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Approximately 500 booksellers representing about 115 of the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association's 240 bookstore members gathered in Denver from September 16 - 19 for the association's fall trade show. "The exhibitors were absolutely delighted with the show," said MPBA Executive Director Lisa Knudsen. "In some years they have catalogues left over at the end -- this year many of them ran out on the first day….

Despite three major storms, which hit the southeast in quick succession, the Southeast Booksellers Association (SEBA) held a successful trade show in Atlanta from September 10 - 12.

From September 10 - 12, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association held its fall trade show at Oregon's Portland Convention Center.

For its coverage of the fall regional trade shows this year, Bookselling This Week has asked a bookseller at each show to share their experiences with our readers. Here, Dana Harper of Brystone Children's Books in Fort Worth, Texas, provides a lively look at the Mid-South Independent Booksellers Association trade show, which was held from Thursday, September 9, through Sunday, September 12, in New Orleans.

Nicki Leone, manager of Bristol Books in Wilmington, North Carolina, was recently invited by author M.J. Rose (The Halo Effect, Mira) to be a "guest blogger" on Rose's Weblog. Leone's assignment: To "write about anything related to getting books read." Thanks to Nicki Leone and M.J. Rose for allowing BTW to share with our readers this lighthearted look at the extent to which a bookseller will go to sell a book.

By R. David Unowsky

By Chuck Robinson

The power of books to change lives is the subject of this column by Andy Weinberger, co-owner with his wife, Lilla, of Readers' Books in Sonoma, California. This piece originally appeared in "One for the Book," an occasional newsletter from Readers' Books. By Andy Weinberger

By Robin Whitten

By Robin Whitten Yikes! The dreaded Summer Reading List is almost upon us. Teachers want to keep building their students' skills and parents want their children to excel, so the list arrives like clockwork every June. Kids, however, wish it would just disappear. But savvy booksellers make plans now to help out.