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As the nation's worst oil spill spreads east along the coast from Louisiana to Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, some Gulf Coast booksellers are already feeling the impact.

Boswell in P&W; Diane's Books marks 20 years; Bookseller-to-be starts a column; NBC profile of Books & Books' Nosti

Booksellers around the country have started teaming up with local bloggers to promote events, increase sales, and expand their reach in both the online and physical communities.

Literary prom at WORD; Award for Women & Children First owners; Minnesota bookstores recognized

Bookstore owners shared their experiences with consignment programs, a green delivery service, and a newsletter-turned-magazine at a panel on alternative business models at ABA's Day of Education at BookExpo America.

Barbara Meade and Carla Cohen, owners of Washington, D.C.'s, Politics & Prose, have announced that they are putting the 26-year-old store up for sale.

The champagne is flowing steadily at Village Books in Bellingham, Washington, this month in celebration of the bookstore's 30th anniversary and the publication of co-owner Chuck Robinson's first book.

Russo's Books invited customers to a party built around the store's successful "Eat. Sleep. Read." T-shirts.

Booksellers on NPR; Awards for Anderson's; Flowers in Brockport

Jennifer Frances is making her second cross-country literacy tour in Bess the Book Bus, distributing books to children along the way. Among her supporters are several independent bookstores.

E.B. White Read Aloud Award winners announced; APA names 2010 Audies winners; McLean & Eakin "as American as apple pie"; Lightning Source receives environmental certifications

Former first lady Laura Bush signed copies of Spoken From the Heart last week at Vroman's Bookstore and spoke at lecture series hosted by That Bookstore in Blytheville.

Ten ABA member stores opened for business from January through April 2010.

Booksellers in town for BookExpo America are invited to open houses at 13 ABA member stores on Monday evening, May 24. Visiting booksellers can look forward to a warm reception and some light refreshments. The Open House festivities are co-sponsored by the participating businesses, the American Booksellers Association, and BookExpo America.

Jack McKeown and Denise Berthiaume, two publishing industry veterans, plan to open Books & Books Westhampton Beach in Westhampton, New York, on July 1. The 2,000-square-foot store will be affiliated with Florida landmark Books & Books, owned by Mitchell Kaplan. Kaplan has served as an advisor to the Westhampton store, which will be independently owned and managed by Berthiaume and McKeown.