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The Summer 2008 Book Sense Children's Picks list is available now for preview. The list will be arriving at independent bookstores with Book Sense by the end of this month.
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Based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
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1. SAVVY, by Ingrid Law (Dial, $16.99, 9780803733060/ 0803733062) "Mississippi Beaumont (Mibs, for short) is about to turn 13, and in her unusual family that's when a 'savvy' arrives. One brother can produce electricity. Another causes hurricanes. The special talent that arrives, for her, however, is not at all what she expects. This rollicking novel is full of charm and energy." --Joanne R. Fritz, Chester County Book & Music Company, West Chester, PA
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Children's booksellers can look forward to special programming every day from Wednesday afternoon, May 28, through Saturday, May 31, at BookExpo America 2008. Among the myriad events are an author's tea, a game show for lovers of books for teens and 'tweens, speed dating with children's authors, a traditional children's book and author breakfast, a mostly silent auction, and more.
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This year's BookExpo America program for African-American book industry professionals, sponsored by the African-American Booksellers Committee, will be held on Thursday, May 29, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Registration for the program, which is open to all BEA registered attendees, is not required.
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Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 15, 2008.
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Women & Money Suze Orman, Spiegel & Grau, $24.95, 9780385519311
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On Sunday, April 20, Idlewild Books will open near Union Square in New York City with an inventory of 6,000 titles, all of them arranged according to country. "I've always been a big traveler and reader so the idea of a bookstore organized by country -- with literature, guide books, books about politics and culture, and so on, all shelved together by place -- always appealed to me," said owner David Del Vecchio.
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For the eight-week period ending March 25, 2008, and based on sales at independent bookstores throughout the U.S.
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7th Heaven James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017701
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April and the celebration of National Poetry Month is just around the corner. To help booksellers prepare, this week Book Sense unveils the Spring 2008 Poetry Top Ten, title recommendations from independent bookstores nationwide. The list is a wonderful complement to the dozens of resources -- including the official National Poetry Month poster -- provided by the Academy of American Poets.
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Based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending Wednesday, March 5, 2008.
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Dreams From My Father Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773
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