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11 Dec

Erin Hart Talks About Ireland, Music, and Haunted Ground

From the moment a farmer's hoe digging turf unexpectedly reveals the perfectly preserved severed head of a beautiful young red-haired woman, Erin Hart's debut novel, Haunted Ground (Scribner), captivates the reader with its parallel tales of two women -- one recently mysteriously missing and the other executed during the 17th century.

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11 Dec

Holidays Films Include Adaptations of Four Book Sense 76 Handselling Favorites

Rivaling summer as the time to roll out blockbusters or wannabe blockbusters are the busy weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Now that the memories of Seabiscuit, Mystic River, The Cat in the Hat, and others have receded, a broad collection of film adaptations from literature are gracing screens across the country.

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11 Dec

Holiday Shopping 2003: For some, small is the only way to go

In this article, which originally appeared on December 1 on SunSpot.net, an online service of the Baltimore Sun, writer Elizabeth L. Piccirillo describes how a growing number of consumers spent their Thanksgiving weekend shopping at small stores, replacing crowded malls and long lines with unique gifts and personal service.

By Elizabeth L. Piccirillo

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11 Dec

Unique Pennsylvania Bookstore Offers Books, Music, Sidelines, and Real Cajun Food

With 49,900 square feet of space, over 250,000 books and 60,000 CD and DVD recordings, and a full-service Cajun restaurant in its main store, Chester County Book & Music Company (CCBMC) in West Chester, Pennsylvania, may not give the appearance of a local mom-and-pop store. But, in fact, it is just that.

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