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Nov.08.2011 Passionate Vision, Intangible Rewards I've had the honor of being interviewed by fellow author Victoria Patterson (Drift, This Vacant Paradise). Not only is she an extremely gifted fiction writer -- she asks very smart interview questions. A snippet: VP: You’re a true champion of independent booksellers. Do you see the plight of the...	May.28.2011 Bookseller Love!! Happy Birthday to my favorite (and my local) bookstore, River’s End Bookstore in Oswego, NY. This week is the store’s 13th birthday, which they are celebrating by unveiling their e-commerce site. The owners of the store, Bill Reilly and Mindy Ostrow, have made a tremendous difference to the...
Feb.20.2010 Guest Post from an Independent Publisher/Bookstore Are You An Author, Small Publisher, Or Independent Book Seller? How Can We All Work Together? The book market is changing rapidly and it is time for the small publishers, authors and independent booksellers to unite to keep a small piece of the pie. No matter if you are an author, small publishing...	Dec.23.2009 Christmas of Books Hurry—only three shopping days left to find those final presents for family, friends, and the postman! Looking for that WOW gift, the one guaranteed to entertain long after the wrapping is forgotten, that still fits into your budget and under the tree?Well look no further. Join me in making 2009...
Apr.07.2009 Book Signing and Radio Interview On Saturday 20 June 2009, as part of the celebrations for Independent Booksellers Week, I will be signing copies of my latest Inspector Horton Marine Mystery crime novels, Deadly Waters and Dead Man's Wharf at my local independent bookshop, The Hayling Island Bookshop in Hampshire, GB, at 11am -...	Mar.20.2009 A bookseller's Lament: When a Publisher Cuts Co-op, It Cuts the Throats of Its Authors Am TOTALLY bummed when I hear about supposedly smart companies doing something that hurts those that help make their bottom lines. The parable of the scorpion and the frog comes to mind. You know it by heart: Those two critters make a deal to cross the river together–despite the fear on the frog's...
Oct.09.2008 Do your part to keep America Interesting IndieBound is doing wonderful things! See for yourself...	Aug.11.2008 One Strange Email Last night I was minding my own business, when I received an email notification from Facebook. The message was from a former “friend” named for the sake of this blog "Friendly Book Shop," who informed me that I was no longer his friend and would not be unless I added Indiebound.org to my...
Jul.02.2008 The best damn bookseller in America Last night I attended the second in the Clarion West 2008 Reading Series, featuring instructor Mary Rosenblum (Water Rites, Horizons, et al) at the University Bookstore in Seattle. The U Bookstore is one of the largest independent booksellers in Washington State, and their science fiction and...	Jun.04.2008 Putting a Choke Hold on BEA Suzanne Kleid is invincible. She writes for McSweeny’s and blogs about lit on Bay Area PBS Station KQED’s website. She has a day job slinging books. Seeing her selling Bukowski to British tourists, you wouldn’t think that she was one badassed SOB, but she is. At Book Expo America last weekend, I,...