Panelists included translator Goldstein Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation Noreen Tomassi, executive director of the Center for Fiction and Michael Reynolds, editor-in-chief of Europa Editions. The first iteration of 'Our Brilliant Friends,' held on Monday, April 6, was co-hosted by Europa Editions and the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, N.Y. At 10 p.m., attendees are encouraged to stick around in the Zoom chat as they watch and react to the newest episode of My Brilliant Friend. 'Our Brilliant Friends' features a panel conversation among prominent Ferrante fans, followed by a brief reading by translator Ann Goldstein from Elena Ferrante's new novel, The Lying Life of Adults, which will be published September 1. Tickets are available for a suggested donation of $5, and all proceeds will go to the #SaveIndieBookstores campaign launched last week by James Patterson, the American Booksellers Association, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc) and Reese Witherspoon's book club. Eastern on Zoom, an hour before the HBO adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet airs. A silver lining in a particularly dark cloud?'Įuropa Editions has launched 'Our Brilliant Friends,' an after-dinner book club and watch party that meets every Monday at 9 p.m. That will just make independent bookstores stronger overall. I think as we come out of this-and we will-we'll find bookstores making digital sales a more important part of their business. Mettee's take: 'Some bookstores had been slow to embrace e-books and audiobooks. although there are still some bookstores that haven't signed on. Hummingbird's bookstore count has jumped 25% since the coronavirus began spreading in the U.S. For the year to date, sales are up 1,000%. At Hummingbird Digital Media, which is an American Booksellers Association Marketplace partner for e-books (Hummingbird also sells downloadable audio), sales in the last four weeks have risen 1,315% over the previous four weeks, according to president and chief visionary officer Stephen Black Mettee.

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'We are a tiny team, though we are adding staff for customer support as we struggle to ramp up with the demand. 'We basically experienced two years' worth of normal growth in about three weeks,' Hunter said. Used Very Good (2 available) Used book that is in excellent condition.For a venture that launched early this year, it's been a wild time.

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