BTW Articles

02 May

Speed-Dating for Book Group Picks at BEA

Carol Fitzgerald, president of ReadingGroupGuides, will moderate a speed-dating session at BEA designed to give booksellers and librarians a sneak peek at upcoming titles that will be natural book group picks.

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03 May

Russia Under the Spotlight at Global Market Forum

The rich literary culture of Russia will be the focus of BEA’s Global Market Forum programming, which kicks off on Monday, June 4, at the Javits Convention Center. In conjunction with BEA, Read Russia 2012 will be hosting a weeklong festival of special events promoting contemporary Russian authors.

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10 May

Children’s Book Week Celebrations Underway

Children’s Book Week kicked off on Monday with an awards gala and bookstore events across the country.

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10 May

Former ABA COO Signs Book Deal

Len Vlahos, executive director of BISG and former ABA COO, has signed a book deal with Egmont USA for his debut novel, The Scar Boys.

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10 May

Tattered Cover Airport Deal Moves Forward

Tattered Cover Book Store is one step closer to opening four stores at Denver International Airport by February 2014.

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16 May

Kids’ Bookstores Find Success With Adult Titles

Whether it is to reinforce the message that reading is just as important for adults, or to fill a hole left by the closing of a nearby general bookstore, children’s booksellers have met with success when devoting space to grown-up titles, too.

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17 May

Sweepstakes to Award Visit by Jan-Philipp Sendker

To thank indie booksellers for their support of Jan-Philipp Sendker’s The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, Other Press is giving ABA members a chance to win a visit from the author this summer.

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17 May

Retail sales at Bookstores Drop in March

March retail sales at bookstores dropped 3.8 percent compared to March 2011, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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24 May

Putting the “Sell” in “Bookseller”

Bringing booksellers’ “salesmanship” to the next level will be the focus of the ABA Day of Education session “Putting the ‘Sell’ in Bookseller.”

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30 May

Fundraiser Underway for Book Cellar Staff Member

Chicago’s The Book Cellar is raising money to help longtime bookseller Jon Fullmer and his pregnant wife, who recently lost their apartment and belongings in a fire.

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