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19 Jun

Poised for Pottermania

On the Eve of Massive Bookselling Weekend Booksellers Encouraged to Report to Book Sense Bestseller List

As consumer expectation continues to build amid a growing barrage of media coverage, independent booksellers nationwide finalized last-minute details for special Harry Potter events in anticipation of 12:01 a.m. June 21 -- when copies of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Scholastic) officially go on sale.

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19 Jun

Book Tour Takes Hillary to Independents Across the U.S.

As Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-NY) book tour for Living History (Simon & Schuster) winds its way through America, the former First Lady has stopped, and has many planned stops, at independent bookstores throughout the nation. And independent booksellers who have hosted Clinton book-signings told BTW that they were grateful the New York Senator has included independent bookstores on her well-publicized book tour.

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19 Jun

The July/August Book Sense 76 Preview

1. THE CLEARING: A Novel, by Tim Gautreaux (Knopf, $23, 0375414746) "The Clearing is the story of Randolph and Byron, two brothers separated for years, both geographically and emotionally, who are brought together again in a remote cypress logging camp in the Louisiana swamps. Gautreaux's evocative descriptions and outstanding storytelling should not only bring him critical acclaim, but also the broad-based readership his writing deserves." -- Stephen Grutzmacher, Passtimes Books, Sister Bay, WI

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19 Jun

Announcing the July/August Book Sense 76

In a slight change of pace, this week we're announcing the entire July/August Book Sense 76, with the full bookseller nomination quotes for the Top Ten. This is to give you ample time to order titles from the full list. Next week, we will post the list with all the bookseller quotes. Between this list and the Summer Paperback 76, what a summer of reading! Many thanks to all the booksellers who contributed nominations for the July/August list!

For the entire July/August Book Sense 76, click here.

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