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28 Apr

L.A. Times Festival of Books: 'The Best Gift Ever Given L.A.'

For the ninth year in a row, tens of thousands of book-lovers from all over Southern California gathered at the UCLA campus this past weekend for the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. With temperatures near 90 degrees on both Saturday and Sunday, an estimated total of 130,000 attended the two-day free event. Nearly 300 exhibitors occupied booths along campus quads; and over 400 authors (among them T.C.

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28 Apr

ABACUS Session at NAIBA 'Clear and Useful'

On Sunday, April 25, at the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association's (NAIBA) Spring Workshop in Philadelphia, ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz discussed the 2003 ABACUS study and how bookstore owners and managers can use the results to make better operational decisions. The session kicked off a full day of NAIBA programming at the Sheraton Society Hill.

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28 Apr

MoveOn Event Focuses on Community First

On Thursday, April 22, MoveOn, the grassroots civic action group, held a community forum at Women & Children First bookstore in Chicago as part of its unique spring book tour to promote MoveOn's 50 Ways to Love Your Country: How to Find Your Political Voice and Become a Catalyst for Change (Inner Ocean). More than 75 people attended the event, which was hosted by Women & Children co-owner Ann Christophersen, and MoveOn member and Newtopia magazine publisher Charles Shaw.

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28 Apr

Book Sense Book of the Year Voting Still Open

There is still time for booksellers to vote for their choices for the 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards. Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Wednesday, May 5; faxed ballots must be received by Wednesday, May 12.

Book of the Year ballots must be returned to ABA's accountant, KPMG, addressed to KPMG, 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154, Attn: Charlene Laniewski, with the words "BSBY Ballot Enclosed" printed on the outside. Faxed ballots should be sent to the attention of Laniewski at (212) 954-7080.

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