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06 Jan

The Good Word: A Recurring Reflection

by Scott Foley

It didn't happen again this year, either. Susan Stamberg didn't call me from National Public Radio to solicit my opinion about great new holiday titles. Every year about this time I'll depart on occasional reveries, imaginary conversations with NPR hosts. Occasionally, I'll even jot down a list of the books I'd mention were such a windfall to come my way.

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06 Jan

76 Pick Speaks the Language of Booklovers

Sara Nelson considers herself a maniacal reader -- you know, the sort of person who reads two to three books at once, thinks about books countless times each day, and is always being asked by friends and associates to recommend something good to read.

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31 Dec

Move Over St. Francis de Sales

Many booksellers serve as patron saints of favorite authors, but Susan Wasson of Bookworks in Albuquerque, New Mexico, went beyond typical high-volume handselling with Kris Radish's Elegant Gathering of White Snows, a 2002 November/December Book Sense 76 pick.

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