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13 Jan

Minotaur Takes a Break -- Sherrill's Debut Novel Takes Off

Meet M (the Minotaur, for those who prefer full names). Having escaped the labyrinth, he now works as a line cook at Grub's Rib in North Carolina, where he manages, despite his poor eyesight and horns, to have only occasional accidents. He moves regularly but for the moment M lives in Lucky-U Mobile Estates, population 10, where he repairs weathered vehicles in exchange for rent. Mostly, though, he tries to keep a low profile.

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10 Jan

Citywide Book Clubs -- Additions since 10/2/02


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10 Jan

Updated Citywide Book Clubs Listing Adds Another 41 Initiatives

The citywide book club trend, which began in Seattle six years ago, continues its remarkable popularity, with new community-reading initiatives sprouting up around the nation at an amazing pace. When BTW first published a listing of citywide book club initiatives in March 2002, there were 45 community-reading events listed. Eleven months later, the number has almost tripled, and now lists 124 cities, counties, or states that have organized (or are organizing) events that encourage communities to read the same book at the same time.

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09 Jan

Santa's Perfect Helper -- Book Sense Gift Certificates Fly In and Out of Stores

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