Scroll through the responses to Baptiste’s tweet, and you’ll see many others with the same story. This isn’t limited to debut authors, either Kelly Yang, the award-winning author of the Front Desk series, posted a video in which she announced she had been specifically told that B&N would not be stocking the newest book in the series. Let’s take the newest news first: While much of this is anecdotal, it’s not likely that Barnes & Noble would go on the record about this kind of policy and there are enough supporting responses on Bethany Baptiste’s tweet on August 17th to make it clear that many authors with hardcover releases, particularly in Kids and Middle-Grade, are not being stocked even in their local B&N stores. So while this conversation doesn’t affect me directly, as a publishing auntie and citizen reader it’s something I take seriously. Zainab Williams, neither of which will ever be published in hardcover (because anthologies). I’m also the co-editor of two anthologies, Sword Stone Table with Swapna Krishna and (coming in 2023!) Fit for the Gods with S. I got my start in bookselling I was hired by Borders in 2004 (RIP, Borders!), worked for independent bookstores from 2005 to 2015, and have been working for Book Riot since then. I’m by no means an expert, nor do I (or have I ever) work for a publisher or for Barnes & Noble. When I saw this conversation take off, it pinged the former-bookseller part of my brain that has been tracking bricks-and-mortar news, because B&N has made quite a few changes to their stores in the past two years, and they’re worth looking at.īefore we dive in, let me give you my credentials. Writers recently sounded the alarm after hearing from various sources (other writers, B&N reps, former B&N employees, other industry professionals, etc.) that the chain’s stores would only be stocking hardcovers that had proven sales records. If you’ve been seeing the chatter on Twitter about Barnes & Noble not stocking debut hardcovers, you’re not alone. Find her on Tumblr at jennIRL and Instagram at iamjennIRL. When she’s not working, she’s most likely gardening, running, or (obviously) reading. You can hear her on the SFF Yeah! podcast nerding out about sci-fi and fantasy. Jenn Northington has worked in the publishing industry wearing various hats since 2004, including bookseller and events director, and is currently Director of Editorial Operations at Riot New Media Group. Jenn Northington Director, Editorial Operations
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