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Photo credit: Bill Hayward
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Debi Echlin, owner of A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland, California, died in her sleep on Thanksgiving Day. She was 52 years old. Echlin was a member of the Board of Directors of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA).
 Booksellers Nancy Quinn of the Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops in Milwaukee and Mary Gay Shipley of That Bookstore in Blytheville (Arkansas) were among the 34 winners of the first annual James Patterson PageTurner Awards.
 For some writers, the search for the right idea for a book can be hit-and-miss, requiring a great deal of work, diligence, and luck to find just the right theme.
Former librarians Kimberly Diehm and Jennifer Graves are preparing to open The NeverEnding Story Children's Bookshoppe in Las Vegas, Nevada, in February 2006. Here, they share their experiences in gathering information to help them make the decision to become booksellers, about writing a business plan, and in finding financing.
By Kimberly Diehm and Jennifer Graves
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 Though Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits is Laila Lalami's debut novel, the Moroccan-born author has been writing for publications including the Los Angeles Times, The Independent, and The Nation for years.
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 The usual book for an actor to write, after years of success, is his memoirs. And that's the very book Jack Klugman -- the veteran stage and screen performer, star of the fondly remembered TV series The Odd Couple and Quincy -- tried to write a few years ago, with the help of collaborator Burton Rocks.
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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.
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Over 30 bookseller scholarship winners will attend the American Booksellers Association's first annual 
