A coalition of organizations and Alaska booksellers, including Fireside Books of Palmer and Title Wave Books of Anchorage, filed suit on Tuesday, August 31, to block a broad censorship law that bans constitutionally protected speech on the Internet.

Inspired by last year’s positive response to its Banned Books Week display, Michigan’s Literary Life Bookstore & More has expanded plans for this year’s September 25 - October 2 celebration of the freedom to read.

To those bookstore owners who do not fully comprehend the extent of their liability under the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, be warned that what you don't know can hurt you – and can be very costly.

Joe Drabyak, a long-time bookseller at Chester County Book & Music Company in West Chester, Pennsylvania; immediate past president of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association; and a friend and mentor to many in the book industry and beyond, died on August 27 of cancer.

Want to learn what it takes to be successful writer in today’s highly competitive marketplace? Learn from leading  authors and publishing industry veterans at the FIU/Books & Books International Writers Conference in the Cayman Islands. On September 10,  ABFFE will raffle off a trip that includes hotel, airfare, and conference registration.

Due to the Labor Day holiday, next week’s bestseller-reporting period will be extended.