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30 Oct

Book Sense Bestseller List Mirrors Independents' Uniqueness

Independent bookstores are renowned for their uniqueness, and independent booksellers for their knowledge and love of books. And, aside from the local independent bookstore itself, nowhere are these traits more apparent than in the Book Sense Bestseller List. Compiled from data gathered from hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense, the Book Sense Bestseller List is both timely and distinctive, consistently providing consumers with knowledgeable handsells not often found on other bestseller lists until weeks or months later, if at all.

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30 Oct

California Bookstores Surrounded by Smoke and Fire Remain Optimistic

As the California wildfires continue to blaze, BTW received reports from booksellers at San Diego's Mysterious Galaxy and Pasadena's Vroman's Bookstore.

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29 Oct

Edward P. Jones -- Traveling Far in the Known and Artful Worlds

It's almost a given that anyone who achieves distinction as a writer will have started reading at an early age, encouraged by a sympathetic adult.

Such was the case with Edward P. Jones, whose highly praised first novel, The Known World (Amistad/HarperCollins), a September/October Book Sense 76 pick, has been nominated for this year's National Book Award.

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