Book News

23 Mar

Author Julie Mars: Seeking Her Sister, Self, and the Spirit in A Month of Sundays

 

Read More
22 Mar

Charlie Stella Books a Winning Title With Cheapskates

"I'm a big romantic at heart," said Charlie Stella -- a statement that might startle readers of this Brooklyn-raised author, whose four published novels, including the just-released Cheapskates (Carroll & Graf), describe the often quite unromantic doings of various small-time East Coast hoods and hustlers.

Read More
17 Mar

Presenting the Full April Book Sense Notables

The April Book Sense Notables selections with booksellers' quotes are 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.

Read More
15 Mar

Klinghoffer on Judaism, Christianity, and the Elephant in the Room

David Klinghoffer recalled a letter he had received from a prominent evangelical Christian and pro-Israel activist. It was an invitation for Klinghoffer -- author of Why the Jews Rejected Jesus: The Turning Point in Western History (Doubleday) -- to come over for a kosher dinner, and to discuss a matter that had been on the gentleman's mind for a long time.

Read More
09 Mar

Announcing the Spring 2005 Book Sense Picks Poetry Top Ten

Here is the Spring 2005 Book Sense Picks Poetry Top Ten, based on the nominations of independent booksellers from all regions of the country. The March Red Box will contain the Poetry Top Ten pads and a PDF of the list is available on BookWeb.

Read More
08 Mar

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Biographer Offers a Unique Perspective on Franklin, France, and the Birth of America


Stacy Schiff

Read More
03 Mar

The April Book Sense Picks & Notables Preview

Here is the full listing of the April "Book Sense Picks," with booksellers' comments. Independent booksellers in the Book Sense program are receiving their Picks fliers in the March Red Box.

This week, Book Sense also presents a preview of the April "Book Sense Notables." Bibliographic information for titles designated "Notables" is included on the April Picks flier.

Read More
28 Feb

Luncheonette -- Serving Up Real Life With a Side of Humor

When Steven Sorrentino quit his job as vice president and executive director of publicity at HarperCollins to write his memoir, it was a remarkably bold move.

Read More
24 Feb

March Book Sense Notables Now on BookWeb

The March Book Sense Notables selections are 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.

Read More
24 Feb

Natan Sharansky Makes The Case for Democracy

Few books in recent memory have grabbed the attention of so many in the media, and spurred as much political debate, as Natan Sharansky's The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny & Terror (PublicAffairs).

Read More
22 Feb

Bestseller Reveals Dealings of an Economic Hit Man

John Perkins tried for a long time to get Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (Berrett-Koehler) published.

Read More
17 Feb

Book Sense in The Atlantic

The March issue of The Atlantic magazine on sale now includes a full-page ad featuring Book Sense and the recommendations of independent booksellers from the March Picks and Notables lists.

Drawing attention to the uniqueness of independent booksellers' recommendations, the headline banner of the ad proclaims, "There's Nothing Like Book Sense: Independent Bookseller Recommendations." The ad can easily be displayed in stores.

Featured Picks titles with bookseller quotes are:

Read More
17 Feb

BTW News Briefs

MPBA Announces Regional Book Award Winners

The Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association (MPBA) recently announced its 2005 Regional Book Award Winners. The purpose of the Regional Book Awards is to honor outstanding books that are set in the MPBA region, which includes Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Texas, Montana, Kansas, Arizona, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

The winners were:

Read More
16 Feb

The Book Sense Computer & Tech Manual Bestseller List

Based on sales reports from hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, for the eight-week period ending February 13, 2005.

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.

Read More
10 Feb

February Red Box Brimming With Great Items

The February Book Sense Red Box mailing is brimming with informative and useful items for your consideration. Among the contents:

From the ABA and Book Sense:

Read More

Pages

About ABA

The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.

Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.

Contact

PRESS INQUIRIES: [email protected]

INDIECOMMERCE: [email protected]

ALL OTHER INQUIRIES: [email protected]

 

 

Copyright 2024 American Booksellers Association. BookWeb is a registered trademark of ABA.
Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Accessibility Statement

 

Follow ABA