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UK town independent book shop to close - only opened in 2020 | UK | News | Express. co. uk
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (367+ words) A popular independent bookshop in a pretty UK town is set to close just six years after opening. Books and Crannies in Beccles, Suffolk, will permanently shut in July in a decision its owner attributed to rising costs and a…...
What's next for the Stanford bookstore? | TSD Arts & Life
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (466+ words) When you first get to Stanford and when you're leaving, I think [the bookstore] holds a special place," Helen Bovi M. A. '26 said as we stood in the merchandise section. I remember coming here with my mom after the airline lost my…...
Fairlight Books signs Lynda Clark's "wonderfully weird' second novel
11+ hour, 59+ min ago (70+ words) The Bookseller Fairlight Books signs Lynda Clark's "wonderfully weird' second novel Register to read for FREE. Serious about the book trade? Want full access? Subscribe from just "3. 65 a week and unlock full access to exclusive interviews, rights deals, industry data…...
Barnes & Noble CEO backs selling AI-written books in stores
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (605+ words) James Daunt, the CEO of Barnes & Noble, has declared that he has "no problem" with AI-written books being sold in the retailer's stores. In a recent segment for NBC News' "Business in America" series, Today host Jenna Bush Hager asked…...
Allen & Unwin acquires Knight nonfiction
9+ hour, 45+ min ago (280+ words) Books+Publishing Allen & Unwin acquires Knight nonfiction Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Ofby Riley Knight, via Florence Dodd at WME Agency. According to A&U, the book "brings to light…...
Scotsman finds Harry Potter-style bookshop with fireplace and 'endless' shelves
15+ hour, 56+ min ago (404+ words) The "hidden" shop in Inverness is nestled inside a former church, with endless shelves, a spiral staircase and a cosy fireplace that gives it real Harry Potter vibes A Scottish man has revealed the "perfect place to lose track of…...
AI in traditional publishing? Successful ghostwriter says it's already happening
1+ day ago (422+ words) As generative AI continues its meteoric and disruptive rise a recent controversy emerged around a novel called \Shy Girl. \" It is the first known instance of a major publisher canceling a book due to suspected AI generation. After cancelling the…...
Dad books" are fading from the publishing world
14+ hour, 31+ min ago (141+ words) Serious nonfiction'the kind of big, weighty book long associated with Father's Day gifts'is losing ground in the publishing world, The Wall Street Journal writes." Print sales of nonfiction books are down nearly 8% so far this year, while politics and current…...
F-M Area used book seller loses home in fire, keeps store open
10+ hour, 55+ min ago (146+ words) FARGO, N. D. (Valley News Live) - An independent bookstore is asking for the community's help after he says he lost his rural home to a fire over the weekend. Owner of B. D. S. Books, Brad Stephenson, said in a message to customer his home…...
Dad Books Are a Dying Breed
20+ hour, 39+ min ago (176+ words) Wall Street Journal: "They were the go-to gifts for Father's Day: a book about some little-known chapter of World War II, the sweeping narrative of a shipwreck, perhaps the latest presidential biography." "These days, dad books are a dying breed....