Who wrote The Best of the National Book Awards Fiction?

For the past 60 years The National Book Awards have honored great American writers, and to celebrate this milestone The National Book Foundation is asking the public to choose the best of the best in fiction.

The following six finalists were selected by 140 writers from across the country:

The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
The Stories of John Cheever
The Collected Stories of William Faulkner
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

Now it's up to us to determine who wins. Voting is underway and ends on October 21st. Go to www.nationalbook.org to cast your ballot.

If you haven't read these wonderful works, then the time is now. Stop into the store to pick-up a copy.

Reluctant Readers

Jeff Rivera has a wonderful blog where he has been interviewing independent booksellers on what YA and middle grade books are selling, and how we face the challenges within the publishing/bookselling industry. I encourage you to check it out http://jeffrivera.typepad.com/jeff_rivera/2009/09/index.html

P.S. I was fortunate enough to participate on September 2nd.