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Jan 15, 2025 | 
leadersedge.com | Scott Naugle |Evan Friss |Chris Schneidmiller
One of the earliest known references to bookselling is found circa 600 B.C. in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Jeremiah. Centuries later, booksellers were engaged to populate the shelves of the Library of Alexandria in 300 B.C. Many centuries after that, bookselling in Europe flourished following the invention of the Gutenberg press in 1450.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
indiatodayne.in | Alison Espach |Kristin Hannah |Evan Friss |Stephen King
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
time.com | Shannon Carlin |Evan Friss
These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. By Shannon CarlinNovember 13, 2024 8:10 AM ESTThe Bookshop is author and history professor Evan Friss’ big-hearted ode to the local bookstore. These shops—the term, Friss explains, most indie booksellers prefer over “store,” believing it sounds less commercial—provide more than just books.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
englishteacherweekly.substack.com | Evan Friss |Andrew Campbell |Brian Merchant
Welcome to English Teacher Weekly—your source for what’s worthwhile from the worlds of literature, education, Christian thought, and the humanities. You know what’s mostly out of ETW’s purview? Politics. If that’s the right name for this kind of circus. I would like to offer this one piece on the matter from my fellow English teacher and songwriter Chris Slaten (aka Son of Laughter).
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | Micaiah Johnson |Simon Jimenez |Evan Friss |Sally Rooney
Keir AlekseiiAssociate AgentAzantian Literary AgencyAge: 36Years in publishing: 3First job: Administrative assistantFavorite book read this year: Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah JohnsonWhat advice would you give to someone interested in joining the industry today? Good mentorship and a supportive community are the keys to success.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
nextbigideaclub.com | Evan Friss |Brandon Keim |Rowan Jacobsen
Rowan Jacobsen is a food writer and explorer. Over the past few years, he has been journeying to the Amazon and Central America, chasing chocolate back to its sacred cultural roots. He has written eight books, including the James Beard Award-winning A Geography of Oysters and Truffle Hound. He has written for the New York Times, Harper’s, Outside, Food & Wine, Forbes, Mother Jones, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Vice, and other publications.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
audiofilemagazine.com | Evan Friss
Jay Myers narrates this fascinating audiobook about American bookstores with enthusiasm for its subject, neutrality toward its facts, and admiration for its stories. The wealth of topics discussed is astounding: early bookstores, past and present bibliophiles, particular bookstores' scents, and more.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
tnledger.com | Evan Friss
How far from your hand is a book? Probably not far and, look, you have this article in your fingers so you’re obviously someone who knows where to find reading material. Chances are you went to one of two main sources to get your book, right? Read about them in (guess what?) more new books.... Once upon a time (Isn’t that how all good stories start?) Ben Franklin had a small shop that sold books but, author Evan Friss writes in “The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore” (Viking, $30).
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
bookreporter.com | Evan Friss
On a Saturday morning in May 2006, I boarded a chartered bus for the three-and-a-half-hour drive from my home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to New York City. The trip was the brainchild of my friend, Larry Portzline, the creator of a new travel experience he called “bookstore tourism.” When we arrived in New York, the bus dropped us off in Greenwich Village.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
lithub.com | Evan Friss
Evan Friss on Hitler’s Attempt to Win Americans Over to His Cause In the first half of the twentieth century, radical bookstores took many forms and often served as part of larger, multichannel campaigns.
