Claire Kirch
Publishers Weekly
Duluth, MN, United States
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Customers Race to Support Chicago Bookstore Shut by Holiday NASCAR Event
NASCAR's Chicago street race during the holiday weekend shut down many businesses along the route, including Exile in Bookville, which sustained thousands of dollars in losses that were alleviated by a spike in online orders by customers wanting to suppo → Read More
The Library Community Rallies Around the Freedom to Read
The 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference, Freedom to Read, Judy Blume, Jessica Rosenworcel, the Federal Communications Commission → Read More
ALA 2023: Gorman and Robinson Tell Librarians, 'It's Okay to be Sad'
ALA 2023 wrapped up Tuesday with an uplifting keynote featuring poet Amanda Gorman and children's book illustrator Christian Robinson, who discussed how people can harness their grief to effect change in the world. → Read More
ALA 2023: Experts and Allies Supply Librarians With Information and Tools to Fight Censorship
ALA 2023 attendees spent the weekend browsing the wares on display in the exhibit hall and learning from experts on how best to fight extremist groups like Moms for Liberty that are bent on destroying schools and libraries. → Read More
CI2023: Children's Institute Helps Booksellers Adapt
Approximately 340 booksellers attended this year's ABA Children’s Institute, held June 5–7 in Milwaukee, where booksellers participated in educational sessions that highlighted how they can make their operations meet neighborhood needs sustainably. → Read More
The Fall Regional Bookselling Conferences Beckon
The lineup for this year’s fall regional booksellers shows is complete, with six shows being held across the country from August to October. → Read More
Coffee House Press Names Executive Editor and Poaches Texas Booksellers
Coffee House Press in Minneapolis is building up its staff after 30% of its employees resigned this past month. Jeremy Davies was named executive editor and three Texas booksellers have also recently joined the press. → Read More
CCBC Releases Statistics Regarding Diversity in Children's Literature Published in 2022
The Cooperative Children's Book Center has released its annual statistics on diversity in children's literature, and the results are heartening: 40% of books published in 2022 have a BIPOC author, illustrator, or compiler. → Read More
Heartland Publishers Are at the Heart of It All
Midwestern publishers find many advantages to being at the center of the country. → Read More
Midwestern Faith-Based Publishers Find a Higher Purpose
Religious presses in the Midwest aim to offer readers hope through their books. → Read More
Children's Publishing's Deep Midwestern Community Roots
Midwestern children’s publishers are finding inspiration in their communities. → Read More
Chicago Booksellers Have Something for Everybody
The nearly two-score indie bookstores scattered around the Windy City and its suburbs are succeeding by leaning into their unique qualities and filling distinct niches. → Read More
CI2023: Children's Booksellers and Creators Express Urgency and Purpose
The final day of CI2023 was packed with a mix of educational sessions and author presentations—including a conversation with civil rights icon Ruby Bridges—and closed on an exuberant note with karaoke, bookseller-style. → Read More
ABA holds upbeat annual meeting, followed by lively community forum
The American Booksellers Association held an upbeat annual meeting of its membership, followed by a lively community forum → Read More
Workers at Park Slope B&N File for Union Election; Hadley, Mass. Store Votes for Union
Barnes & Noble workers at the Park Slope, Brooklyn, store filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on May 25, making them the third B&N store to do so in less than two months. → Read More
Haymarket Establishes Writing Fellowships for Incarcerated Individuals
Haymarket Books is establishing a writing fellowship program that emphasizes mentorship and professional development to support the work of incarcerated individuals and others impacted by the criminal legal system. → Read More
U.S. Book Show 2023: Midtown Scholar, Emily Bates Named PW Bookstore, Rep of the Year
In a virtual awards show, 'PW' editorial director Jim Milliot named Midtown Scholar in Harrisburg, Pa., the Bookstore of the Year and PRH's Emily Bates the Sales Rep of the Year. → Read More
Booksellers Advocate for Trans/Nonbinary Employees, Denounce Anti-Trans Legislation
In response to the rise in anti-trans legislation, SIBA sponsored a virtual panel discussing how booksellers can support their trans and nonbinary employees, and be good allies in general. → Read More
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center Changes with the Times
Housed at the School of Education on the University of Wisconsin’s flagship campus in Madison, the Center has seen lots of changes since it was founded in 1963, and has been a pioneer in tracking diversity in children's books. → Read More
Wave of Resignations Roils Coffee House Press
Two editors and the publicist for the indie publisher will leave Coffee House by the end of the month as its interim director scrambles to replace them. → Read More