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 With a fun and vibrant design that reflects the energy, verve, and insight of its indie bookseller recommendations, the Spring 2009 Kids' Next List has arrived. The new list can be seen in preview and is now featured on IndieBound.org in a clear, interactive format that lets consumers access all of the stellar picks and purchase titles from their favorite independent bookstores.
For the eight-week period ending February 10, 2009, and based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide.
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Food Matters
Mark Bittman, S&S, $25, 9781416575641
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1. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
(Dutton Juvenile, $16.99, 9780525421030 / 0525421033)
"This is a simple, beautifully told story of a girl's experiences after a horrific car crash. Forman deals with this difficult topic in a way that is striking and unusual, and thoroughly impressive." --Suzanna Hermans, Oblong Books & Music, Rhinebeck, NY
Here's a preview of the March Indie Next List now on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement.
Efforts to clarify the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which goes into effect on February 10, continued last week.
On Thursday, January 22, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) met with professionals representing a wide spectrum of the book industry, including paper and book manufacturers, ink makers, and representatives from the Association of American Publishers (AAP), Random House, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, and Scholastic.
For the eight-week period ending January 27, 2009, and based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.
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Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
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On Monday, January 26, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the winners of its Caldecott and Newbery medals and other awards for the best children's and young adult literature at its Midwinter Meeting in Denver.
Among this year's winners were:
JOHN NEWBERY MEDAL for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, HarperCollins Children's Books
NEWBERY HONOR BOOKS
For the eight-week period ending January 13, 2009, and based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide.
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963
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 Here's a preview of the February Indie Next List now on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement.
Each month, the Indie Next List Notables presents an intriguing range of titles recommended by indie booksellers nationwide. Great POP materials for in-store displays -- electronic files in PDF format of both the January Indie Next List Notables flier and shelf-talkers -- are now available on BookWeb.org.
For the eight-week period ending December 16, 2008, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores across the U.S.
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Southern Living Christmas Cookbook: All-New Ultimate Holiday Entertaining Guide
Rebecca Brennan (Ed.), Oxmoor House, $29.95, 9780848732295
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Last Friday, NBC's Today Show included two segments featuring indie bookseller picks for great holiday gifts. Introducing one of the December 12 segments of Today's Friday Whip, Matt Lauer told viewers that if they didn't know where to start looking, "we've got some great suggestions from independent booksellers from across the country."
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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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