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18 Dec

The Indie Healthy Living Bestseller List

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending December 15, 2013.

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16 Dec

An Indies Introduce New Voices Q&A With Cristin Terrill

Cristin Terrill, author of the debut YA novel All Our Yesterdays, believes that it is important for everyone to be able to see themselves and their experiences reflected back at them through art and entertainment, “and that probably goes double for teenagers,” she said.

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16 Dec

An Indies Introduce Debut Author Q&A With Katy Butler

Katy Butler was inspired to write her debut title, Knocking on Heaven’s Door, after seeing her father suffer through a medically prolonged death, and then seeing her mother defy her doctors, refuse open heart surgery, and face death head-on.

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16 Dec

The January ’14 Now in Paperback Fliers & Shelf-Talkers

The January Indie Next List’s 12 “Now in Paperback” titles are featured with bookseller quotes on a downloadable flier and shelf-talkers.

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11 Dec

The Indie Holiday Cooking & Entertaining Bestseller List

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending December 8, 2013.

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11 Dec

Indies Introduce New Voices Q&A With Tone Almhjell

Tone Almhjell’s debut novel for middle-graders is The Twistrose Key. Here, she talks about being inspired by her Norwegian homeland, favorite authors, and more.

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11 Dec

Indies Introduce Debut Author Q&A With Mitchell S. Jackson

Mitchell S. Jackson is the author of the autobiographical novel The Residue Years, about coming of age in a black family in Portland, Oregon, in the ’90s and dealing with issues of poverty, drugs, and race.

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11 Dec

Indies First Survey: Help ABA Plan for Next Year

To build on  the success of the inaugural Indies First at bookstores across the country, ABA is asking booksellers to fill out a brief survey about the day’s events to help with planning for future celebrations.

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05 Dec

Inaugural Indies First a Big Success

 Indies First was widely embraced in communities across the country this past Saturday, with customers turning out, sometimes in droves, to meet authors who had signed on to become booksellers for all or part of the day at their local independent bookstores.

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05 Dec

2013 Indie Bestseller Lists Ready for Download

The 2013 Indie Bestsellers Lists of the year’s top-selling titles at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide are available in PDF, DOC, and HTML formats.

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04 Dec

Indies Introduce Debut Author Q&A With Tracy Guzeman

Tracy Guzeman talks about the inspiration for her debut  novel, The Gravity of Birds, spine poetry, and more.

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04 Dec

Indies Introduce New Voices Q&A With Patrick Flores-Scott

“I wanted to write a book that I thought my students would like, one that was structured and formatted in a way that would entice struggling readers, and one that was as true to their lives as I could make it,” says Patrick Flores-Scott, author of the debut Young Adult novel Jumped In.

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04 Dec

A Q&A With Joshilyn Jackson, Author of December’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

Joshilyn Jackson, author of Someone Else’s Love Story, discusses the development of her newest book, the influence of indie booksellers on her writing career, and the character from her latest novel who will be making a comeback in her next  book. 

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03 Dec

Act Now to Keep Indies First Momentum Going

ABA is sending bookstores a few follow-up requests to help keep the momentum of Indies First going.

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02 Dec

The January 2014 Indie Next List Preview

Here’s a preview of the titles on the January Indie Next List flier, on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement.

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