Books

Independent bookseller Hannah Oliver Depp is struggling with suppliers in her mission to tell the stories of struggling people.

In this book excerpt, Deborah Stone examines the way we calculate unemployment numbers.

Publishing can't easily go on hold until the fall — which is when publishers tend to release the year's biggest titles.

Through wars, recessions and possibly even today’s pandemic, crossword puzzles serve as an escape from hard times.

The holiday season is the busiest time of year for many retailers, including the country's 2,500 hundred independent bookstores. Some, despite Amazon's dominance, are flourishing.

"It's extremely powerful to be in a position where the change that you're talking about is actually embodied in who you are."

Book publishers are cashing in on the public's intrigue.

This isn’t a bad time to be in the independent bookstore business. The American Booksellers Association says there’s been a nearly 31 percent increase in the number of indie bookstores since 2009. The indie renaissance coincides with the collapse of national book chains. One threat to bookstores’ future: rising rents and labor costs. Click the […]

Young adult franchises can be very, very lucrative.

Encyclopedia Britannica has a history of being pretty revolutionary.