Rethinking Banned Books Week
It’s Banned Books Week! You probably already knew that—libraries and bookstores across the country make a huge deal out of this week. As...
Whatever happened to the “death of print?”
Remember when ebooks were supposed to kill print? “They physical book is dead,” Nicholas Negroponte, founder of MIT Media Lab said back...
Reading through the Storm:
If you’re a fan of Western novels, you know the stereotype: Texans are tough. An old-school, clichéd generalization? Maybe so, but I’m...
A Time for Words
I thought long and hard about whether I should write this. All over the country, writers, bookstores, and publishers alike are making...
Indies at the Airport: Ink by Hudson and its Promises
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Keeping Up with Publishing
Despite the ups and downs of the last few years, the publishing industry isn’t dying—it’s evolving, and fast. With the rise of self- and...
Looking Ahead to 2017
Barnes and Noble is the place to be on January second. After making New Year’s resolutions yesterday, I set out to buy a calendar to...
What Does Your Bookshelf Say About You?
Whenever I visit someone’s house for the first time, I try to sneak a peek at their bookshelves. It’s amazing what you can tell about a...
Why Do Indie Authors Matter?
This month, over three hundred libraries across the country celebrated Indie Author Day. (Missed it? You can watch the webinar on...
Books and Memories
Books have a funny way of capturing memories. We leave receipts, to-do lists, and tickets between the pages. We write our names in them....
