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31 Jul

Be on the Lookout for Book Cash Certificates

Booksellers should make note and inform staff that Coca-Cola, The New York Times, General Mills, and Bausch & Lomb Book Cash checks are still in circulation. The Book Cash promotion, a nationwide program coordinated by the Properties Group, is driving traffic into stores and raising national awareness of Book Sense.

There are three Coca-Cola Book Cash certificates:

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31 Jul

The Fall 2003 Small Press Book Sense 76 Top Ten

Here are independent booksellers' picks for the top ten small press titles for the fall. Pads will be in the August white box mailing and a downloadable PDF file will be available at http://www.bookweb.org/read/1474. This Web page also includes links to all past Book Sense 76s.

Very many thanks to all the independent booksellers who shared their enthusiastic nominations for this top ten list.

Friday, August 1, is the deadline for two upcoming Book Sense 76 lists:

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31 Jul

ACLU Files Challenge to Section 215 of USA Patriot Act

On Wednesday, July 30, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed on behalf of six advocacy and community groups a legal challenge to Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act in federal court in Detroit. Members and clients of the six groups contend that they are currently the targets of investigation because of their ethnicity, religion, and political association, according to an ACLU press release. The lawsuit names Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller as the defendants.

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31 Jul

Today Show and USA Today Announce Book Clubs Selections

On Thursday, July 31, NBC News' Today Show announced that the latest selection of its monthly "Today Book Club" is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Doubleday). The title was a July/August 2003 Book Sense 76 pick. Dave Barry, who appeared on the popular morning show with Haddon, chose the book.

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