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fromTime Out New York
1 day agoGet a free book from Jack Harlow at McNally Jackson tonight only
Jack Harlow is gifting one book per person at McNally Jackson in Soho on April 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoLast year I read 137 books': could setting targets help you put down your phone and pick up a book?
Public tracking and gamified reading goals risk turning reading into a competitive, metric-driven activity that can undermine enjoyment, deep engagement and sustainable reading habits.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoMost Indians don't read for pleasure so why does the country have 100 literature festivals?
Sounding amused, publisher Pramod Kapoor recalls the reaction of the Indian cricketing legend Bishen Singh Bedi when he learned Kapoor was printing 3,000 copies of his autobiography. Only 3,000? he protested. I fill stadiums with 50-60,000 people coming to see me play and you think that's all my book is going to sell? Kapoor, the founder of Roli Books, explains that Bedi's legions of admirers were unlikely to translate into book buyers. That was in 2021.
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fromSan Jose Spotlight
8 months agoThe Biz Beat: San Jose's Recycle Bookstore - an oasis of printed culture - San Jose Spotlight
Emma, the Instagram-famous Persian cat that roams Recycle Bookstore in San Jose, is "prissy, finicky, very loud and opinionated." Her role is to create a sense of leisure for customers.
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