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The Fight to Save St. Marks Bookshop
When St. Mark's bookshop first opened, in 1977, the rent was $375 a month and Allen Ginsberg was a regular, CBGB was in its heyday and the local art and film scenes were surging."The East Village, at...
View ArticleHarlem Bookstore Set to Close, After a Decade in Business
After nearly a decade in business, a Harlem bookstore specializing in African-American literature has announced plans to close at the end of the month. Marva Allen, the CEO of Hue-Man Bookstore &...
View ArticleAn Alternative Guide to Art in NYC
There is a lot of art and culture to see in New York beyond the museums of the Upper East Side and the galleries of Chelsea. WNYC is exploring several neighborhoods this summer to find some local gems....
View ArticleWhy Is Amazon Opening Physical Bookstores?
Last month, an off-the-cuff remark by a giant property manager triggered curiosity and panic among bookstore owners. Sandeep Mathrani, CEO of General Growth Properties, casually mentioned that Amazon...
View ArticlePrint Is Back, Back Again
A special hour on the publishing industry and the resurgence of print--from Amazon’s flirtation with brick-and-mortar bookstores to the success of wholesale suppliers shilling books by the foot as...
View ArticleSaturday is Independent Bookstore Day
There’s no party like a bookstore party. Saturday, April 30, marks the second annual Independent Bookstore Day, with bookstores all over the country celebrating with parties, exclusive offers and...
View ArticleAmazon's Mysterious New Bookstores
Earlier this year, an off-the-cuff remark by a giant property manager triggered curiosity and panic among bookstore owners. Sandeep Mathrani, CEO of General Growth Properties, casually mentioned that...
View ArticlePrint Is Back, Back Again
A special hour on the publishing industry and the resurgence of print--from Amazon’s flirtation with brick-and-mortar bookstores to the success of wholesale suppliers shilling books by the foot as...
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Novelist Ann Patchett on how independent bookstores build community
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Next: an award-winning novelist and bookseller draws on her own life story for her latest tale.Jeffrey Brown takes the “NewsHour” Bookshelf to Nashville to...
View ArticleHow to Open an Independent Bookstore
With the news that Brooklyn's beloved BookCourt — and the Bronx's only bookstore, the Coop City Barnes & Noble — will close at year's end, Sarah McNally, owner of McNally Jackson bookstore on...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Reporting on Leaked Sources, Poetry in the Mundane,...
This week's favorites include:Reporting on Leaked Sources (First) | Finding Poetry in the Mundane (Starts at 37:32) | The Future of Indie Bookstores (Starts at 50:45)If you don't subscribe to the Brian...
View ArticleYour 2017 Reading List
Sarah McNally, the owner of the McNally Jackson bookstore on Prince Street in Manhattan, talks about books to put on your 2017 reading list. Now, Sarah McNally of @mcnallyjackson bookstore talks new...
View ArticlePhotojournalist Lynsey Addario on 'Of Love & War,' Theresa Rebeck, Susan...
Lynsey Addario discusses Of Love & War. Theresa Rebeck explains her fourth play, “Bernhardt/Hamlet.” Susan Orlean unpacks The Library Book.
View ArticleLynsey Addario on Photojournalism & Her Career Covering War
Lynsey Addario joins us to discuss Of Love & War. A Pulitzer Prize–winning photojournalist and MacArthur Fellow, Addario has spent the last two decades bearing witness to the world’s humanitarian...
View ArticleAnti-Racist Books to Read Right Now
EmmaStraub, novelist and the owner of Books Are Magic, shares some anti-racist books for kids, young adults, and adults to read right now.
View ArticleBookstores & COVID-19, Zadie Smith's Short Stories, A Debut Novel, Making...
Alexandra Alter, who writes about publishing and the literary world for The New York Times, joins us to take a close look at how independent bookstores are faring more than seven months into the...
View ArticleIndependent Bookstores in the Pandemic
Independent bookstores are hurting. Two weeks ago, the American Booksellers Association launched the “Boxed Out” campaign to call attention to the pandemic’s toll and Amazon’s dominance. On Friday, The...
View ArticleBlack Owner of Brooklyn Bookstore Reflects on A Year of Racial Reckoning
After George Floyd was killed, businesswoman Kalima DeSuze experienced a financial windfall as orders for anti-racism books flooded her site. She called it bittersweet.
View ArticleMonths Later, Are People Still Turning to Anti-Racist Books?
Last summer, there was an explosion in popularity of anti-racist books following the killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests against police brutality and systemic racism.From Dr. Ibram X...
View ArticleDoctors in Ukraine; Cannabis Use Disorder?; New Maps for New York; Change of...
On today's show:Avril Benoît, executive director of Doctors Without Borders, discusses the medical needs of Ukrainians as war continues to rage.As NY and NJ enter the legal recreational cannabis era,...
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