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Round-Up: The Shanghai Children’s Book Fair, Emma Watson, and the Bronx Barnes & Noble

Round-Up: The Shanghai Children’s Book Fair, Emma Watson, and the Bronx Barnes & Noble

From the Shanghai Children’s Book Fair to the closing of the Barnes & Noble in the Bronx, here are last week’s biggest literary headlines: The Shanghai Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) will take place November 18-20 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center. The CCBF is expecting more than 10,000 trade visitors, which is a 30% increase compared…

Round-Down: Extra! Extra! Paper Lives!

Round-Down: Extra! Extra! Paper Lives!

Despite the endless negative news reports and doomsday forecasts regarding the rise of eBooks at the expense of paper books, recent studies and reports vindicate those of us who prefer pulp to pixels. According to the American Booksellers Association, independent booksellers are continuing to add new stores, which means there are more places to buy and…