Bruce K. Hollingdrake The Summer blockbuster season is just around the corner – and it looks to be a dandy. But before getting into the hardcore sci-fi and interstellar super heroes we start off with a real tear jerker geared towards the young-ish set. From The Hollywood Reporter With interest in adapting John Green’s fourth novel running high even … Read more
You might think that a hundred year old bookshop that has recently experienced 20% annual declines in sales would consider packing it in. With the tremendous acceleration in the growth of e-book sales, are most old established bookshops in peril? Instead of rolling over and playing dead, the venerable Foyle’s is moving into a beautiful new … Read more
A Guest Post by Monica Leslie Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born on the 6th of March in 1927 in Aracataca, Colombia. Gabriel Marquez was born to his father, Gabriel Garcia, and his mother, Luisa Marquez. Gabriel’s father was a pharmacist who moved with his wife to Barranquilla leaving their son in Aracataca to be raised … Read more
Curling up with a good book seems to be a term from the past. Now it’s relax with a tablet or sit at my desk and read my computer. Those terms just don’t sound as cozy, do they? It’s true, the digital age has waged a war on those of us who keep their current … Read more
a guest post by actress and novelist Elizabeth Housden My earliest recollection of shopping with my mother when I was very small was to the local bookshop. I learned to read very early, which is probably connected to my first remembrances and the only thing I spent my pocket money on was books. I … Read more
A Guest Post By: Brad Cotton Take a look at Brad’s latest book: By All Men’s Judgments Myth 1. Everyone has at least one good book in them. The Truth: Writing is bloody hard. And, while everyone may have at least one story that will break your heart, putting it down on paper is not … Read more
by Nissa Khan Montreal lost a treasure when Nicholas Hoare closed its doors in 2012. A towering oasis tucked away in Westmount, the bookstore was a marker for independent English Language shops that housed everything from Classic and contemporary fiction to literary magazines, travel books, art tomes, children’s literature and an exceptional selection of music. … Read more
A guest post by Natalie Wright For several months prior to the release of my first novel, Emily’s House, I read every blog post, article and book that I could find about book marketing. Virtually all book marketing gurus urge the author to focus their marketing efforts online rather than book signings and other in-person … Read more
