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A Killer of a Whale Launch - Assisted Suicide Novel Hits Shelves

2007-03-23 | It will be "a killer whale of a launch party" on Saturday, April 7, as author Cheryl Kaye Tardif's highly anticipated assisted suicide novel Whale Song hits the shelves.



KidsWatch Parental Control Software Now Available at Target Stores

2007-03-21 | The Award-Winning Software Puts Computer Control Back Into Parents' Hands and Helps Protect Their Kids From Online Dangers


Traveling For A Healthy Smile

2007-03-15 | Liz Kinsella, Miss Fitness UK 2005 has been a role model for those, who have ever had suffered from eating disorders. Overcoming her weakness, she achieved great results in fitness carrier. The only missing stage to have an appearance to be proud of was her smile.


Karen Post on Jim Canterucci's Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical Podcast

2007-03-14 | Jim Canterucci's March guest is Branding Diva Karen Post on the Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical weekly podcast.


Bookseller of Year is featured speaker at book show in Atlanta

2007-03-13 | Gayle Shanks, named Bookseller of the Year 2007, will be featured at sessions for Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance at March 23-25 trade show at Georgia World Congress Center.


ALLCapture - Record your screen activity in real-time!

2007-03-06 | Reutlingen, Germany - *New* - The software developer balesio announces the release of the new online version of ALLCapture.


Successful independent bookstore owner tells secrets of survival

2007-03-05 | Gayle Shanks, co-owner of one of Arizona's most successful book stores, says the secret to competing with chain and big box store is to mix up the offerings.



"Edges, O Israel, O Palestine" by Leora Skolkin-Smith, edited by Grace Paley will be featured at this year's Northern Arizona Book Festival, 2007 and the LA Time Festival of the Book.

2007-02-27 | The author will be appearing at the Orpheum Theater on April 21, from noon to 1:30. Book-signing at the LA Times Festival of the Book is on the UCLA Campus on April 28th, sponsored by he Author's Coalition, Booth #610 Zone F


Spring Book Show founder discusses remainder book market

2007-02-27 | Larry May, founder of Atlanta's Spring Book Show, the largest bargain book show in the South, discussed the state of the bargain book business in recent interviews in the Southern Review of Books and the Associated Book Exchange (AbeBooks) newsletter.


Local History Written for Children

2007-02-18 | Shirley Nelson's goal was to write a history book that children would enjoy reading and learn from at the same time.


Bloggers' Literary Awards Announced

2007-02-15 | More than 80 volunteers have wrapped up two rounds of judging in the first-ever Children's and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards (Cybils). Bloggers sought a balance between literary quality and "kid appeal" among the 482 titles nominated by the public.


New author shakes up Sci Fi with 2012 doomsday novel

2007-02-11 | Philadelphia native Lawrence Johnson has managed to combine the Mayan Calendar, Crop Circles, and Stonehenge into one science fiction story that is getting attention from the conspiracy theorist on the web.


SIBA sponsoring education for bookstore owners at Spring Book Show 2007

2007-02-11 | The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance is sponsoring educational workshops for member booksellers in conjunction with the Spring Book Show in Atlanta.



Spring Book Show 2007 announces "Spring Forward" Theme

2007-01-25 | Biggest book show in South scheduled for Atlanta's World Congress Center on March 23-25


The Cat Who Wouldn't Come Inside, a children's picture book by Cynthia von Buhler, is a loving tribute to feline companionship, sure to warm human and kitty hearts, because cat company is worth waiting for. Published by Houghton Mifflin.

2007-01-19 | A girl feels sorry for a cat who appears on her porch during a snowstorm so she gives him warm milk. The next day she gives him tuna, and so on and so on. Eventually the porch is as cozy as the house. Finally, the cat answers her repeated invitation to "come inside" with an invitation of his own.


Assisted Suicide: The Topic of Films and Books

2007-01-15 | A person's right to die has been the focus of many movies and books over the years, including the award winning film Million Dollar Baby and the highly anticipated 2007 release of Whale Song, the 'assisted suicide novel' by Canadian author Cheryl Kaye Tardif.


Georgia Driver Education: Required Teen Driver Course Now Offered Online

2007-01-14 | The American Safety Council, in conjunction with AAA and Taggart's Driving School, announces the approval of its 30-hour online driver education course that meets Georgia's new requirements for teen drivers.