Blue Willow Brings Small-Town Service to the Big City
In the sprawling city of Houston, Texas, Valerie Koehler has created a peaceful, small-town atmosphere at her nine-year-old store, Blue Willow Bookshop. In the 1,400-square-foot store, Koehler and a committed staff offer personal attention, in-store workshops for librarians, year-round activities for kids, and help for dozens of book clubs.
Tomorrow, Friday, August 12, is the deadline for nominations for the Halloween/Get Caught Reading Top Ten, a collaboration of Book Sense and the Association of American Publishers. Nominations for the list may be either children's or adult trade titles.
The 2005 Southeast Booksellers Association (SEBA) Fall Trade Show will be held from Thursday, September 15, through Sunday, September 18, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at the M.C. Benton, Jr. Convention and Civic Center.