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 The finalists for the 2009 National Book Awards in four categories -- fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature -- were announced by the National Book Foundation on Wednesday, October 14. The winners will be announced at the 60th National Book Awards Benefit Dinner and Ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Wednesday, November 18.
This year's 20 finalists are:
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2009 Nobel Prize in Literature Awarded to Herta Mueller
With the Major League Baseball post-season now underway, we present the Indie October Baseball Bestseller List, based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending October 6, 2009.
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Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend
Larry Tye, Random House, $26, 9781400066513
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Anita Silvey
Here's a preview of the November Indie Next List, now on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement, and a reminder that October Notable titles are now featured in a flier and shelf-talkers downloadable here and from BookWeb.org.
PW Launches National Bookstore Day
Publishers Weekly is launching its first annual National Bookstore Day, a day dedicated to bookselling and bookstores, on Saturday, November 7. PW is inviting bookstores to participate.
Booksellers can now download the October Indie Next List Notable title recommendations in a flier and shelf-talkers on BookWeb.org. The titles, including fiction, nonfiction, and mystery/suspense, offer additional ways to create an October Indie Next Great Reads display.
Prospective Booksellers Graduate From "Opening a Bookstore" Workshop
 Last fall, Carl Lennertz, vice president for independent retailing at HarperCollins, put out a call to booksellers and librarians for essays for regional versions of State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America (edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, Ecco). The Great Lakes Reader, the first of nine planned titles, debuts this October.
For the eight-week period ending September 22, 2009, and based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores throughout the U.S.
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley, Delacorte, $23, 9780385342308
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1. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel by Jamie Ford
(Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347)
"In 1986, Henry Lee happens upon the Panama Hotel in Seattle, where discoveries in the basement bring back haunting memories of the 1940s. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet tells of family pride, innocence, young love, jazz clubs, and internment. This novel will delight all ages -- it's good for reading aloud and great for discussions." --Barbara Theroux, Fact & Fiction, Missoula, MT
 Fourth Story Media mixes traditional children's book publishing with online and digital media in The Amanda Project, a new interactive book series and website, developed in collaboration with HarperTeen.
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About ABA
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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.
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The top November indie handselling recommendations of the last 10 years are now featured in an attractive downloadable PDF flier, suitable for displays. The list showcases the number-one indie recommendations for November, spanning from the 1999 Book Sense Picks to the 2009 Indie Next List.
Here's a full preview of the 