Ramey is one of two owner-publishers of Unbridled Books and a member of the board of Denver's Colophon Literary Center. We mean Leaping Man to be a vehicle for doing that." Berger taught us about the responsibility to look for correspondences and to ask essential questions.
"With the passing of John Berger, who has long been an inspiration for me, I wanted to bring things together for the cross-genre and cross-media endeavor we've dreamt about for so long. "Those who know me well have heard my thinking about this for quite a few years," Ramey said. This program is a great way for them to share what makes their store unique."īookstores interested in participating should write to editor and publisher Frederick Ramey has launched Leaping Man, a collaborative not-for-profit publishing and production company "exploring the intersection of visual, narrative and performing arts." Ramey will serve as the executive director and will answer to a board of creative people recruited from a number of fields. Mary Beth Thomas, v-p, deputy director of sales at HarperCollins, added: "Independent bookstores are an important partner for publishers, and play a significant role in their communities. "This is a great way for us to highlight our independent colleagues near and far." "America is full of fabulous bookstores, from DDG Booksellers in Farmington, Me., to Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, Calif., and everywhere in between," said Lisa Sharkey, senior v-p and director of creative development at HarperCollins. Already Book Studio 16 has shared segments on some indies last Saturday's focused on the King's English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, Utah. With the hashtag #HarperCollinsLovesIndies, the publisher will work with booksellers "to devise unique content for their local customers, as well as book lovers the world over." The Facebook Live segments will run 15 to 45 minutes each, and feature bookstore owners and employees highlighting the qualities of their shops, sharing book recommendations and introducing themselves to a larger audience. Book Studio 16 at Book Culture, New York CityĮxpanding on its daily author programing on its Facebook Book Studio 16 page, this year HarperCollins plans to offer programming every Saturday focusing on independent bookstores.
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