Posted on August 28, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!
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Leonard Riggio, who led Barnes & Noble over several decades from a single Manhattan store to a nationwide chain, died Tuesday at the age of eighty-three (Associated Press).
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In other bookstore news, Bookshop.org has launched a buyback program for used books, which can be traded in for credits with the online retailer (The Guardian).
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And in other death news, a judge ruled that Kouri Richins will stand trial in the death of her husband; after his 2022 death, Richins gained fame — and scrutiny — for writing a children's book on grief (CNN).
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A South Carolina library system has voted to move all books either about trans people or with trans themes into the adult section of libraries, with age restrictions continuing on who can check out the books (Book Riot).
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