BTW Articles

17 Apr

Announcing the May/June Book Sense 76

The full May/June Book Sense 76 listing, with booksellers' recommendations, is now online at http://news.bookweb.org/read/1345. The printed flier will be shipped to stores by the first week of May.

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17 Apr

Book at Center of Tattered Cover Fight Irrelevant to Police Case

On behalf of his client, the lawyer representing the customer at the center of a landmark case involving Denver's Tattered Cover Book Store and its fight to protect the privacy of customer records recently authorized Tattered Cover's legal counsel to reveal the name of the book that had been sought by law enforcement officials for more than two years. The title, Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by Kenneth G. Henshall, had nothing to do with the case involving a methamphetamine lab.

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17 Apr

History Channel Promotion Will Entice Viewers to Make Book Sense of the Past

Starting in June, Book Sense and the History Channel will launch a monthly in-store promotion called Hardcover History, meant to entice readers to experience history through exceptional books and extraordinary television.

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17 Apr

The Book Sense World Religion and Religious Inspiration Bestseller List

Based on the last four weeks of sales from nearly 400 independent bookstores across the United States.

Attention Media: Please contact Kristen Gilligan at [email protected]for reprint guidelines for your newspaper or magazine.

(To view previous Book Sense category bestseller lists, click here.)

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17 Apr

Schuler Books & Music: A Community Bookstore

Schuler Books & Music has four Michigan locations (top to bottom): Grand Rapids, Okemos, Lansing, and the newest store in Walker, just outside of Grand

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17 Apr

USA Today Book Club Picks Jarhead

On Thursday, April 17, USA Today announced the selection of Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles by Anthony Swofford (Scribner) as its next book club title.

USA Today described Jarhead as "a morally questioning soldier's story from the 1991 Gulf War that gained resonance during the new war with Iraq."

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16 Apr

Book Sense Lists in the Media

The number of national and local magazines, newspapers, industry publications, Web sites, and, now, televisions programs featuring Book Sense Bestseller (national, regional, or category) and 76 lists continues to grow each month.

The media outlets listed below recently began running one of ABA's Book Sense Bestseller or 76 lists. To view the complete list of media outlets, click here.

Newspapers
The Conway Daily Sun, Conway, New Hampshire (NEBA List)

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16 Apr

Scholastic Provides More Info on Potter Retailer Coupon Program

When the clock strikes midnight on June 21, ushering in the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, many booksellers will see droves of eager fans rushing through the door in a mad scramble to purchase the latest Potter adventure.

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16 Apr

* * * Countdown to BookExpo * * * The Buzz on African American, Children's, and Latin American/Latino Books

Booksellers with an interest in hearing about the newest offerings from publishers of African American, children's, and Latin American/Latino books will have the opportunity at Book Buzz Workshops at BookExpo America on Thursday, May 29, in Los Angeles. The workshops, new this year, are similar in concept to BEA's popular Editor and Bookseller Buzz Forum.

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