With Barnes & Noble set to close its only location in the Bronx at the end of the year — leaving the entire borough without a bookstore — there are plans to reverse course and for the chain to return to the Bronx “within 24 to 36 months,” according to the Bronx Times. BN vp, development David Deason said in a statement: “We remain committed to working diligently with local officials to reopen a store in the Bronx in the future as we finalize our new store openings.” Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. says, “My office will continue to work with […]
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The Zora Neale Hurston Trust is now being represented by the Joy Harris Literary Agency. (Hurston’s work was previously represented by Victoria Sanders & Associates.) Singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist Leonard Cohen, 82, died Thursday. Jared Bland at his longtime publisher McClelland & Stewart said in a statement, “His work, in all its forms, touched our hearts, informed our lives, and made our world better. It is almost impossible to imagine a world without his singular voice. His presence will never be forgotten. His profound art will endure.” Literary agent Ed Victor celebrated 40 years in business at a party in London on […]
A California Store Makes Third Year-End Closure for Barnes & Noble
Bronx residents continue to express “outrage, laced with deep resentment and a sense of loss” at the planned year-end closure of the last remaining Barnes & Noble store in the borough by Co-Op City, when the lease expires. Meanwhile, it was reported that the BN in Costa Mesa, CA will also close at the end of year. The chain’s North Brunswick, NJ location is also set for closure as their lease expires. The end of the calendar year is always the busiest time for store closures for the bookseller. They previously announced that they expect to close “about 12” stores […]
Chabon’s Moonglow Tops Indie Next List for December
Michael Chabon’s new novel Moonglow is the ABA’s No. 1 Indie Next pick for December. The rest of the list features: Swing Time, by Zadie Smith The Fate of the Tearling, by Erika Johansen To Capture What We Cannot Keep, by Beatrice Colin The Elephants in My Backyard, by Rajiv Surendra The Glass Universe, by Dava Sobel Scrappy Little Nobody, by Anna Kendrick Moranifesto, by Caitlin Moran Victoria: The Queen, by Julia Baird Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File, by John Edgar Wideman Absolutely on Music: Conversations, by Haruki Murakami and Seiji Ozawa Who Watcheth, by Helene […]
Amazon’s Prime Stores
Geekwire has drawn attention for a story yesterday that underscores a policy introduced a couple of months ago: Amazon has shifted pricing practices at their growing network of Amazon Books stores, ostensibly selling books and other items (except Amazon devices) at list price to customers who are not Amazon Prime members. An employee says the revised policy was introduced in August — though in mid-August, Business Insider was still observing the original practice of selling books to all customers at the same price as Amazon’s online store. The new policy was already reported, with less fanfare and therefore less notice, when […]
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After being removed from her position as Register of Copyrights and appointed to a new senior advisor role, Maria Pallante has resigned instead, Politico reported. Her resignation was confirmed by an LOC spokesperson. In Pallante’s letter of resignation, she writes: “I hope that you will respect that I do not accept the reassignment to work on Library matters that was announced on Friday.” Confirming at least part of Billboard’s account of her dismissal, Pallante adds: “I would be grateful for your accommodation as I say goodbye to colleagues and collect personal items this week, and would appreciate the reinstatement of access to […]