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Case Closed: NYC’s Partners & Crime Bookstore Bids Adieu

Partners & Crime

It’s getting harder to buy a book in Manhattan, as Partners & Crime Mystery Booksellers on Greenwich Avenue, in business for 18 years, will close on Sept. 20.

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What Do NYC Bookstores Have that London’s Lack?

McNally Jackson, a favorite of many New Yorkers (Photo@ Yvonne Brooks)

UK retail consultant Philip Downer tours New York City’s bookstores and can’t help comparing them–sometimes favorably–to those in London.

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Bringing the Best of German Literature to NYC

Linda Stift is just one of the many authors featured at the festival

The Festival Neue Literatur, taking place in New York City, February 10-12, features German-speaking authors and reflects the changing face of Europe.

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Can Niche Bookstores Survive in the Age of Digital?

By Edward Nawotka Niche bookstores are being squeezed on both side: first from the chains which offer an increasingly broad range of products and second  … 

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Free E-books from PEN World Voices Festival Writers

By Edward Nawotka The PEN World Voices Festivals has an extraordinary line up of writers this year. In case you weren’t able to make it  … 

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Mark Your Calendars for Book Expo America

By Erin L. Cox This year, Book Expo America returns to New York City’s Javits Center for events starting May 24th and, back by popular  … 

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On Not Changing With the Times: How Manhattan’s Three Lives & Co. Bookstore Endures

• Three Lives & Co. Booksellers in New York City has managed to survive increasing economic pressure that has forced the closing of numerous other  … 

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Publishing People We Admire: Lauren Cerand and Girls Write Now

• Those of you in the publishing world know, the business of printing and selling books is trying. At times, just surviving can be a feat.   … 

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UAE in NYC for BEA

ABU DHABI: “It is very difficult to get American publishers to come to the United Arab Emirates,” said Beatrice Stauffer, the program manager for Kitab  … 

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Muslim Voices: In Tune with the Times

NEW YORK: “As a man of culture, it is my view that we often neglect culture as a bridge between civilizations and people,” says Mustapha  … 

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