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  • Vroman’s Hastings Ranch Location Will Close in May

    Vroman’s Bookstore will close its Hastings Ranch Vroman’s location in Pasadena on May 12, saying that it was “unable to reach an agreement with the property owner” due to “increasing occupancy expenses.”

  • This Week’s Bestsellers: March 25, 2024

    Books by “Mythical Chef” Josh Scherer, Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders, and romantasy author Scarlett St. Clair are among the big debuts. Plus the anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga celebrates its 25th anniversary.

  • Shelf Life Books in Richmond Unionizes

    Workers at Shelf Life Books in Richmond, Va., have joined the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 Union, making them the first booksellers in the city to unionize.

  • Lauren Groff Prepares to Open Her Bookstore—with a Little Help from Her Bookseller Friends

    Fortified by advice and tips from Ann Patchett and Emma Straub, her fellow authors-turned-indie-booksellers, the author of 'Fates and Furies' and 'Matrix' readies to open her new bookstore, the Lynx, in downtown Gainesville, Fla., this spring.

  • This Week’s Bestsellers: March 18, 2024

    Romance authors Kennedy Ryan and Lyla Sage follow their popular series openers with strong sophomore entries. Plus Brandon Sanderson’s latest Kickstarter success hits our list, and YA author Amy Tintera makes her adult—and Good Morning America Book Club—debut.

  • Reese's Book Club Comes to London—and Stays at the Sheraton

    Just in time for the London Book Fair, Hello Sunshine has set up shop in the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane, a five-star Art Deco hotel just down the way from Buckingham Palace, where a new pop-up library and bookstore, Reese’s Book Club x Sheraton Lobby Library, has been installed.

  • Book Club Picks for March 2024

    The latest books by Lara Love Hardin, Cristina Henríquez, and Xochitl Gonzalez are among the March titles picked by the purveyors of the nation's biggest book clubs, from Jenna and Amerie to Reese and Oprah.

  • Tattered Cover Files Updated Reorganization Plan

    A new plan by the iconic Denver bookseller sees a streamlined company emerging from bankruptcy as early as June and returning to profitability next year.

  • This Week’s Bestsellers: March 11, 2024

    Tommy Orange follows his 2018 debut, ‘There There,’ with ‘Wandering Stars,’ #8 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Peter Schweizer, Dr. Phil, and C.J. Box are among the week’s big debuts, and longtime Silicon Valley journalist Kara Swisher comes out swinging with ‘Burn Book.’

  • CORRECTED: Bookseller Oral History Project Reaches Out to University of Iowa Libraries

    The Bookseller Oral History Project is seeking a permanent home.

  • Twelve BIPOC Bookselling Entrepreneurs Jump into BincTank

    The Book Industry Charitable Foundation is bringing a dozen diverse participants into its pilot program for business incubation.

  • RuPaul Launches Author-Owned Online Book Marketplace

    Allstora, an e-commerce platform with a wholesale membership model, promises to split profits with authors and offer books at steep discounts.

  • Books-A-Million Expands Same Day Delivery to All Stores

    Books-A-Million has expanded its same-day delivery services to its entire national chain, which comprises 231 stores across 32 states, with Walmart providing the logistics through its GoLocal delivery service platform.

  • This Week’s Bestsellers: March 4, 2024

    Hafsah Faizal whirls onto our children’s fiction list at #8 with the YA vampire fantasy ‘A Tempest of Tea.’ Plus Jennifer L. Armentrout takes readers deeper into the world of her Blood and Ash series, and ‘The Woman in the Window’ author A.J. Finn’s story continues.

  • This Week’s Bestsellers: February 26, 2024

    Investing books by Tony Robbins and Charlie T. Munger stake their claims on our list. Plus T. Kingfisher invites readers to the table, and Susan Elizabeth Phillips scores.

  • Books Inc.'s Hannah Walcher Named to Lead CALIBA

    The California Independent Booksellers Alliance has named Hannah Walcher its new executive director. Walcher succeeds CALIBA co-executive directors Kristin Rasmussen and Ann Seaton.

  • Winter Institute 2024: Moments from the Show

    Winter Institute 2024 brought more than 950 members of the American Booksellers Association together in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 11–14. In a photo essay, we collected a sampling of memorable moments and familiar faces from the show.

  • B&N on Manhattan's Upper West Side Files for Union Election

    Workers at the Barnes & Noble on West 82nd St. in Upper Manhattan are seeking representation with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in the third unionization effort launched at a B&N location in New York City this past year.

  • Print Book Sales Fell 6% in January

    Difficult comparisons to last January, when 'Spare' sold more than 900,000 copies, led to a 6% decline in unit sales of print books in January from a year ago. Sales improved at the end of the month with the release of 'House of Flame and Shadow' by Sarah J. Maas.

  • This Week’s Bestsellers: February 19, 2024

    ‘The Housemaid’ author Freida McFadden tops our trade paper list with ‘The Teacher,’ the #3 book in the country. Plus Ali Hazelwood shifts into a new genre with ‘Bride,’ #5 in the country, and graphic novelist Kazu Kibuishi concludes his longrunning Amulet series with ‘Waverider.’

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