We have been watching the updates pouring in from bookstores across the country, and we’re completely in awe of the creative ways you’re reaching your communities—even if storefronts are closed—and the perseverance shown by each & every store to adapt to this new normal.
Keep going! And let us know how we can help.
For those of you who are still open, we have specials that include EXTENDED DATING for backlist offersand also a NO MINIMUM quarantine specialto make it easy to restock the books you need right now. Scroll below for more info!
SPECIAL OFFERS for Bookstores
Impacted by Coronavirus Quarantines
The New York Timesrecently quoted author, Dr. Abigail Gerwitz, in a piece on talking to kids about the coronavirus (and managing even your anxiety!).
NOW more than ever is the time for a book like this to publish as parents are finding it harder to speak to their kids about not just coronavirus, but other scary things (like active shooter drills at school and climate change) that make adults anxious too.
Camping is IN as off-the-grid lifestyles are becoming more and more popular!
Enter to win a copy of The Camping Life, a photo-rich book that transports readers straight to all sorts of campgrounds! Complete with step-by-step information, from packing a car to pitching a tent, plus logistical tips for camping with children and even pets this is a must-have for any kind of camper. 10 booksellers will be randomly selected to win.
The interior images below click through to Edelweiss.
"I just finished reading The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, purchased at Parnassus Books, for my book club! We will be doing a FaceTime meet up this month."
—Liz Hunter, Associate Director, Field Sales
"I am reading Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn,and I got my copy at my local store Southampton Books. Opening with the strange return of a son (who fell overboard and was presumed dead) back to his mother in the mouth of a shark—unharmed—this novel is a family saga interwoven with magical realism. Washburn takes the reader through Hawaiian life, folklore, and diaspora
via multiple points of view. The writing is beautiful." —Christian Westermann, Assistant Manager, Trade Sales & Retail Marketing
"I am finally reading Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow,which I got at Finley's Fiction on Small Business Saturday. I read She Said a few months ago and wanted to learn more about the power structures in place that kept people like Harvey Weinstein from getting caught. Ronan Farrow's investigative reporting is " —Ally McNamara, Sales Coordinator