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12 Oct

Awards Round-Up: Nobel Prize, Quills, Man Booker Winners, NBA Finalists

The book industry's awards season moved into high gear this week with the announcement of the finalists for the National Book Awards and the winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Quill Book Awards, and the U.K.'s Man Booker Prize for Fiction.

Nobel Prize for Literature Awarded to Turkish Author Orhan Pamuk

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12 Oct

Keys to Mystery Lovers' Success Easy to Deduce: Specialization & Innovation

Sixteen years ago, Mary Alice Gorman and her husband, Richard Goldman, decided to open an independent bookstore because a doctor suggested she find a "low stress" job.

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12 Oct

Orinda Books Celebrates 30 Years

Orinda Books, which was founded by five partners in 1976, is today a 4,500-square-foot general bookstore owned by Janet Boreta, one of the original founders. Located in the close-knit community of Orinda, California, in a semi-rural valley on the east side of the Oakland/Berkeley hills, the store features popular fiction, children's books, and a wide selection of music CDs.

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12 Oct

Rise Up: Michael Shuman on Launching a Small-Mart Revolution

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