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For the eight-week period ending July 8, 2007, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide.
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The Book Sense Mind/Body/Spirit Bestseller List
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"Imagine there's no countries," John Lennon dared us in a 1971 song. "It isn't hard to do."
 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.
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.
 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.
 A reminder that the Scholastic Main Street Contest, celebrating the publication of Ann M. Martin's new Main Street series, is now underway. Materials are still available, and all young readers from the ages of 6 to 12 are encouraged to enter.
 BookExpo America attendees had the opportunity to determine who among them had the superior accretion of vocabulary knowledge during the first BookSense.com/American Heritage "Define-a-Thon" on Saturday afternoon, June 2, in the Book Sense Lounge.
Booksellers planning special events for the July 21 release of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows should be on the lookout for a quantity of exclusive "Independent Muggles for Harry Potter" decals in the June Red Box mailing. The decals are being provided by Scholastic to serve as giveaways at in-store events.
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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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One Shared World, a campaign to raise awareness of global poverty and generate dialogue about solutions, is reaching out to booksellers in the Book Sense marketing program.
Former high school history teacher Robin Allen is a quick study: Within two years of opening 