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17 Feb

Book Industry Statement

Book and Library Community Statement Supporting
The Freedom to Read Protection Act (H.R. 1157)
The Library and Bookseller Protection Act (S. 1158)
The Library, Bookseller and Personal Data Privacy Act (S. 1507)

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17 Feb

Book, Library Groups Launch Reader Privacy Campaign

On Tuesday, February 17, organizations representing booksellers, librarians, and writers announced the official launch of the "Campaign for Reader Privacy (CRP)," a nationwide grassroots effort to restore the safeguards for the privacy of bookstore and library records that were eliminated by Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act.

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17 Feb

A Bookstore Odyssey: Days 4 and 5

By Len Vlahos

On Monday, February 9, ABA Communications Manager Kristen Gilligan and BookSense.com Director Len Vlahos set out on a weeklong tour of East Coast bookstores. Here's a report on their final two days on the road. To read about the first three days of their journey, click here.

Day 4 -- February 12
Triad to Research Triangle

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17 Feb

Paul Auster: From Poetry to Novels With a Side Trip Out to Sea

Paul Auster was 15 years old when he found the book that made him decide to become a writer.

"I was a sophomore in high school," said Auster (born in Newark, New Jersey, and living now in Brooklyn), "when I read Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. And I was so overwhelmed by the book, I said to myself: 'If this is what a novel can be -- then I want to do it, too.'"

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