BEA 2014: Kudos on Hand-selling Favorites

Children’s authors and books will, as always, be well represented at this year’s Indies Choice Book Awards and E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards ceremony, which takes place during today’s Celebration of Bookselling luncheon. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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