Book News

21 Feb

The March ’14 Now in Paperback Fliers & Shelf-Talkers

The March Indie Next List’s 12 “Now in Paperback” titles are featured with bookseller quotes on a downloadable flier and shelf-talkers.

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21 Feb

The April 2014 Indie Next List Preview

Here’s a preview of the titles on the April Indie Next List flier, on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement. A downloadable PDF version of the list will also be available beginning April 1 on BookWeb.org and IndieBound.org.

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20 Feb

BTW News Briefs

Literary prize created in honor of Politics & Prose founder; BEA to expand independent author programming; Colorado’s “Amazon tax” law blocked by judge

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20 Feb

The Indie Sci-Fi & Fantasy Bestseller List

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending February 16, 2014.

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20 Feb

An Indies Introduce Debut Author Q&A With Jessica Hendry Nelson

Jessica Hendry Nelson’s If Only You People Could Follow Directions is a collection of autobiographical essays about family relationships, addiction, and the chaos they bring. Reviewers have praised Nelson’s debut memoir as hypnotic and wryly funny.

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12 Feb

BTW News Briefs

BEA author breakfast emcees announced; World Read Aloud Day to be celebrated March 5; Study shows changes in use of college course materials; Chronicle to distribute Twirl Books; Image recognition feature added to Amazon app

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11 Feb

A Q&A With Willy Vlautin, Author of The Free, February’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

Willy Vlautin, author The Free, talks about the struggle of daily life in our country, the qualities of strength and persistence in his characters, and the influence of music and literature on his career.

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10 Feb

ALA Announces Longlist for Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction

The ALA’s longlist for the 2014 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction features 44 books that offer both fresh programming opportunities and a shortcut to a wealth of quality reading suggestions.

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06 Feb

BTW News Briefs

Penguin Random House to consolidate warehouse facilities; BookExpo America to host China in 2015; Simon & Schuster launches all-publisher business book site 250 Words

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06 Feb

Bookseller Fosters Better Decision-Making With Decisive Offer

Crown Business is offering booksellers the opportunity to send a free copy of Decisive, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath, to three local businesses. Before learning about the offer, Inklings Bookshop owner Susan Richmond gave, at the store’s expense, seven copies of Decisive to local city council members in Yakima, Washington. 

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05 Feb

The Indie Love & Romance Bestseller List

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending February 2, 2014.

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05 Feb

An Indies Introduce Debut Author Q&A With Molly Antopol

Many of the stories in The UnAmericans were inspired by Molly Antopol’s family history, notably their involvement in the Communist Party. “I come from a big family of storytellers,” said Antopol, “and I grew up surrounded by tales of surveillance, tapped lines, and dinnertime visits from the FBI.”

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30 Jan

Crown Business Offers Special Program on “Decisive” to Encourage Indie Networking

Following up on bestselling author Dan Heath’s successful opening plenary at last week’s Winter Institute, which featured insight and best practices from Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work, Crown Business has announced a special program for indie booksellers who would like to network and build stronger ties with other local businesses.

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29 Jan

The March 2014 Indie Next List Preview

Here’s a preview of the titles on the March Indie Next List flier, on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement. A downloadable PDF version of the list will also be available beginning March 1 on BookWeb.org and IndieBound.org.

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28 Jan

An Indies Introduce Debut Author Q&A With Helen Peppe

Helen Peppe is the author of Pigs Can’t Swim, a memoir of childhood by the youngest of nine children in a hardscrabble, beyond-eccentric Maine family. Her debut title has been praised for being outrageous, hilarious, and touching.

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