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13 Nov

Biggest & Best Ever: Miami Book Fair International Turns 20

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13 Nov

Everlovin' Lights Are Back On at Midnight Special

Margie Ghiz (left), owner of Midnight Special in Santa Monica, California, with staff.

Midnight Special, closed since February, was finally able to open its doors on November 6 in a new location less than a half-mile from its previous site on the Third Street

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13 Nov

Hudson Valley Book Stop Stays in the Family

When Joseph Biernat and his wife, Elizabeth, bought Hudson Valley Book Stop in Kingston, New York, from Elizabeth's parents last September, they weren't counting on a chain bookstore opening directly across the street. But, as in nature, in business adaptation is key, so the Biernats developed a plan. They are going to allow customers to bring in their used books for credit towards new or used books at Hudson Valley. "We'll use [the chain] for what they're good for, which is getting more books into the market," Joseph Biernat said.

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13 Nov

Book Sense 'Booked for the Holidays' in The New Yorker

The December 8 issue of The New Yorker, which goes on sale December 1, will include the latest Book Sense insert, "Booked for the Holidays." The special 12-page feature presents the holiday picks of independent booksellers, which were drawn from the November/December Book Sense 76 list. (To view the full 76, click here.) The insert will also include publishers' picks, and the November/December Book Sense 76 Top Ten will be featured in a full-page ad.

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