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20 May

Author Autographing at the ABA/Book Sense Lounge

At this year's BookExpo America (BEA), the ABA/Book Sense Lounge -- Room 401 at Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center -- will be the place to go for autographed books from some of independent booksellers' favorite authors. (In a break from the past, ABA's presence at this year's BEA will be centralized in the ABA/Book Sense Lounge rather than split between the lounge and a booth on the trade show floor.)

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20 May

The 2004 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winners

On May 20, Horn Book, Inc. announced the winners of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature. First presented in 1967, the awards are given in three categories: Fiction and Poetry, Nonfiction, and Picture Book. This year's winners are:

Fiction and Poetry: The Fire-Eaters by David Almond (Delacorte)

Nonfiction: An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy (Clarion)

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20 May

Upcoming Book Sense Picks Deadlines

In this most busy of times for booksellers, Book Sense sends a very short reminder of some key upcoming deadlines for the Book Sense Picks program.

June 4 -- August Book Sense Picks
July 9 -- Banned Books Top Ten
July 9 -- Fall Children's Book Sense Picks

Of special note is the July 9 deadline for the Book Sense Banned Books Top Ten list. This will be the first time we have compiled this list, and it is timed to coincide with the national celebration of Banned Books Week.

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20 May

June 'We Also Recommend' PDF and Shelf-Talkers Now Available

The second component of the June Book Sense Picks selections -- the downloadable PDF flier of "We Also Recommend" titles -- is now available (click here). The June Book Sense Picks, which were announced on May 6, can be reviewed at news.bookweb.org/read/2507.

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