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What Snoop Dogg’s Success Says About the Book Industry Will the shifts brought on by the pandemic, favoring online retailers over bookstores and established authors over new ones, change publishing forever? Publishers are worried about physical bookstores, a critical part of the literary ecosystem that was battered during the shutdown.Credit...Jeenah Moon for The New York Times April 18, 2021Updated 9:29 p.m. ET When bookstores across the United States closed last spring, Tyrrell Mahoney, ...

Welcome to Table Scraps, a monthly series on the growing problem of food-related waste and what some eateries, officials, farms, institutes, and everyday people are doing right. This isn’t a guilt trip, just a way to unpack initiatives attempting to reduce kitchen waste and food loss. We’re exploring backyard composting to city programs, restaurant tips to technology, and anything related to this global issue. Heat up those leftovers, and settle in. In my memory, it was around 2018 that pe...

ABA Nominates New President, Board Candidates By Ed Nawotka | Jan 28, 2021 The American Booksellers Association’s board of directors approved the ABA Nominating Committee’s recommendations for changes to the board, all of which must be approved at the ABA membership meeting in May. Current ABA vice president Bradley Graham of Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C., has been nominated for a two-year term as president. Kelly Estep of Carmichaels Bookstore in Louisville,...

Are We All ‘Domestic Terrorists’? Jared Taylor, American Renaissance, January 13, 2021 Joe Biden has the people who took over the Capitol on Jan. 6 figured out. In just two days, he had them pegged for “a bunch of thugs, insurrectionists, white supremacists, and anti-Semites, and it’s not enough.” Not enough? He also said they were “domestic terrorists.” Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsay Graham, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, “Squad” leader Cori Bush and plenty of others agreed th...

Lynn Trimble Read More Two things are especially important for people who want to read more, according to Phoenix city librarian Rita Hamilton. “Read what you like to read, and all reading is good” she says. If finding time to read is a challenge, try to connect reading to an existing routine, like having your morning coffee or winding down after work. Keep reading materials with you all the time so you can read when you get unexpected moments. Changing Hands Bookstore buyer Michelle Malonz...

Changing Hands Bookstore Savannah Fields, a bookseller at Changing Hands Bookstore, discusses two books: Bestiary and Low, Low Woods. In the latest installment of our book recommendation series Page Turner, The Show spotlights two novels — "Bestiary" and "The Low, Low Woods." They both fall in the general realm of fantasy and suspense and even horror. The Show spoke with Changing Hands bookseller Savannah Fields. More Stories From KJZZ

AH Edelman A.H. Edelmans "Santa in a Snow Globe" is her way of helping parents talk about why some traditions might be different this year. The holidays are going to look very different this year, and if you have children, it can be a little confusing. Those old traditions, like sitting on Santa’s knee —  not happening. So how do you talk to them about it? Well, books are an excellent starting point. AH Edelman "So they searched any searched until Santa was found in a enclosed in a place t...

Its tough to choose gifts for people who’ve decided to spend most of their time at home. Odds are, they’re not looking for statement jewelry for fancy events, and they’ve probably stocked up on loungewear already. So we’ve put together some other options you can find at local shops around town, assuming you tackle your list before the good stuff is all gone. Bar Basics Whether they’re into cocktails or alcohol-free fare, friends always appreciate gifts that make drinking feel a bit m...

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 Sorry, your browser does not support iframes. Changing Hands is Arizona’s leading independent bookstore, offering new and used books, unique gifts, toys, and more than 300 author events every year. In Tempe since 1974, Changing Hands opened a second location in 2014 in Central Phoenix, home to an innovative adaptive reuse project that re-purposed the iconic Beef Eaters restaurant. The pandemic shut them down and like many small businesses, they suffered tremendou...