This award came directly from my colleagues, that carries more weight. "You hear about them, get letters written and apply. The Lincoln County News profiled Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe, Damariscotta, Me., which was recently honored with the Independent Spirit Award, given annually by the Book Publishers Representatives of New England to "the New England independent bookstore of the year." "Lots of times such awards are self generated," said owner Susan Porter. Nelson's son, Jon, owner of Bunch of Grapes, has put the business up for sale. Reconstruction has begun at the Bunch of Grapes bookstore, Vineyard Haven, Mass., which was badly damaged by fire on July 4, and building owner Ann Nelson hopes to have the place "fit for a bookstore by spring," the Vineyard Gazette reported. In the first column four booksellers discuss inventory management and holiday buying. In a statement, Beaufort president Eric Kampmann said that after the firebombing, "we feel it is important to put to rest accusations about the book's content, and make it available for readers to decide for themselves." - Bookselling This Week begins a weekly series called Bookselling in Tough Times that aims to help booksellers survive the economic crunch.
publisher's home was firebombed by three men. Because of concerns about Muslims' reactions to the topic, the book was cancelled this summer by Random House, and last Saturday the U.K. Beaufort Books has moved up the publication date for Sherry Jones's The Jewel of Medina ($24.95, 9780825305184/0825305187), a fictional account of the love story between Mohammad and his favorite wife, A'isha, to next Monday, October 6.
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