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14 Apr

Billy Crystal to Deliver BEA Opening Night Address

Comedian Billy Crystal will be the keynote speaker at BookExpo America's (BEA) Opening Night on Thursday, June 2, at New York City's Jacob Javits Convention Center. The event, which will be begin at 6:00 p.m. in the convention center's Special Events Hall, is open to all badged BEA participants at no charge. Seating for all convention-goers is on a first-come, first-served basis. Crystal's 700 Sundays will be published in October by Warner Books.

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14 Apr

2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winners Announced

On Tuesday, April 12, the American Booksellers Association announced the winners of the 2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards. The winners in both adult and children's categories are those titles independent booksellers most enjoyed handselling during the past year, as voted by the owners and staff of ABA member bookstores.

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13 Apr

Osondu Booksellers: Enhancing Life in Waynesville

Osondu Booksellers is an African-named general bookstore in Waynesville, North Carolina, owned by a woman originally from Massachusetts, who then lived in Maryland and who planned to open a bookstore in Syracuse, New York. Margaret Osondu, who adopted her surname with spouse, Scott, when they married 15 years ago, is very pleased that seven months ago she ended up owning a bookstore in this small town at the eastern entrance of the Smoky Mountains.

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13 Apr

Quills Nominating Board Deadline Imminent

Independent booksellers in the Book Sense marketing program who wish to be a part of the inaugural Quill Awards Nominating Board must respond by e-mail to The Quill Foundation's Ann Binkley at [email protected] no later than Friday, April 15.

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