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14: Return of the Spine Collector
We're covering crimes that run the gamut this week. Should publishers own all digital books? Should libraries need to close to deal with the haters? Should the Spine Collector reach out to us personally to satisfy our curiosity?
Listen to the deep dive!
EVERY TIME, THIS STORY JUST GETS MORE TANTILIZING. What is the plea agreement? What is the compensation? What was his fucking motive?????? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/14/alleged-book-thief-filippo-bernardini-may-avoid-trial-in-the-us
From AdWeek: Facebook's traffic to news sources has fallen: https://www.adweek.com/media/facebook-traffic-publishers-changed/#
Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse: More than 300 bookstores have opened in the past couple of years — a revival that is meeting a demand for “real recommendations from real people.”
From NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/10/books/bookstores-diversity-pandemic.html
Another take from the Christian Science Monitor: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2022/0617/Indie-bookstore-boom-turns-page-to-a-more-diverse-America
Lots to unpack here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/89818-is-the-book-sales-boom-finally-over.html
Related: Publishing Perspectives reports that the LGBTQ book market has grown: https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/06/npd-group-united-states-lgbtq-book-sales-are-surging/
And onto libraries: The Internet Archive is a bit of a renegade entity, but the principles it stands on are worth defending, writes The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/internet-archive-lawsuit-libraries
In other library news: We can't overstate how much book bans are STILL having effects on libraries: https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/3567597-library-temporarily-closes-after-resignations-over-lgbtq-book-challenges/
Ada Limón Named U.S. Poet Laureate: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/89829-ada-limon-named-u-s-poet-laureate.html
Maris Kreizman will be the new books editor at vulture: https://twitter.com/mariskreizman/status/1549392358353117187
What we're reading: https://bookshop.org/lists/what-we-re-reading-20648183-3934-47b4-aebd-e8457216d11f
(Note, Bookshop doesn't seem to have Goldmayne in its system. Here's a link to it on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18134972-goldmayne)
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By Kali and AnnieWe're covering crimes that run the gamut this week. Should publishers own all digital books? Should libraries need to close to deal with the haters? Should the Spine Collector reach out to us personally to satisfy our curiosity?
Listen to the deep dive!
EVERY TIME, THIS STORY JUST GETS MORE TANTILIZING. What is the plea agreement? What is the compensation? What was his fucking motive?????? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/14/alleged-book-thief-filippo-bernardini-may-avoid-trial-in-the-us
From AdWeek: Facebook's traffic to news sources has fallen: https://www.adweek.com/media/facebook-traffic-publishers-changed/#
Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse: More than 300 bookstores have opened in the past couple of years — a revival that is meeting a demand for “real recommendations from real people.”
From NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/10/books/bookstores-diversity-pandemic.html
Another take from the Christian Science Monitor: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2022/0617/Indie-bookstore-boom-turns-page-to-a-more-diverse-America
Lots to unpack here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/89818-is-the-book-sales-boom-finally-over.html
Related: Publishing Perspectives reports that the LGBTQ book market has grown: https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/06/npd-group-united-states-lgbtq-book-sales-are-surging/
And onto libraries: The Internet Archive is a bit of a renegade entity, but the principles it stands on are worth defending, writes The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/internet-archive-lawsuit-libraries
In other library news: We can't overstate how much book bans are STILL having effects on libraries: https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/3567597-library-temporarily-closes-after-resignations-over-lgbtq-book-challenges/
Ada Limón Named U.S. Poet Laureate: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/89829-ada-limon-named-u-s-poet-laureate.html
Maris Kreizman will be the new books editor at vulture: https://twitter.com/mariskreizman/status/1549392358353117187
What we're reading: https://bookshop.org/lists/what-we-re-reading-20648183-3934-47b4-aebd-e8457216d11f
(Note, Bookshop doesn't seem to have Goldmayne in its system. Here's a link to it on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18134972-goldmayne)