Books Guilty pleasure? No. Just reading what you want. 12 Jun 20145 May 2023 Wow. Just wow. There's an article over on Slate entitled, "Against YA: Adults should be embarrassed to read children's books." I've read anti-genre screeds before, but this one is over-the-top…
Books… “Who Pooped in the Cascades” is a High Plains Book Award finalist! 4 Jun 20145 May 2023 This is exciting! The High Plains Book Awards has added a new category this year for children's books, and Who Pooped in the Cascades? has been chosen as a finalist!…
Books More ABA bookseller collaboration: Lots of participation and a new book banning board 2 Apr 20145 May 2023 About six weeks ago, I wrote about an idea that I gave to the American Booksellers Association for a collaborative forum where indie bookstores could share ideas for book displays.…
Books 27 ways to find something new to read 18 Feb 20141 Feb 2023 Everybody has a list of the best books of all time, the books you should read right now, the books you should read if you don't want to be a…
Books Sharing compelling displays: An ABA bookseller collaboration 12 Feb 20145 May 2023 The American Booksellers Association Winter Institute last month in Seattle was all about sharing and education. Sometimes sharing ideas is enough to create new ideas along the way, and that's…
Books Symbiosis, Indies First, and Part-Time Indians 9 Dec 20131 Feb 2023 I have often said that indie bookstores have a symbiotic relationship with 2nd and 3rd tier authors. I suppose that symbiosis got a little out of hand when I bought…
Books How to ban a book in your local school 17 Nov 20135 May 2023 Graphic blogs are all the rage these days, but I've never tried doing one. I'm not really much of an artist. I was, however, a computer science major back in…
Books… Networking at PNBA 2013 12 Oct 20131 Feb 2023 A couple of days ago, I wrote a bit about the PNBA (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association) conference in Portland, Oregon. What an amazing event! I had an opportunity to meet dozens…
Books Small Business and the Marketplace Fairness Act 24 Apr 20135 May 2023 If you listen to the scary emails being sent by massive online businesses like eBay, I should be panicking right now. They say that the "Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013"…
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