A new bookstore, Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, opened Friday in the historic Olive Opera House in Ossining, NY. Co-owners Amy Hall and Rob Lowenthal “are selling new and used books, hosting events, and featuring products from local artisans and craftspeople.” The Book Review in Falmouth, ME has changed owners, and will reopen in January as Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop. New owners Jeff Curtis and Maria Boord Curtis plan to double the size of the store, relocating it to a space a few doors down from its present location, but “retain its comfortable atmosphere, employees and offerings.” A new […]
Archives for December 2021
People 12/1
Tara Gonzalez has been promoted to agent at Erin Murphy Literary Agency. She also remains social media coordinator.
The First of The Best of the Best Books of 2021
It’s time for the first tabulation of our annual aggregation of selective lists from all over — newspapers, reviewers, booksellers, librarians, book clubs, major awards and more — to provide a clear consensus on the year’s very best books. Last year Isabel Wilkerson’s CASTE led as “book of the year” from start to finish, and Brit Bennett’s THE VANISHING HALF was the clear top novel the entire way, but this year the leading picks are all tightly packed for now. In a bit of good news, a year ago when we first listed the top 11, four of the six […]
Join Us Today at Noon: Discuss Guest Retha Powers, Editor-at-Large, Henry Holt
Holt editor Retha Powers is online here link today at noon Eastern. This AMA features an editor’s point of view, how she works with agents and authors, how she evaluates submissions, and more. Retha is also assistant director of the Publishing Certificate Program at the City College of New York. Just sign in and use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Retha will post back.