Bookselling This Week - IndieBound http://archivenews.bookweb.org/taxonomy/term/74/0 en The Orphan Master’s Son Wins Pulitzer for Fiction http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/orphan-master%E2%80%99s-son-wins-pulitzer-fiction <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> The 2013 Pultizer Prize for Fiction was awarded on Monday to The Orphan Master&rsquo;s Son by Adam Johnson (Random House). Johnson is an avid supporter of independent bookstores, and is part of the Why Indies Matter video campaign. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/orphan-master%E2%80%99s-son-wins-pulitzer-fiction" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Awards IndieBound Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:45:53 +0000 Sydney Jarrard 9343 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Announcing the 2013 Indies Choice and E.B. White Award Winners http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/announcing-2013-indies-choice-and-eb-white-award-winners <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Today, the American Booksellers Association announces the winners of the 2013 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, as voted by independent booksellers nationwide. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/announcing-2013-indies-choice-and-eb-white-award-winners" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Awards BookExpo IndieBound News - Books Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:31:14 +0000 rosemary 9339 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org The Indie Personal Finance Bestseller List http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/indie-personal-finance-bestseller-list-0 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 7, 2013. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/indie-personal-finance-bestseller-list-0" target="_blank">read more</a></p> IndieBound News - Books Specialty Bookselling Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:51:33 +0000 9323 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org A Q&A With Stephan Pastis, Author of Timmy Failure, the #1 Spring Kids’ Indie Next List Pick http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/qa-stephan-pastis-author-timmy-failure-1-spring-kids%E2%80%99-indie-next-list-pick <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> The number one choice of booksellers for this spring&rsquo;s Kids&rsquo; Indie Next List is Stephan Pastis&rsquo; Timmy Failure, a chronicle of one the world&rsquo;s most unfortunate &mdash; and funniest &mdash; kid detectives. Here, Pastis talks about what it&rsquo;s like to write humor and prose for kids as well as how he crafts his comedic commentary. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/qa-stephan-pastis-author-timmy-failure-1-spring-kids%E2%80%99-indie-next-list-pick" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Children IndieBound Industry Voices - All News - Books Specialty Bookselling Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:03:12 +0000 Shannon OConnor 9322 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org A Q&A With Jill McCorkle, Author of #1 April Indie Next List Pick Life After Life http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/qa-jill-mccorkle-author-1-april-indie-next-list-pick-life-after-life <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> One of the two #1 picks for the April 2013 Indie Next List is Jill McCorkle&rsquo;s Life After Life, which introduces readers to the world of Pine Haven Estates, a retirement community in Fulton, North Carolina. McCorkle recently spoke to Bookselling This Week about the genesis of the novel, the process of bringing her characters to life, and the reasons behind many authorial decisions. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/qa-jill-mccorkle-author-1-april-indie-next-list-pick-life-after-life" target="_blank">read more</a></p> IndieBound News - Bookselling Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:46:16 +0000 elizabethk 9297 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org The May 2013 Indie Next List Preview http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/may-2013-indie-next-list-preview <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Here is a preview of the titles on the May Indie Next List flier, on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/may-2013-indie-next-list-preview" target="_blank">read more</a></p> IndieBound News - Books Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:52:47 +0000 9295 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Discount to PEN World Voices Festival Available for Promotion to Indie Customers http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/discount-pen-world-voices-festival-available-promotion-indie-customers <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> The Ninth Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature will take place April 29 &ndash; May 5, in New York City. Through a partnership with the ABA, PEN is providing a promo code that will allow ABA bookstore members to offer their customers tickets at 20 percent off the regular price. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/discount-pen-world-voices-festival-available-promotion-indie-customers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> IndieBound News - Bookselling Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:47:24 +0000 elizabethk 9281 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Voting Opens for 2013 Indies Choice and E. B. White Read-Aloud Awards http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/voting-opens-2013-indies-choice-and-e-b-white-read-aloud-awards <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> The owners and staff at all ABA member bookstores&nbsp;can now cast&nbsp;their ballots for the 2013 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards. Voting is open until April 15 via an electronic ballot on BookWeb.org. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/voting-opens-2013-indies-choice-and-e-b-white-read-aloud-awards" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Awards IndieBound News - Books Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:37:42 +0000 Sydney Jarrard 9271 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org The April “Now in Paperback” Shelf-Talkers & Fliers http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/april-%E2%80%9Cnow-paperback%E2%80%9D-shelf-talkers-fliers <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> The April Indie Next List&rsquo;s 12 &ldquo;Now in Paperback&rdquo; titles are featured with bookseller quotes on a downloadable flier and shelf-talkers. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/april-%E2%80%9Cnow-paperback%E2%80%9D-shelf-talkers-fliers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> IndieBound News - Books News - Bookselling Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:08:30 +0000 9269 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org The Indie Comics & Graphic Works Bestseller List http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/indie-comics-graphic-works-bestseller-list-14 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending March 17, 2013. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/indie-comics-graphic-works-bestseller-list-14" target="_blank">read more</a></p> IndieBound News - Books Specialty Bookselling Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:27:52 +0000 9253 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org