Book Sense Book of the Year Shelf-Talkers, Stickers Available

To help booksellers promote sales of the winners of the 2007 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards, as well as this year's honor books, the American Booksellers Association is offering, at no charge, low-tack, removable stickers in two designs: "Book Sense Book of the Year Winner" and "Book Sense Book of the Year Honor Book." Stickers are 1.5" in diameter and come in sheets of 30 per design. Due to limited quantity, stickers are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To order stickers, contact Tina Pallogudis at tina@bookweb.org or (800) 637-0037, ext. 6636. Sticker designs must be ordered in multiples of 30.

ABA has also created generic and title-specific shelf-talkers in PDF format that can be used to promote all of the winners and honor books. Title-specific shelf-talkers include a quote submitted by an ABA member bookseller who recommended the book for the Book Sense Picks. Shelf-talkers can be easily printed on 8-1/2" x 11" paper or card stock and then be trimmed to size.

ABA announced the winners and honor books recognizing those titles independent booksellers most enjoyed handselling during the past year on March 29. This year's winners as voted by the owners and staff of ABA member bookstores are:

• Adult Fiction: Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Algonquin)
• Adult Nonfiction: I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron (Knopf)
• Children's Literature: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Knopf)
• Children's Illustrated: Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Dr. Paul Kahumbu; photos by Peter Greste (Scholastic)

The winners will be feted at ABA's annual Celebration of Bookselling on Thursday, May 31, at Hotel ABA (the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge) in Brooklyn, New York. The gala event, open to all BookExpo America attendees, is a highlight of the annual trade show.