BTW Articles

04 Apr

2012 New Voices Program Expands

The 2012 New Voices program has grown to include a new spring marketing package to be released in time for summer reading. Featured middle grade and young adult titles were chosen by a committee of 12 ABC Group at ABA member booksellers.

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05 Apr

Around Indies

R.J. Julia featured on ABC; Bookmans named NRF contest finalist; Queen Anne Books finds a buyer; Cash mob raids Longfellow Books; La Casa Azul to open its doors

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12 Apr

Kids’ Institute Preview: Reaching the Middle Grade Reader

The challenges of reaching middle grade readers will be explored by a panel of book industry professionals at ABA’s ABC Children’s Institute on Wednesday, June 6, at BEA.

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16 Feb

Bookstore Sales Up in December

Retail sales at bookstores increased in December 2010, but remained down for the year.

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16 Feb

Preparing for April’s National Poetry Month Celebrations

Numerous resources are available for booksellers gearing up for National Poetry Month.

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24 Feb

Bookstore Owner Breaks Bread With Texas Community

Mexican-born Teresa Carbajal Ravet opened Dulce Bread & Bookshop in Dripping Springs, Texas, with the mission to promote various cultures and multicultural literature.

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24 Feb

Around Indies

Dragonfly Books set to open this week; Founders of Politics and Prose honored; Powell’s recognized for innovation; Square Books’ Howorth to receive humanities achievement award

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24 Feb

Mysterious Galaxy to Open Second Location

San Diego’s Mysterious Galaxy has announced plans to open a second location in Southern California this summer.

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03 Mar

The Raven Has a New Roost

Vanessa Efferson relocated to Grand Cane, Louisiana, because of her husband’s job, but she took her bookstore with her.

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09 Mar

Eat Shop Catch a Flick in Pleasantville

The “Reel Partners” program initiated by Pleasantville, New York’s Jacob Burns Film Center, in conjunction with almost 40 of the area’s local businesses, offers incentives for members to shop local.

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