- Authors Enrich Our Lives
The Children's Choice Book Awards and the death of Maurice Sendak remind us of how our lives are enriched by authors and their works.
- One Big Tent
Communities want independent bookstores not just as a place to buy books, but as a gathering place for human interaction, inspiration for lifetime learning, and a place to go to get away from the craziness of life. Workshop graduates are planning to open indie bookstores from Florida to California and points in between. Borders has left a gap in many communities and entire markets are ready for their own community-centered bookstore.
- Ann Patchett's Pulpit
[caption id="attachment_1529" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Bestselling author Ann Patchett promotes indie bookselling on The Colbert Report"][/caption] Her talents reach far and wide, yet Ann Patchett has chosen to use her talents, med...
- Sales & Spirits Up
During the American Booksellers Association’s Winter Institute in New Orleans last month, there were high spirits — even before the first cocktail party. From the moment booksellers began arriving in the city that embodies strength and resilience, ...
- What do you say after you say 'hello'?
[caption id="attachment_1492" align="alignleft" width="132" caption="Book"selling" is really about opening the conversation."][/caption] Stop me if you've heard this one before: “A customer walks into a bookstore ... and leaves empty-han...
