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Monthly Archives June 2009

A Book Buyer’s Perspective

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 29, 2009 In General 0 No tags 0

If you’ve ever wondered how independent bookstores go about selecting titles to order and how many copies to request, check out this post.

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Blue Collar Author Profiled

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 24, 2009 In General 0 No tags 0

There’s an interesting interview with Joe Lamacchia, author of Blue Collar and Proud of It: The All-in-One Resource for Finding Freedom,

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Blades to Sign at Book Soup

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 23, 2009 In News 3 No tags 0

bladesL.A. Guns guitarist Stacey Blades is signing his debut book, Snake Eyes: Confessions of a Replacement Rockstar tonight at Book Soup in Los Angeles.

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Confidence (or Delusion) Rison

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 11, 2009 In General 0 No tags 0

risonEarlier this week, the Atlanta Journal Consititution ran a catching-up-with piece that featured some juicy quotes from former professional football player Andre Rison.

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Memorial Creative Writing Workshop Announced

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 10, 2009 In News 0 No tags 0

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I was doing some traveling the last couple of weeks. Upon my return, I was saddened to learn that two of my former Square Books colleagues had passed away unexpectedly.

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Koontz Career, Home, and Canines Profiled

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 9, 2009 In General 1 No tags 0

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USA Today has an interesting profile of bestselling author Dean Koontz that covers his background,

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A Deep Sigh of Relief

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 8, 2009 In News 5 No tags 0

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I suppose this would be the appropriate time to cue Etta James’s “At Last.” But it’s in the wrong musical genre for this post and I don’t want to copy a Hoover vaccuum cleaner advertisement.

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