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30 May

Banned Books Week 2002 Kicks Off September 21

This week, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE), the American Library Association, and the Association of American Publishers announced that they are finalizing plans for Banned Books Week 2002. The celebration, scheduled for September 21 through September 28, is the only national event to highlight the importance of free expression.

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30 May

Fill Your Prescription for Reading

Prescription for Reading kits are currently being shipped from Baker & Taylor to booksellers who have signed up for the 2002 program. Kits are still available for the program, which launches on July 1 and continues through December 31, 2002.

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30 May

Rising Titles: Some Children's Book Picks From BEA 2002

This year, children's books include plenty of the edgy, the rude, the ironic, and the classic. As always, some are just plain fun. Booksellers on the show floor at BookExpo America remarked that many publishers were promoting books that "made children and parents feel more secure." According to publishers, although few post September 11 books were available, any books featuring "community workers," including firefighters, police officers, and other rescue workers, were moved to the front of displays.

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29 May

Bookseller, Dr. Sharon Ames-Dennard, Named '2002 Working Mother of the Year.'

Before 1989, Dr. Sharon Ames-Dennard -- who in April was named "2002 Working Mother of the Year" by Working Mother magazine -- had never set eyes on a black bookstore. There were none in her rural hometown of Cheapside, Virginia -- population 1,000 -- nor any in the areas of Florida where she attended graduate and undergraduate schools. But an internship in Los Angeles led her to the Aquarius, Eso Won Books, and other black bookstores in the area, where she discovered a new passion.

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