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Award-Winning Bookstore Knows Where to Find the Answers

Former high school history teacher Robin Allen is a quick study: Within two years of opening Forever Books in 1999 in St. Joseph, Michigan, the bookstore was a finalist for the Pannell Award for Excellence in Children's Bookselling.

ABA President Writes to NPR Regarding Affiliate Online Book Sales

The American Booksellers Association's members have recently expressed renewed concerns about National Public Radio's continued use of Amazon.com as their sole retail partner for books mentioned on the air and posted on the NPR website. ABA has been in discussion with NPR for some time in an attempt to provide NPR listeners with the option of supporting their local independent bookstore. Here is the latest response to NPR from ABA President Russ Lawrence of Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton, Montana.


July 26, 2007

Debut Novel Offers Compelling Look at the Cost of Revolution

The phrase "beach read" typically calls to mind a certain sort of book: usually fiction, light of subject matter, an easy read.

Full Sails at Front Street Book Shop

The Vaults Are Full at Oskaloosa Bookstore

The Book Sense Mind/Body/Spirit Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending July 8, 2007, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide.

The Book Sense Mind/Body/Spirit Bestseller List

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The Resilient Story of Life -- After We're Gone

"Imagine there's no countries," John Lennon dared us in a 1971 song. "It isn't hard to do."

Three Important Deadlines in July

There will be three opportunities for independent booksellers to help create Book Sense Picks lists in July:

  • Friday, July 6, is the deadline for nominations for both the September Book Sense Picks list and the Book Sense Banned Books Top Ten list.
  • Friday, July 13, is the deadline for nominations for the Fall Children's Picks list.

Last Chance to Order ABFFE's FREADOM Gift Card

The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression has extended the deadline for ordering its new FREADOM Book Sense gift card to July 9.

"We must go on press with the cards on July 10 in order to send them to booksellers in time for Banned Books Week," said ABFFE President Chris Finan. Banned Books Week is September 29 - October 6.

July Notables Flier & Shelf-Talkers Now Available

The July Book Sense Notables flier is now available in a downloadable PDF on BookWeb.org. The flier includes jacket images, bibliographic information, and bookseller quotes.

Featured titles include great summer beach reads, complex and compelling nonfiction, and exciting mystery/suspense titles.

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