How Barnes & Noble went from villain to hero
Sales in Barnes & Noble stores were up 3% last year over 2019. The growth came the old-fashioned way, said James Daunt, the company’s CEO:...
Book ban efforts spread across the U.S.
Conservative groups in particular, fueled by social media, are now pushing book challenges into statehouses, law enforcement and political races.
‘The beginning of the snowball:’ Supply-chain snarls delay books
Shipping delays, printer backups and worker shortages are forcing publishers to postpone new titles and leaving booksellers in a lurch for some old ones. There...
What Snoop Dogg’s success says about the book industry
Publishers are wondering if the shifts brought on by the pandemic will change the book trade forever, and not all for the good.
How to sell books in 2020: Put them near the toilet paper
Book sales jumped this spring at big-box stores, which stayed open and stocked essentials while other shops closed.
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Playing a workplace harassment victim for a training video wasn’t a stretch for former HR manager
Laws mandating training, as well as a nationwide awakening, have fostered a market for workplace training videos — and for actors who can bring #MeToo...
Inside hushed museum hallways, a rumble over pay grows louder VIEW
The art handlers at the Guggenheim work under some unusual conditions, having to hang paintings slightly askew and tilted to account for the New York...
‘Hamlet’ in virtual reality casts the viewer in the play WATCH
The creators of this virtual reality version of Shakespeare — the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and Google — hope that beyond the fresh experience it provides,...