Bookselling This Week - Gay & Lesbian

BTW News Briefs

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:55:10 +0000

NBCC honors winners for 2012 publishing year; Archipelago distribution moves to Random House; Ingram adds Harlequin to MyiLibrary® e-book platform; Lambda Literary and Publishing Triangle name award finalists

BTW News Briefs

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:45:12 +0000

Amazon acquires Avalon Books; Authors Guild says DOJ proposal needlessly imperils bookstores; Lammy winners announced; Oprah Book Club returns

Giovanni’s Room Honored With Historical Marker

karen — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:08:19 +0000

Giovanni’s Room, the oldest gay and lesbian bookstore in the country, has had its place in history officially recognized by the state of Pennsylvania.

Bluestockings: Books, Events, and Activism on NYC's Lower East Side

karen — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:14:40 +0000

With its nightly readings, fair trade café, comfortable couches, and 8,000 titles largely focused on women/LGBTQ/genderqueer issues, Bluestockings has established itself as an indispensable New York cultural venue.

Community Support for Giovanni's Room Continues

karen — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:12:25 +0000

Last summer, Giovanni’s Room asked customers for help with a large-scale renovation. Not only did the Philadelphia bookstore get overwhelming support from both customers and authors, but their support has also been ongoing.

BTW News Briefs

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Daniyal Mueenuddin Wins The Story PrizeThe winner of the sixth annual Story Prize was announced on March 3 at an awards ceremony in Manhattan. Debut writer Daniyal Mueenuddin accepted the prize for his collection In Other Rooms, Other Wonders (Norton), a book of eight connected stories set in southern Pakistan and centering around the estate of a feudal landowner.The other two finalists were Victoria Patterson (Drift, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and Wells Tower (Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned, FSG).

Lambda Rising's Maccubbin Reflects on a Successful 35-Year Run

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0000

This week, Lambda Rising owners Deacon Maccubbin and Jim Bennett announced plans to close their remaining two stores, located in Washington, D.C., and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, by the end of the year. Maccubbin founded Lambda's first, 300-square-foot store catering to the gay and lesbian community in D.C.

A Greenwich Village Landmark Turns 40

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0000

Over the course of its four decades, Oscar Wilde Bookshop has played a key, though shifting, role in the LGBT literary world. The store opened for business when there were few, if any, venues where gays and lesbians could find books reflecting their lives. It grew into a meeting place, and today is a destination bookstore with an international reputation. On November 27, Oscar Wilde celebrates its 40th anniversary.

A Shade of Gray Offers Multiple Perspectives

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0000

Before Tiffany Dow and Robin Cain opened A Shade of Gray Bookstore, a feminist store with an African-American slant, in Indianapolis, Indiana, last May, they visited other feminist bookstores -- Antigone Books in Tucson, Arizona, and Women and Children First in Chicago -- and researched African-American bookstores, including African-American Images, also in Chicago.

Lavender Inkwell Fills Niche in Syracuse Neighborhood

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0000

In October, central New York State became home to a new bookstore with a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) focus, when The Lavender Inkwell Bookshoppe opened in Syracuse. Co-owners Scott Henni and John Besaw started the barely 700-square-foot store because they felt a need for one, especially in the city's Near Northeast historic district.