News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff. Book News Fewer Americans have read a book in the last year, according to a Pew survey. The figure was 79% in 2011, but is now… Read more »
On our recent vacation, we visited Snowbound Books in Marquette, Michigan. An independent bookstore whose slogan is “The place for people allergic to life without books,” Snowbound Books has been a vital part of Marquette’s historic downtown since 1984. It was threatening to rain when we arrived, and a downpour… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Patrick Modiano wins Nobel Prize for Literature. Read about Modiano and his work at NPR, The Guardian, and The New York Times. Malala Yousafzai… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: Man Booker Prize announces the 2013 longlist “Chocolate Might Save Bookstores”. Well, the scent… Read more »
I’m participating in the Reverse Author Interviews meme sponsored by Book Munchies. It’s the authors’ turn to put us on the spot! Over the next month, a series of authors will pose questions for participating bloggers to answer. Today’s author is Kendare Blake, author of this year’s popular YA… Read more »
The “Sisters In Crime” blog has some interesting posts on the recent Digital Book World conference. The predictions about the chain stores are scary but probably accurate, given the trouble Borders is already in (probably filing for bankruptcy, and their stock has been delisted because it’s staying under $1 over… Read more »
