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Do consumers prefer shopping convenience to an in-store experience?

Borders | February 19, 2011 Karie BennettFebruary 19, 2011
The recent announcement that Borders, the bookstore chain, has filed bankruptcy and is closing about 30% of its stores, including Santana Row,...
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Workings of a Writer: Hoffman shares her Southern hospitality - Part 3 of a 3-part interview

| July 20, 2010 Barbara BellJuly 20, 2010
I LOVE how real you are with this statement: “And if life gives you a big smackdown, there’s a reason, and it just might lead toward...
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Workings of a Writer: Hoffman shares her Southern hospitality - Part 2 of a 3-part interview

| July 20, 2010 Barbara BellJuly 20, 2010
Do you have a routine that you follow for writing? What advice do you have for students of writing? I don’t have a routine per se, but I...
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Workings of a Writer: Hoffman shares her Southern hospitality - Part 1 of a 3-part interview

| July 20, 2010 Barbara BellJuly 20, 2010
When I read “Saving CeeCee Honeycutt,” I was intrigued by this writer who had an ear for dialogue, a knack for details, and an engaging...
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YA Lit gets busy in the Bay Area

| June 10, 2010 Barbara BellJune 10, 2010
I’d love to write about one topic, but I can’t, as there is so much going on with YA Lit today. We have bookstores in airports, book...
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Urban Poetry Lives on with WritersCorps.

| April 26, 2010 Barbara BellApril 26, 2010
Following the positive feedback we’ve received about Tupac Shakur’s poems,I thought itbest to continue the discussion on urban poetry. ...
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Find the book you want at one of these sharing sites.

| March 25, 2010 Barbara BellMarch 25, 2010
On Tuesday, we talked about where to find good books. Yes, I like to think there is a Book Fairy that just pops them into my mailbox, but –...
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Wondering what to read?

| March 23, 2010 Barbara BellMarch 23, 2010
Are you bored with school reading and homework pages? Are you wondering what to read? Tonight in my mailbox, I found some great books had arrived....
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Workings of a Writer: Hepler dishes on "The Cupcake Queen"

| March 3, 2010 Barbara BellMarch 03, 2010
Last month, we met Penny Lane in "The Cupcake Queen," and this month we are treated to an interview with its author, Heather Hepler. What...
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Have you been following the Winter Olympics?

| February 23, 2010 Barbara BellFebruary 23, 2010
By now you know that The Olympics are an international sports competition that takes place every two years, alternating between the Summer Olympics...
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