France to name Dallas publisher a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters 🇫🇷 📚
Will Evans started Deep Vellum Press in Dallas 11 years ago — and has been a tireless advocate for books in translation, North Texas authors, North Texas bookstores and the local literary scene in general.
"The website helps readers find specific titles at their local bookstores and also features a directory that allows users to look for indie bookstores near them [in Canada] and to filter the results by specific amenities, such as those with cafes or that sell CDs and records."
Not every great novel makes it into the NYT best-sellers list and some writers, even if they have a publisher, awards and the usual hoopla, struggle to keep their books in stores. Michele Herman, author of "Save the Village," wrote for LitHub about the emails sent, phone calls ignored and bike rides taken in trying to get her novel on the shelves — and keep it there.
How would you describe your work-in-progress's ideal reader?
I have been saying this since my teens -- "I'm writing for that lonely booknerd who discovers my book by accident in a library or bookstore and when they read it, they will feel like they are coming home."
I feel this is a rather tall order, really. But if even one lonely booknerd feels like my words are like coming home, I've fulfilled my brief.
The #AteneoPress is also releasing exclusive merch: its first #ToteBag. Single-receipt purchases of P3,000 and above on the first day of the sale will come with a free tote bag while supplies last. The tote is available exclusively at the bookshop located on the first floor of #BellarmineHall at the #AteneoDeManila University in #QuezonCity. #Philippines#Bookstores#books
Hanging out with a friend, officially my first social Saturday in years (though we've hung out on weekdays before). Trifecta of great convo with a fellow introvert, great food and bookstore met.
Top-notch instant ramen and buffalo wings for dinner while watching DS9 s3, "The House of Quark" which had me laughing so loud.
The fact that it's a Saturday Night and I'm about to crawl into bed with a book.
My 1st book launched a couple weeks ago and people have been sending me photos of it out in the wild, which is a thrill to see. It’s weirdly separate from me now, out there living its best life
"A beloved Asian American-owned bookstore in Manhattan’s Chinatown has reopened months after a fire gutted the small independent shop last summer.
On July 4, a residential unit above the bookshop caught fire, killing one of the building’s residents. The resulting smoke and water damage also devastated Yu & Me Books, destroying almost all of its inventory and equipment..."
I've been looking forward to this one and wasn't disappointed. It wasn't quite a five star read, but a solid four star bath read. Uplifting story, lovely characters, and of course, a fantastically snarky octopus who is the best part of the whole book; I loved him.
If only we all had smart, snarky octopi to solve our problems.
My first Erdrich and not my last! I think this will benefit from a reread to further engage with the depth of the story.
A good read for book lovers (there's a bibliography!) And features well drawn, loveable, diverse characters.
There's a very strong theme of identity throughout, and what makes an identity - a name? A uniform? A shared culture? Can you be a mum if you've never given birth? Can you be a good cop? Can you change your identity with your actions?
ThriftBooks.com is a great website! I know I've said this before but I want to say it again. I've made many orders, and only today did I get a book that had a few pages missing.
It's late Tuesday night and I wrote them to ask what to do, and they wrote back within an hour and said no worries, they'll send me a new one, free of charge, I don't have to return the old one. Such nice folks!
In the early 1970s, before the Pride flag even existed, three friends opened an LGBTQ+ bookstore in Philadelphia. Remarkably, Giovanni's Room is still around today. @LGBTQNation talked to some of the people who've owned it and shopped there through the years about how it's survived, and its continued significance to the queer community.
I don't remember where I stumbled on this book -- perhaps even here on Mastodon? -- but I have to say that Jeff Deutsch's 'In Praise of Good Bookstores' is a wonderful celebration not only of independent #bookstores but also of #books, #reading books, and conversations about books. And there's a bonus -- a nice mini-history of one of my favorite bookstores, the #SeminaryCoop bookstore in Chicago. Well worth the read. @bookstodon#bookstodon
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