Author Azar Nafisi
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Among the gala festivities held at BookExpo America (BEA) were three recognizing the best of the best ... among independent handselling favorites, audiobooks, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered publishing.
The Book Sense Book of the Year Awards
Among the gala festivities held at BookExpo America (BEA) were three recognizing the best of the best ...among independent handselling favorites, audiobooks, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered publishing.
Friday, June 4 -- Day 2 of BookExpo America -- was the occasion of two joyous celebrations of the spirit of independent booksellers -- the Book Sense Book and Author Lunch and ABA's Celebration of Bookselling, where the 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year Award winners were announced. It was also opening day of the trade show floor and a day for ABA to take care of business at its Town Hall and Annual Membership meetings.
And the Winners Are…
On May 20, Horn Book, Inc. announced the winners of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature. First presented in 1967, the awards are given in three categories: Fiction and Poetry, Nonfiction, and Picture Book. This year's winners are:
Fiction and Poetry: The Fire-Eaters by David Almond (Delacorte)
Nonfiction: An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy (Clarion)
On Monday, May 24, at a ceremony at Chelsea Piers in New York City, two women who helped organize a grassroots campaign to amend Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act will be among those honored with the Playboy Foundation's 2004 Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award. Trina Magi, past president of the Vermont Library Association (VLA), and Linda Ramsdell, owner of the Galaxy Bookshop in Hardwick, Vermont, will receive the First Amendment Award in the field of Education. "I'm excited and honored that we're recognized," said Ramsdell.
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About ABA
The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.
Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.
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On September 1, the Great Lakes Booksellers Association (GLBA) announced the winners of the 2004 Great Lakes Book Awards, which will be presented at a luncheon on Friday, October 8, during the GLBA fall trade show in Dearborn, Michigan. This year, the association split the children's award into two categories: picture book and chapter book.