Crawford Doyle Booksellers will close its Upper East Side store on January 10 after more than 21 years in business. In an email to customers, owners Judy Crawford, John Doyle, and Thomas Talbot explained the store exceeded expectations — “our hope was to operate the store for ten years.” The operation is “not going out of business” entirely, as Doyle will “continue to sell first editions of Modern American and British Literature and other unique volumes” at his library on 21 E. 90 Street. Awards PEN America is releasing its award longlists daily over the course of this week, beginning Monday with […]
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After sharing office space and some employees for the past two years, agencies Kuhn Projects and Zachary Shuster Harmsworth are formally merging to form Aevitas Creative Management. They write in an announcement: “Our every hope is that Aevitas will carry forward the best practices and traditions of both agencies. We’re especially excited to create more growth opportunities for younger colleagues eager to spread their wings and be part of an organization that we’re confident will thrive for years to come. We remain a boutique enterprise, but a stronger and more capable one, with an ever more impressive list of clients, agents, […]
More Best Ofs: Library Reads’ Favorites for 2016, Google’s Bestsellers and More
Library Reads selected Ruth Ware’s THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 as its “Favorite of Favorites” for 2016. The rest of their year-end list, in ranked order, features: Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett My Name is Lucy Barton, by Elizabeth Strout The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend, by Katarina Bivald A Great Reckoning, by Louise Penny The Nest, by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Salt to the Sea, by Ruta Sepetys The Summer Before the War, by Helen Simonson Lilac Girls, by Martha Hall Kelly Truly Madly Guilty, by Liane Moriarty Separately, the Seattle Times book critics have weighed in with their best books […]
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Stephen Power will join Thomas Dunne Books as executive editor on December 5. Previously he was a senior editor at Amacom. Bret Kehoe has joined Sourcebooks as managing editor. Previously, he was lead editor at Questions Galore. Awards The National Book Critics Circle nominated six titles for their John Leonard Prize, given to a first book in any genre: The Mothers, by Brit Bennett The Girls, by Emma Cline Here Comes the Sun, by Nicole Dennis-Benn Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi The Nix, by Nathan Hill Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, by Max Porter
Bookselling: NYT on What it Takes To Open A New Store; Lexington, KY’s Morris Book Shop Closes
The NYT looks at signs of a comeback for new independent bookstores in the city, most recently Greenlight Bookstore’s just-opened second location in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, as well as around the country. One commonality behind a number of new stores across the country is community financing “that gives neighborhoods a stake in the businesses.” Greenlight co-owner Jessica Bagnulo talked of two major questions when opening a new store: which city neighborhoods need one and which can support one. “It’s sort of joking, but the rule of thumb is, if the neighborhood can support a farmer’s market, the neighborhood can support a bookstore.” […]
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Gail Brussel has joined Penguin Press as publicity manager. Most recently ran her own PR company, Gail Brussel Book Publicity. In addition, Juliana Kiyan has been promoted to assistant publicity director. As we reported last month, Kate Childs left her position as director of Special events and event partnerships at Random House to join CAA. The agency has now officially explained that Childs takes the “newly-created position within the books department to create unique live events for client book releases. She will “work in collaboration with publishing houses to develop strategic programming in support of a book launch that expands upon a […]