From Deadline
Mo Willems Inks Deal with HBO Max for Multiple Animated Specials.
From Entertainment Weekly
BookExpo announces 2020 Buzz Books, including Young Adult and Middle Grade titles.
From Deadline
The team behind To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before acquires film rights to Abigail Hing Wen’s YA debut Loveboat, Taipei.
From Variety
First Look: The Tiger Rising starring Queen Latifah, based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo
From the Beat
Jen Wang’s The Prince and the Dressmaker to become a movie musical from the ‘Frozen’ team.
From Entertainment Weekly
R.L. Stine sets new series based on Garbage Pail Kids.
Massachusetts Store at Risk of Closing
Books By the Sea in Centerville lost thousands of dollars due to a credit card scam and may have to close.
From the New York Times
Dance critic and children’s book author Tobi Tobias has died at 81.
New Bookstore Opens in Pennsylvania
West Philadelphia bookstore Making Worlds, which highlights works by marginalized communities, has opened.
From 100 Scope Notes
Newbery Jump, Caldecott Bump 2020: a look at how the winners are faring on the New York Times bestseller list.
From Forward
First edition of Yiddish Harry Potter sells out in less than 48 hours.
From A Mighty Girl
10 Children's Books Celebrating Hidden Figures Mathematician Katherine Johnson.
From Literary Hub
How Ramona Quimby Taught a Generation of Girls to Embrace Brashness.
- 2020 Feb 21
Massachusetts Gets a New Bookstore
TidePool BookShop, a 1,600-square-foot independent store, is opening in Worcester this March.
Irish Bookstore Joke Video Goes Viral
Dublin's Chapter's Bookstore new parody training video covers "how to shelve books."
- 2020 Feb 20
Texas to Get a New Bookstore
Village Books is opening in the Woodlands outside Houston later this year.
Coronavirus Decimates China Store Sales
Bookstore sales at China's 70,000 private bookstores have fallen 90% since the start of the outbreak.
Massachusetts B&N Loses Lease
The Barnes & Noble in Braintree is closing, but is looking for a spot nearby and plans to reopen.
Washington State Bookseller Talks Shop
The new owner of Mercer Street Books in Seattle discusses taking over the venerable store.
- 2020 Feb 19
From the Associated Press
Bestselling young adult authors are aiming at older readers.
From the Portland Press Herald
Lincoln Peirce's Big Nate to become animated TV series on Nickelodeon.
From Entertainment Weekly
LeBron James to release his first children's book this summer.
From the Hollywood Reporter
Jeff Bridges to Illustrate Children's Book Written by His Daughter.
From Bitch Media
Judged Judy: Judy Blume’s 40 Years Old Fight to Tell the Truth about Sex, Religion, and Turtles.
From the Baltimore Sun
Just how many Healthy Holly books were there? Memo offers most detailed account of Baltimore mayor’s fraud scheme.
From Entertainment Weekly
Chris Colfer returns to Land of Stories with A Tale of Witchcraft.
From School Library Journal
YA Books Reflect the Activism of Real-Life Teens.
From Penn State News
How to Read a Book named 2020 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Winner.
Istanbul Bookstore to Help the Animals
A new bookstore in Istanbul, Kitap Koala, is donating all profits to supporting animal shelters.
From Book Riot
The Lasting Magic of The Snowy Day.
Chicagoland Bookstore Moves
Barbara's Bookstore in Burr Ridge, Ill., has moved to a new location.
From Express News
She's San Antonio's best children's storyteller, and she's celebrating two decades at the Twig Book Shop.
Massachusetts Store to Move Again
The New England Mobile Book Fair in Newton is looking for a new home once again.
From the Paris Review
A look at Russia’s Dr. Seuss, Kornei Chukovsky.
Texas Bookseller is a Pro Storyteller
A storyteller at the Twig Book Shop in San Antonio celebrates two decades of serving up enchanting tales.
From HuffPost
26 Easy Ways to Encourage Your Kids to Read More.
From A Mighty Girl
50 Inspiring Books on Girls and Women of the Civil Rights Movement.
- 2020 Feb 18
Kansas to Lose a Bookstore
Blue Geranium Books and Gifts in Arkansas City looks likely to close.
In Praise of Old School Bookstores
The NYU student paper urges students in Manhattan to explore Mercer St. Books and Records.
Brisbane Gets a New Bookstore
Dymocks, the Australian bookstore chain, has opened its newest location.
London Loses a Waterstones
Waterstones Camden has closed due to a dispute with the landlord.
Videogames for the Rest of Us
Despite a legacy of misogyny, exclusion, and general workplace toxicity, the videogame industry is slowly being changed by a new generation of workers and fans who are beginning to influence the kind of games being developed.
Keep Dose Alive
It’s Alive is a crowdfund-driven publisher of out-of-print and original comics founded by publisher Drew Ford. The publisher has launched a new IndieGoGo campaign to fund the publication of Dose, a mindblowing science fiction comic by Sean Ellis and John Gebbia that has to be seen to be believed.
Anime of the Sea
Children of the Sea, an anime directed Ayumu Watanabe that is based on Daisuke Igarashi’s hauntingly beautiful 2009 manga from Viz Media, will premier in the U.S. in April. The anime is the story of a young girl whose father is a marine researcher. She meets two mysterious boys who were apparently raised in the sea and who seem to provide an equally mysterious link to a worldwide disappearance of sea life. The anime is distributed by GKIDS.
Black Critiques Matter
Beehive Books, the publisher of LAAB Magazine, a collective annual journal on black, pop cultural and contemporary critical aesthetics founded by cartoonist Ron Wimberly, has established an online home for the publication on Medium. BB will begin publishing essays, comics, and other content from the first two issues on the new LAAB site on a weekly basis. BB is also offering a discount on the forthcoming print issue of LAAB.
Feminism Is In Trouble
Over at The Millions Anna Sims examines Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s 2019 novel Fleischman Is In Trouble, longlisted for the National Book Award and now being developed into a TV series for FX, praising it for being both a commercial and literary success and describing the book as “a sharp critique of the lie fueling modern feminism that is brilliantly disguised as a book about a man.”
- 2020 Feb 14
Arkansas Loses a Bookstore
Fayetteville's Nightbird Books is closing. The bookstore opened in 2006.
- 2020 Feb 13
TV Show Saves Ontario Bookstore
Hamilton bookstore James Street Bookseller was revived when Apple TV filmed a series at the store.
China's Bookstore Focus Efforts Online
Bookstores impacted by the coronavirus are hoping online sales can help them through the outbreak.
- 2020 Feb 12
From CNN
Hair Love went from a Kickstarter to an Oscar winner.
From NRF News
Harry Potter flagship store set to open this summer in NYC.
From the Undefeated
“Eleven minutes: A call from Kobe Bryant,” by Jason Reynolds.
From the Hollywood Reporter
Judge allows lawsuit brought by Chooseco to proceed over Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.
From the New York Times
Op-Ed: “I Dreaded Black History Month, Until a Novelist Opened My Eyes”: Varian Johnson reflects on the influences of Christopher Paul Curtis.
From Royal Central
Sarah, Duchess of York signs seven-book deal with Australian publisher.
From Essence
Why Author Jason Reynolds Writes for the Youngest Generation.
From Fuse8
Feminism and Representation in Fables: An Interview and Cover Reveal with Natalie Portman.
From NPR
Little Legends Celebrates Big Lives of Black History.
From 100 Scope Notes
How to Do Just About Everything in 2020: this year’s children’s books can teach you a lot of things.
From Saturday Night Live
Drag queen RuPaul gives kids a lesson in reading in SNL sketch.
From BuzzFeed
23 YA Romance Novels That Are Better Than a Candlelit Dinner.
From Teen Vogue
Nine Diverse YA Romance Books to Enjoy for Valentine's Day, and Year-Round.
How a Chicago Romance Store Survives
Love's Sweet Arrow, a small Chicago romance store, uses Patreon and book clubs to keep going.
From Baby Gaga
10 Children's Books That Celebrate Diversity.
Apply to Be a Bookseller Abroad
There are four more days to apply for an international Bookselling Without Borders fellowship.
From Teen Vogue
10 Books with South Asian Characters You Should Read in 2020.
Kentucky Loses an African-American Store
Wild Fig Books and Coffee in Lexington is closing after terms of its lease changed.
From Esquire
Classic Children’s Books Parents Won’t Hate Reading.
Kansas Bookseller Says Amazon Retaliated
A bookseller quoted as critical of Amazon claims his book, 'How to Resist Amazon and Why,' was suppressed on Amazon.
From Brightly
Ten Fun and Engaging Books About U.S. Presidents for Tweens.
From Literary Hub
Three Classic Reviews for Judy Blume's Birthday.
- 2020 Feb 10
New York's Newest Bookstore Opens
Avoid the Day Bookstore, which began as a pop-up, has opened a permanent location in Rockaway Park.
New Hampshire Store Gets Election Boost
The Bookery in Manchester has become a hub for presidential hopefuls and their campaigns.
A New Store Readies to Open in Colorado
A new bookstore, the Read Queen Bookstore & Cafe, will open soon in Lafayette.
U.K. Store Flooded by Storm
The Book Case bookstore in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, was flooded by a storm over the weekend.
- 2020 Feb 06
The Strand to Open New NYC Store
The Strand is opening a new store in the former Book Culture storefront on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Phoenix Loses a Bookstore
All About Books and Comics in Phoenix is closing in April after 38 years in business.
Waterstones Children's Prize Shortlist
The U.K. bookstore chain has released the finalists, in three categories, for its annual prizes for children's literature.
- 2020 Feb 05
From Waterstones
The shortlist for the 2020 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize has been announced.
From Entertainment Weekly
See how Harry Potter book covers have changed through the years.
From the Guardian
Picture Books on Prescription: The New Chapter in Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing.
From Bustle
To All the Boys Author Jenny Han's Writing Process Involves Baking and Wine.
From Vanity Fair
Read an excerpt of Dylan Farrow’s debut novel, Hush, a YA fantasy set against a dystopian future.
Philly Gets a Zapatista-inspired Store
Making Worlds, a new bookshop and café, will open on February 14 in West Philadelphia.
From Fuse Eight
Noteworthy Graphic Novels for Young Readers Coming in 2020.
From Book Riot
On the Rise and Reach of YA Anthologies.
From Catapult
Finding the Right Face for Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web.
From Book Riot
How Tuck Everlasting Helps Tone Down My Anxiety.
From HuffPost
15 Children's Books About Cancer to Help Kids Cope.
- 2020 Feb 04
Patti Smith Helps Oregon Bookstore
When Passages Bookshop in Portland was burglarized, the author sent signed copies of her books.
Canadian Chain Dabbles in Weed Biz
Indigo-owned online gifting platform Thoughtfull will start selling cannabis consumption accessories, such as rolling papers.
A Wuhan Bookstore's Fantastic Face Lift
It's awkward timing, but a branch of China's Foreign Language Bookstore chain is praised for its renovated facade.
A New Indie to Open in the U.K.
Dial Lane Books in Ipswich is opening later this month.
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