This is the beginning of a story that (I hope) will have in it the part about me opening my own bookstore. I hope the story doesn’t end there – as you booksellers know, it’s the ongoing narrative that’s the stuff dreams are made of, not the single moment of opening the doors.

by Elisabeth Grant-Gibson - A couple of weeks ago, I made the pilgrimage to Jefferson, Texas, for the annual Girlfriend Weekend that Kathy Patrick and her Pulpwood Queens host. It was my first time.

A first post by a new writer here at The Bookshop Blog. Scott Davis runs an Amazon Store as well as an eBay Store. Check out his sites..
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What Doesn’t Kill You Only Makes You Stronger
As an online bookseller on Amazon, I’d grown used to perusing the local thrift shops at my leisure; my [...]

A conversation with author Philip Pullman (courtesy charlierose.com)

Fans of Dan Brown have been waiting a long time for his next book. It was due to be released about a year ago. Time flies. We are pretty sure the book is about Free Masons and the history of the United States but other than that not much news has come out. I read [...]

A Fantastic post on the US economy and how it relates to Bookshops by Tom over at Pazzo Books. If you’re in the Boston area (Roslindale to be more specific) you should check out his shop.
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How ‘Bout that Economy?
I was reading some talk recently - I think on the ABE forum - about the used [...]

While writing my post on bookselling and magazines a few weeks back, I was thinking how much magazine articles, tv and radio notices, blog posts, etc. drive the used and rare book trade. I decided to start collecting these references in one place so alert booksellers could take advantage of potential spikes in demand.
This will [...]

As new talents emerge and share their literary gifts with us, other magnificent, sometimes legendary writers are taken away. Every year is a balancing act. As Khaled Hosseini and Hisham Matar come to the forefront, Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut depart.
The Bookchase Blog has compiled a tidy list of some notables that have penned their [...]

Here is the Top 10 US out of print books as compiled by Bookfinder. These books will make you some money. Once a Runner for example regularly sells for over $200. Not bad for a book that is less than ten years old. You’ll also notice at number 8, Alice Starmore. Many books by her [...]

Fans of the Golden Compass/ His Dark Materials books will not have to wait too long for another story. Mr. Pullman has written a prequel; the companion book is due to be released this spring.
Mr Pullman said: “It’s a separate story that takes place some time before Lyra was born involving the two characters [...]