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Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, June 28, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
It's the first day of school at Esther Percy, an all-girls facility in New England. Catherine, homely, but popular, and beautiful Skye Butterfield are friends within seconds after meeting. Personal privileges are scarce at the prestigious prep school chosen as a last resort by parents desperately seeking miracles.
Shawn Colvin, the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, is working on a memoir, "A Few Small Repairs," named for her best-known album and tentatively scheduled to come out in the fall 2009.
Fans of the comic strip Mutts will find a lot to smile about in "Shelter Stories," Patrick McDonnell's new book about abandoned pets that are looking for love.
Canadian author Margaret Atwood has won Spain's Prince of Asturias literary prize.
What looked at first like another PR blow to "Valkyrie," the twice-delayed Tom Cruise film based on the true story of a German officer who plotted to assassinate Hitler, turned out to be a case of mistaken photo identity.
"Marley & Me" author John Grogan is working on a prequel to the million-selling memoir about his dog.
The Boston Herald plans to lay off 130 to 160 workers as the daily newspaper outsources its printing operations.
Mystery, science fiction, fantasy and romance novels are on display. Shiny, new paperbacks, as well as discounted titles are neatly stacked on long rows of tables, stretching the length of an aisle. Creative book covers beckon; I can't write fast enough. Today, I'm a spy ... cruising local bookstores to find out what's hot in adult fiction.
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