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The 2013 Indie Bestsellers Lists of the year’s top-selling titles at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide are available in PDF, DOC, and HTML formats.

Tracy Guzeman talks about the inspiration for her debut  novel, The Gravity of Birds, spine poetry, and more.

“I wanted to write a book that I thought my students would like, one that was structured and formatted in a way that would entice struggling readers, and one that was as true to their lives as I could make it,” says Patrick Flores-Scott, author of the debut Young Adult novel Jumped In.

Joshilyn Jackson, author of Someone Else’s Love Story, discusses the development of her newest book, the influence of indie booksellers on her writing career, and the character from her latest novel who will be making a comeback in her next  book. 

Here’s a preview of the titles on the January Indie Next List flier, on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement.

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

YA literature is important, said Amy Christine Parker, author of the debut novel Gated, because if it’s done well, “it depicts teens as they really are ... and makes teens feel known in a way that adult books don’t.”

Kenneth Bonert hopes that readers of his debut novel, The Lion Seeker, will become lost in a world that absorbs them — and that afterwards they will want to return to it again to discover more meaning with each rereading.

NCAC honors Sherman Alexie; Miami Book Fair International’s 30th anniversary celebration underway; U.S. Postal Service moves into Staples stores; The Everything Store named Business Book of the Year; University Press of New England launches ForeEdge; U.S. Department of Labor asks for book recommendations; Hachette U.K. joins with NetGalley; Staff changes at Penguin Random House; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt signs with Ingram’s MyiLibrary; HarperCollins teams with Midwest Tape for on-demand audio; Book industry remains strong in Argentina

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending November 17, 2013.

The winners of the 2013 National Book Awards were announced on Wednesday night, November 20, at the 64th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

Graeme Simsion talks about his inspiration for The Rosie Project, what he’s working on now, and more.

Sara Farizan hopes readers will see her debut YA novel, If You Could Be Mine, as both a love story and a story about finding yourself and being true to who you are, even when that seems really terrifying.

Fiona McFarlane offers tips for handselling her debut novel, The Night Guest, and explains how she came to write about a woman who believes there is a tiger in her house every night.

Elizabeth Kiem talks about the inspiration for her debut novel, Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy; her fascination with Russia; the importance of YA fiction; and more.