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01 May

Christian Science Monitor Features Poetry 76 Top Ten

The Christian Science Monitor has expanded its coverage of things Book Sense-related with the publication, in its April 25 edition, of the Book Sense Poetry 76 Top Ten. The paper regularly includes the Book Sense Fiction and Nonfiction Bestseller lists in its Books section and has also published select Book Sense Specialty Bestseller lists.

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01 May

New Boston Area Bookstore to Open May 4

On Saturday, May 4, while booksellers attending BookExpo America at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center are visiting publishers, grabbing advance readers’ copies, and networking, Annie Bauman will be ladling Kool-Aid at the grand opening of Village Books in Roslindale, Massachusetts. The 900-square-foot store is opening in a resolutely independent community midway through its renaissance.

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01 May

ABA Names David Walker as Industry Relations Consultant

ABA has announced that David Walker of Washington, D.C., an independent consultant in the book industry, will be working with the association on matters relating to industry relations.

Walker has been an independent consultant for the past five years. During that time, he worked with ABA on a number of projects, including the processing of claims relating to the Penguin lawsuit settlement.

Prior to becoming an industry consultant, Walker was general manager of Olsson's Books in Washington, D.C. He worked at Olsson’s for 11 years.

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01 May

SEBA Announces the Winner of the 2002 Charles S. Haslam Award

At this year’s BookExpo America, the Southeast Booksellers Association (SEBA) will honor Becky Anderson Wilkins, co-owner of Anderson’s Bookshops in Naperville, Illinois, with the 2002 Charles S. Haslam Award for Excellence in Bookselling. The annual award is given to a bookseller who "has achieved excellence in the field," and includes a $1,000 cash prize and plaque. Incoming ABA President Ann Christopherson will present the Haslam Award at the ABA Celebration of Bookselling, held from 5:30 p.m.

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