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09 Jun

A Book Awards Roundup

Among BookExpo America's (BEA) many parties and gala festivities were several award ceremonies celebrating some of the best of the best, including the presentation of the 2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards, recognizing independent booksellers' handselling favorites, at ABA's Celebration of Bookselling.

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07 Jun

Death, Rock'n'Roll, and a Side of Gravy


Author Chuck Klosterman
Photo:Lisa Corson

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25 May

The July 2005 Book Sense Picks and Notables Preview

Here is the full listing of the July Book Sense Picks, with booksellers' comments, as well as a preview of July Book Sense Notables. Independent booksellers in the Book Sense program will be receiving their Picks fliers in the June Red Box.

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24 May

Chris Crutcher on Writing for Teenagers, Intellectual Freedom, The Sledding Hill & More

Book-banning is familiar territory for Chris Crutcher: Each of his nine books has caught the attention of censors around the country. It is fitting, then, that his latest novel, The Sledding Hill (Greenwillow Books), a Summer 2005 Book Sense Children's Pick, explores friendship, grief, growing up -- and a censorship attempt at an Idaho high school.

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23 May

The Book Sense Scholarly & Reference Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending May 22, 2005, and based on reporting from hundreds of independent booksellers across the U.S.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

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

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19 May

Newmarket Press and Book Sense Announce Plans for Book Sense Best Children's Books

Building on the success of Book Sense Best Books: 125 Favorite Books Recommended by Independent Booksellers, Newmarket Press and Book Sense are teaming up once again -- to publish Book Sense Best Children's Books: Favorites for All Ages Recommended by Independent Booksellers. The new title, to be published in September 2005, will feature more than 200 "favorite book" recommendations from independent booksellers with Book Sense.

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19 May

Announcing the 2005 Book Sense Summer Paperback Picks

The 2005 Book Sense Summer Paperback Picks, with booksellers' comments, is now available on BookWeb.org. To view the entire list, go to news.bookweb.org/read/3520. The printed list will be sent to stores with Book Sense in the June Red Box mailing.

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17 May

Bestselling Author of Novel of Papal Intrigue Finds Timing Is the First Secret


Steve Berry
photo credit: Joel Silverman

Some young people have visions that change their lives -- like the trio of youngsters in Fatima, Portugal, who were visited by the Virgin Mary in 1917.

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11 May

The Book Sense Family & Parenting Bestseller List

For the eight-week sales period ending May 8, 2005, and based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the country.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

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

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11 May

2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Winner: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

"Susanna Clarke astonishes with a tale full of wonders! The vivid characters, richly defined world of 1806 England, and mystical elements keep the pages turning in this story of how magicians helped the English defeat Napoleon." --Emery Pinter, Chapter 11, Atlanta, Georgia -- From the July 2004 Book Sense Picks

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09 May

Book Sense Notable Is a Novel of Reverie & Remembrance

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05 May

The June 2005 Book Sense Picks and Notables Preview

Here is the full listing of the June Book Sense Picks, with booksellers' comments, as well as a preview of June Book Sense Notables. Independent booksellers in the Book Sense program will be receiving their Picks fliers in the May Red Box.

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05 May

Presenting the Full May Book Sense Notables

The May Book Sense Notables list, with booksellers' quotes, is now available in a downloadable PDF flier on BookWeb.org. The flier includes jacket image, bibliographic information, and bookseller quotes. These additional 20 titles are also featured in an electronic file of shelf-talkers for in-store use.

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03 May

2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Winner: Duck for President

Candidate Duck has high aspirations in running the farm, as one thing leads to another, and soon the presidency is at hand. Complete with Cronin's version of the 'hanging chad' and a late-night saxophone appearance on television. Fun for the whole family," said Carl Wichman of Varsity Mart in Fargo, North Dakota --from the 2004 Book Sense Summer Kids' Picks

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02 May

Lizzie's War -- Doing Justice to Vietnam Vets and Their Families

Beginning at age 20, Tim Farrington, author of May Book Sense Pick Lizzie's War (HarperSanFrancisco), worked for 10 years as a dishwasher, followed by another decade as a house-cleaner. He also wrote several unpublished novels along the way.

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