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27 Mar

Book Passage Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

On March 9, Book Passage, www.bookpassage.com, in Corte Madera, California turned 25. This general-interest bookstore, noted for its author events, classes, conferences, and extensive travel books section, hosted a day of free, festive activities. The theme was "A Day of Storytelling" and top Bay Area writers participated in the celebration.

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27 Mar

Virginia Festival of the Book Rooted in a Community of Rich Culture

For two centuries, Charlottesville, Virginia, has drawn men and women of letters to live in its cultured environs: from Thomas Jefferson (whose Monticello is three miles east of the city) to current residents John Grisham, Rita Mae Brown, and National Book Award-winner John Casey.

And for the past several years, Charlottesville's annual Virginia Festival of the Book has attracted thousands of visitors to a five-day menu of some 150 literary panels, talks, and readings staged in venues all around town.

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27 Mar

Seeking Balance Between Work and Life in a 24/7 World

Even before cell phones became as ubiquitous as disposable pens, the long work week and the blurring of the distinctions between professional and personal life were contributing to bookseller burnout and work-related stress. Booksellers are not alone. Witness the Wall Street Journal, the paper of record for corporate America, which has a regular column on work and family, written by Sue Shellenbarger, as well as one on "A Balanced Life," written by Tara Parker-Pope & Kyle Pope.

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27 Mar

Spotlight on the 2002 Book Sense Book of the Year Adult Nonfiction and Rediscovery Finalists

There’s little over a month left before the 2002 Book Sense Book of the Year winners are announced on Friday, May 3, at the Celebration of Bookselling at this year’s BookExpo, held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. In the previous two weeks, BTW has reviewed the finalists for Children’s Literature and Children’s Illustrated and Adult Fiction .

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