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07 Oct

Michigan Booksellers Welcome Display Law Clarification

On Tuesday, October 5, Michigan booksellers announced that they welcomed a judge's legal decision that clarified a new state law regulating the display of material that is "harmful to minors."

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07 Oct

Nobel Prize for Literature Awarded to Austrian Author Elfriede Jelinek

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07 Oct

GLBA & NEBA Trade Shows This Weekend

The Great Lakes Booksellers Association (GLBA) and the New England Booksellers Association (NEBA) fall trade shows will be held from Friday, October 8, to Sunday, October 10, in Dearborn, Michigan, and Boston, respectively. At each, ABA is sponsoring educational programs and featuring Book Sense Gift Card demonstrations in a booth on the trade show floor.

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06 Oct

Compelling Memoir Explores a Soldier's Journey From War to Peace

Claude Anshin Thomas recounted the meditation retreat he attended in 1990, a gathering for Vietnam War veterans led by the renowned Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. It was a profound experience for the decorated combat vet. "When I first heard Thich Nhat Hanh speak about Buddhist practice and principles, it was clear that the Vietnamese were no longer my enemy," Thomas told BTW in a recent interview. "If I had still seen the Vietnamese as my enemy, then I was still an enemy to myself and separate from my own humanity.

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