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B&N Workers Ratify First Union Contracts at NYC Stores
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union announced that Barnes & Noble employees at three New York City locations have ratified their first union contracts. The agreements, which include wage increases and new safety provisions, cover more than 200 workers.
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Libro.fm Reports a Surge in Subscribers
Audiobook subscription service Libro.fm reported 275% growth in new monthly memberships this February, compared to the same period in 2024.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: March 3, 2025
Kristen Ciccarelli completes her Crimson Moth duology and tops our children’s fiction list with Rebel Witch. Plus Oprah’s Book Club taps Eric Puchner’s Dream State, and Susan Morrison, a New Yorker editor, is live from New York with Lorne.
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WI2025: Amid Tensions, Booksellers Look for the ABA’s Best Path Forward
Winter Institute filled American Booksellers Association members and exhibitors with a fighting spirit, while activists called for greater transparency within the organization.
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WI2025: The ABA Puts On Its Game Face
Amid rising book bans and attacks on DEI initiatives from the White House, the American Booksellers Association and its members struck a note of defiance at their annual gathering in Denver.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: February 24, 2025
Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales continues Heather Fawcett’s fae-bulous fantasy series set in an alternate early 20th century while Scythe & Sparrow, which rounds out Brynne Weaver’s Ruinous Love trilogy, swoops to the top of our trade paperback list.
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World of Books Plans Aggressive U.S. Expansion
World of Books, a major U.K.–based e-tailer of new and used books with $200 million in annual sales worldwide, has consolidated its U.S. businesses and relaunched its website in the hopes of growing the U.S. into its largest territory within three years.
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Two U.K. Presses Spearhead Day of Support for East Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop
With two booksellers remaining under house arrest in Jerusalem, a coalition of publishers, booksellers, authors, industry professionals, and activists are marking #BooksellingIsNotACrime Day, on February 22, to raise awareness of their plight.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: February 17, 2025
Ali Hazelwood tops our trade paperback list with ‘Deep End,’ a kinky, character-driven new adult romance. Plus TJ Klune reintroduces fans to ‘The Bones Beneath My Skin,’ and Rick Steves and the Points Guy hit the road (but not together).
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Books Inc. Begins Fundraising Drive for Its Reading Bridge Nonprofit
Bay Area indie company Books Inc., which filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, launched a one-month, $100,000 fundraising campaign to support its nonprofit wing, Reading Bridge.
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