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16 Feb

The Spirit of '76 Turns 40


Bob Hugo at the 40th anniversary of The Spirit of '76 Bookstore.

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15 Feb

Beautiful Inez Plays Upon Author's Past

Bart Schneider lives a life steeped in words. He is editor of Speakeasy Magazine, has for three years served on the board of the National Book Critics Circle, and was founder and editor of Hungry Mind Review. He is married to a poet, Patricia Kirkpatrick, and his own writing endeavors began with poetry, then playwriting.

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10 Feb

Independent Bookstores Make Good Copy

Independent bookstores in New York State's Hudson Valley were featured in the December issue of Chronogram: A Mid-Hudson Magazine of Events and Ideas, a widely distributed free publication. Nina Shengold, author of the piece, entitled "Best-Sellers" focused on two of the region's bookstores -- Ariel Booksellers in New Paltz and Oblong Books & Music in Millerton and Rhinebeck, and, in a sidebar to the article listed an impressive 11 Book Sense bookstores located in the region, several with multiple locations.

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10 Feb

Idea Exchange This Week

Every week dozens of booksellers seek and share advice and information about bookselling and the book industry on BookWeb's Idea Exchange Forums. Here BTW presents a look at some of this week's topics, with the hope that more booksellers will join in.

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