Obituary: Roger Angell
Roger Angell, 101, baseball writer, former editor at The New Yorker, and author of Late Innings and Once More Around the Park, died on Friday in Manhattan of congestive heart failure.
When Down Might Still be Up
It’s hard for a lot people — sometimes especially in the media — to keep in their heads different and nuanced ideas about statistics at the same time. But following the state of the trade market this year likely involves juggling a few different measures that do not necessarily align neatly. Our simplest, clearest weekly […]
Media Coverage Drives Sales for Challenged and Banned Books
NPD BookScan looked at sales data for books that have been removed from shelves or publicly challenged, finding that media attention converts into sales spikes — though the absolute numbers range widely. “When a book finds itself at the top of a national news story because it has received a challenge, sales go up,” said […]
People 5/20
At Sourcebooks, Christina Noriega has joined as director of gift sales. She most recently worked at Baker & Taylor Publishing Services as director of gift & special sales.
Bookselling: Beacon Hill Books and Cafe To Open In Boston
Beacon Hill Books and Cafe, a new 3,000 square foot, four-story bookstore on Charles Street, will open in Boston in August. Owner Melissa Fetter plans to sell “books in a range of topics spread across all of those stories.” Events will be held in the “cafe, courtyard garden, and third floor, where there’s a salon […]