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#InTheNews ?? South Korean writer Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize for Literature, announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. Kang was cited for "her intense poetic prose" that "confronts historical traumas and invisible sets of rules and, in each of her works, exposes the fragility of human life. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eBWSzzA #nobelprize #winner #writers

Big news! ?? American Booksellers Association just announced Trevor Noah as their 2024–2025 Indie Bookstore Ambassador! In accepting the invitation to be the ambassador, Noah shared, “Independent bookstores connect readers to ideas and stories, and they are the rare physical place in our communities where we can connect with each other.” See the full announcement at https://lnkd.in/eMcs8fHp #aba #americanbooksellersassociation #indiebookstores #Indiebookbuzz

It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessDay, so let this be your reminder to feature a display of books about all things mental health. ?? #mentalhealth #indiebookstores

?? Nominations Open for The American Booksellers Association Board ?? It’s not too late to nominate a bookseller (or yourself!) for the ABA Board! The deadline for nominations is Sunday, October 13, at 11:59 pm ET. Click here to nominate: https://bit.ly/3BcYDJC #americanbooksellersassociation #boardofdirectors

The holidays are almost here, and we have a special promo starting today through December 10! Shop early and take advantage of Ingram’s savings on in-demand titles this holiday season at get +2% off ?? Click here to order on ipage and get stocked up: https://bit.ly/3ZPcXlM #holiday #promo #ingrampublishing

?Big News?James Patterson will again support independent booksellers with a Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program for which he has pledged a total of $300,000! The $500 bonuses will be distributed to 600 booksellers from American Booksellers Association member bookstores. Click here to learn more ?? https://bit.ly/3NifZHD #JamesPatterson #HolidaySale #Bookstores

#BookNews: The Fall 2024 Reading Group Guide Preview ?? . The @American Booksellers Association’s Fall 2024 Reading Group Guide will continue as a free e-newsletter delivered to customers by email, and it will be sent on October 10! This guide includes the following categories: Dazzling Debuts, Family and Coming of Age, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction & Memoir, and Small Bites. Click here to preview the titles: https://bit.ly/3Zw36kE #bookstores #booklist #guide

For the opening keynote at the New England Independent Booksellers Association Fall Conference in Newton, Mass., Madhulika Sikka, VP and executive editor at Crown Books, was in conversation with Tamara Lanier, whose upcoming book, From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy, she edited. Lanier is a retired Connecticut chief probation officer and first-time author who recounts in her book, which will be published in January, how her late mother, "a great storyteller," was the keeper of her family's stories. In her last years, Lanier's mother especially emphasized the family's African and Indian roots, and told stories about her grandfather, who was a slave, and especially Lanier's great-great-great grandfather, Papa Renty, who was captured in the Congo, taught himself to read, taught other slaves how to read (dangerous because it was illegal), and was the main carpenter for the South Carolina family that owned him. Click here to read more about these stories in her book: https://lnkd.in/eMzxFxsY

#BookstoreNews: Postcard Bookshop is opening TODAY in Portland, OR, and they’re hosting a grand opening party on October 5! With a goal of connecting readers to books from around the world, whether for their next adventure or for armchair travel, the store will feature sections arranged by continent and country. Click here to learn more about this exciting new #indiebookstore: https://lnkd.in/ev_fhbU8 #bookstores #indiebookbuzz

#InTheNews: Banned Books Week Goes to Sweden! The Swedish celebration of the right to read takes place on October 9–15, 2023. Banned Books Week Sweden will highlight literature that is or has been banned in different parts the world. Click here to read more: https://bit.ly/3Z39xLM ?? #bannedbooksweek #bannedbooks