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17 Dec

Wallace Kuralt, Noted North Carolina Bookseller, Dies

Longtime North Carolina bookseller Wallace Kuralt died on Saturday, December 13, in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Kuralt, brother of the late CBS journalist Charles Kuralt, had been treated for Merkel cell carcinoma, a skin cancer, for nearly two years, as reported by the Raleigh News & Observer. He was 64.

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16 Dec

African-American Elders Share Their Wisdom

"A Wealth of Wisdom: Legendary African American Elders Speak is like having your grandmother in the room with you," said Renee Poussaint, executive director and co-founder of the National Visionary Leadership Project (NVLP) and co-editor of the collection of oral histories that tell the first-person stories of African-American elders, both the nationally notable and

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16 Dec

Albuquerque Independent Alliance Keeps It 'Querque'

It may have just started gathering momentum, but the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance (AIBA) was organized enough to hold a recent "Buy Local" shopping day. On Saturday, December 6, the fledgling group asked Albuquerque consumers to buy only at locally owned businesses.

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16 Dec

The New Yorker Wants Consumers to Book Their Holidays

The New Yorker has created a new public service advertising campaign to promote book buying this holiday season. The campaign features two pieces of art that include the slogan "Have You Booked Your Holiday?… Something for everyone. Literally." The New Yorker has made the artwork available to anyone who wishes to promote books this season.

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