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22 Jan

From Coat Checks to Cappuccinos -- Big Plans for New Bookstore Coming to Fort Wayne

The opening of a large, new bookstore in Fort Wayne, Indiana, by an energetic young entrepreneur, is scheduled for the end of June 2004. Mitchell Books, which will open in the mall space formerly occupied by Million Story Book Company, is the project of 31-year-old Peter Bobeck, who is also the son of the upscale mall's developer and owner, Duane Bobeck.

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22 Jan

GMA Book Club Selects First Young Adult Novel

On Thursday, January 22, it was announced that The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares (Delacorte Press) is the new selection of ABC News' Good Morning America "Read This!" Book Club, and the first young adult novel ever to be featured by the club.

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22 Jan

BTW News Briefs

After Police Investigation, Bookstore Pulls Adult Magazines

Following a police investigation after some residents complained that a Cullman, Alabama, bookstore had been displaying and illegally selling "obscene materials," the store, Books-A-Million, decided to clear its shelves of all adult magazines, as reported by the Cullman Times.

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22 Jan

Coliseum Books Hosts Crowd for Free Speech Event

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