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6 days ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Claire Kirch
In the latest blow to professional research and the literary and arts community, the Trump administration fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on May 8. “Tonight, the White House informed Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden that she has been relieved of her position,” a Library of Congress spokesperson confirmed in an email to PW. No reason for Hayden's removal was provided, and no further information has been announced regarding the library’s staffing or budget.
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1 week ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Claire Kirch |Sophia Stewart
Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck, with reporting by Sophia Stewart | More than 1,600 independent bookstores nationwide participated in Independent Bookstore Day on April 26, according the American Booksellers Association, with many reporting sales levels comparable to, or higher than, those of the holiday season.
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2 weeks ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Claire Kirch
While there were more than 1,600 independent bookstores in all 50 states and beyond participating in Independent Bookstore Day 2025—large stores, small stores, mobile stores, pop-up stores, and everything in between—a handful of titles saw standout sales across the board.
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2 weeks ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Claire Kirch |Sophia Stewart |Emma Kantor
By Claire Kirch, Nathalie op de Beeck, with reporting by Sophia Stewart and Emma Kantor | More than 1,600 independent bookstores across the United States celebrated Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 26—although some bookstores kicked off the festivities up to five days earlier, and others extended the party into Sunday.
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3 weeks ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Claire Kirch
In a move that should not surprise industry observers, especially literary agents specializing in children's books, Albert Whitman & Co. filed for Chapter 11/Subchapter V voluntary bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division on Tuesday morning. The court will now work with the company to get its finances in order, restructure its debts, and create a sustainable plan so that the company can still do business.
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3 weeks ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Claire Kirch
Approximately six months after the Montreal-based Valsoft Corporation acquired Above the Treeline, the parent company of the digital platform Edelweiss, 15% of the Edelweiss workforce has been laid off.
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3 weeks ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Claire Kirch
How did you come to own the store? I was a school librarian and teacher for years in Nashville, Tenn. Our sons moved to Telluride after college, and my husband noticed that the bookstore and coffee shop next to it, in the same building, were for sale. We asked our sons what they thought about us buying them and moving here, and they were like, do it. It was really sweet, because it’s a small town, and they’re in their 20s. So we moved out here, and bought both shops in 2021.
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3 weeks ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Claire Kirch
To wrap up 2024, the Book Industry Study Group updated its list of Book Industry Standards and Communications (BISAC) codes, used to standardize subject categories for books in the North American market, by adding 223 new headings and adjusting 129 existing codes.
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3 weeks ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Claire Kirch
Earlier this year, American Booksellers Association CEO Allison Hill praised independent booksellers for “providing space for readers to discover books, passionate championing of debut and diverse authors, authentic third-place experiences, personal book recommendations, and character and personality in neighborhoods.” What she didn’t mention is that indies are inspiring authors, too—as a spate of new books across categories about bookstores and their impact can attest.
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3 weeks ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Claire Kirch
How did you come to own the store? I was a school librarian and teacher for years in Nashville, Tenn. Our sons moved to Telluride after college, and my husband noticed that the bookstore and coffee shop next to it, in the same building, were for sale. We asked our sons what they thought about us buying them and moving here, and they were like, do it. It was really sweet, because it’s a small town, and they’re in their 20s. So we moved out here, and bought both shops in 2021.
