Mini-Episode 1: News in Books & 5 minute Book Review w. Phoebe from Pause Books

<p><strong>News in Books</strong></p> <p>1. Book Sales are up in the US <a href="https://www.wbjournal.com/article/revival-the-independent-bookstore-industry-is-growing-with-a-loyal-customer-base-wanting-to" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wbjournal.com/article/revival-the-independent-bookstore-industry-is-growing-with-a-loyal-customer-base-wanting-to</a> and in the UK <a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/05/covid-19-book-sales-reading/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/05/covid-19-book-sales-reading/</a></p> <p>2. <a href="https://en.qantara.de/content/diwan-and-the-dialogue-of-cultures-nadia-wassefs-bookshop-memoir-a-chronicle-of-egypts">Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller is coming out soon!</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>3. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/27/literati-raises-40m-for-its-book-club-platform/">Literati: a bookclub you may want to join</a></p> <p>4. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/27/literati-raises-40m-for-its-book-club-platform/">Speaking of curating books..</a></p> <p>5. <a href="https://www.retailtimes.co.uk/bookshop-org-launches-scheme-to-develop-diverse-voices-in-bookselling-as-industry-takes-action/">The New Futures, an initiative by Bookshop.org &amp; The Booksellers Association&nbsp;</a></p> <p><strong>Book Review:</strong> <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5275/9781529032178">Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller</a> with Phoebe @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/pausebooks/">Pause Books</a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gotbooks/message