Book Sense Picks Deadline Triple Header July 9

As everyone returns from BookExpo America (BEA) to share new ideas, catch up with bookstore business and e-mails, and, hopefully, eliminate some of that sleep deficit, there will also be lots of discussions about upcoming titles, many of which were highlights of BEA.

While everyone is so closely focused on great new books, we hope that you will be especially primed to send in nominations for the upcoming Book Sense Lists.

Some deadlines to keep in mind:

• September Book Sense Picks -- July 9
• Fall Children's Book Sense Picks -- July 9
• Banned Books Top Ten -- July 9

This is the first time Book Sense will be producing a Banned Books Top Ten, and it will be timed to coincide with Banned Books Week 2004, set this year for September 25 - October 2. It's a crucially important issue -- even more so in the wake of the passage of the USA Patriot Act -- and bookstores nationwide will be participating in the event, now in its 23rd year. We hope a Book Sense Top Ten will be a central component of this year's Banned Books Week. (If you have any questions regarding titles that have been banned or challenged, there is a lot of helpful information at the American Library Association's Web site, www.ala.org. Click here to access ALA's "Challenged/Banned Books" page.

Please send your nominations directly to Book Sense Picks Editor-in-Chief Dan Cullen at [email protected], or go to our online nomination form at www.bookweb.org/read/6305.

Many thanks!