Zailckas remembers her first drink far more clearly than her first
kiss, and falls madly in love with booze.com (sted
Media contact Christine Hilferty at (443) 253-2037 or at
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"I've feel like I found a
religion ," she writes. This terrible societal trend needs courageous women like her
to sound the horn," said Jill Lamar, manager and editor of the
Discover Great New Writers program. (See
attached table for authors and titles.m.
Who: Historical espionage author, Alan Furst
What: Alan Furst reads from and signs copies of his latest book,
"Dark Voyage.

When: Wednesday , June 8 at 7:30 p.

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Why: With the early June release of "The Twelfth Card," this
event allows fans of Jeffery Deaver the opportunity to be
one of the first to purchase a copy of the book and get it
signed by the author. In the "The Twelfth Card,"
enthusiasts will learn the answer to the missing-shoe murder
from the final chapter of "The Vanished Man.

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, do you know
where your children are?" For Zailckas and many other young girls
today, they're out drinking, and they begin at younger than thirteen. "One Dangerous
Lady" is Hitchcock's fourth book.

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Barnes + Noble Selects Koren Zailckas' Smashed for Its Spring 2005 Discover Program; All Spring Discover Great New Writers Selections Discounted 20%

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The Discover Great New Writers program was established in 1990 to
bring to light works of exceptional literary quality that might
otherwise be overlooked in a competitive and crowded marketplace.
Who: Author, John Connolly
What: John Connolly discusses and signs copies of his new book,
"The Black Angel.

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She is among the thousands of young
girls who have blacked out, find themselves completely disoriented or
get alcohol poisoning, only to do it again the next weekend.
"Perhaps the most cautionary aspect of Zailckas's eye-opening
account of alcohol abuse is the fact that her story is surprisingly
common.m.

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Discover Titles Discounted 20%

The titles in the Discover spring season include four nonfiction
titles: an inspirational memoir of a woman gone blind (A Brush With
Darkness), a vivid portrait of a Kurdish boy's childhood (My Father's
Rifle), the story of a German immigrant sold into slavery (The Lost
German Slave Girl), and a chilling cautionary tale of a young woman's
dissolute youth (Smashed). The spring Discover titles, each
discounted 20 percent , will be prominently displayed in more than 600
Barnes + Noble bookstores across the country through April 2005.."
Why: A blend of historical facts and great fiction, "Dark Voyage"
is sure to appeal to both history and fiction enthusiasts.

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The nine fiction titles include three
gem -like short-story collections (This Life She's Chosen, Let's Do,
and Calamity and Other Stories), a thrilling first novel by the
screenwriter of Shadowlands and Gladiator (The Society of Others) , a
family's calamitous history (The Family Tree), a quirky portrait of
English aristocracy (Snobs ), a romp through medieval Wales (The Fool's
Tale), and two very different portrayals of Southern values (Drive
Like Hell and The Rock Orchard).

Discover Fact for the 15th Anniversary of the Discover Program

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sites and the number -one brand among e-commerce companies, according
to the latest EquiTrend survey.

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In this unforgettable memoir of one girl's
experience with binge drinking, Zailckas candidly reveals some of the
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SPRING 2005 DISCOVER GREAT NEW WRITERS SELECTIONS

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Title Author Genre Publisher
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Andrews McMeel
A Brush with Darkness Lisa Fittipaldi Biography Universal.com

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ADVISORY /SLEW OF BEST SELLING MYSTERY AUTHORS VISIT BORDERS BOOKS
+ MUSIC IN BAILEY'S CROSSROADS THIS JUNE

Borders Books + Music(R) (NYSE:BGP)

When: Monday, June 6 at 7:30 p.
Who: International renowned author, Kathy Reichs
What: Kathy Reichs reads from and signs copies of her new book ,
"Cross Bones.

Where: Borders Books and Music
5871 Crossroads Center Way
Bailey's Crossroads, VA 22041
(703) 998-0121

Contact: Media contact Juliana Wood at (301) 745-6201 or at
jwood3@bordersgroupinc.

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Why: With the late June release of "Cross Bones," Kathy Reichs's
eighth novel and the latest installment in the Temperance
Brennan series, fans of the author as well as those
interested in forensic science, will have the opportunity to
be one of the first to own a copy of "Cross Bones" and have
it signed.

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Submissions to the program are read and discussed by a volunteer group
of Barnes + Noble booksellers before selection for the program 's
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and a Fortune 500 company, operates 839 bookstores in 50 states. Barnes + Noble conducts its online business through
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When: Wednesday, June 15 at 7:30 p.

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For
the third year in a row, the company is the nation's top retail brand
for quality, according to the EquiTrend(R) Brand Study by Harris
Interactive (R).

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Why: Fans of Jane Stanton Hitchcock will have the opportunity to
meet the author as she discusses her work.

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About Barnes + Noble, Inc.

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(NYSE:BKS), the world's largest bookseller, has selected Smashed: The
Story of a Drunken Girlhood by Koren Zailckas as one of thirteen
seasonal choices for the Spring 2005 "Discover Great New Writers"
program.m.bn. Its
subsidiary, Sterling Publishing, publishes over 1,100 new titles a
year and has an active list of over 5,000 titles.

When: Thursday, June 30 at 7:30 p.com

Thia category is for booksellers that specialize in fiction.

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Barnes + Noble, Inc. In addition to its retail operations,
Barnes + Noble is one of the largest book publishers in the world.
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Calamity + Other Stories Daphne Kalotay Fiction Doubleday
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Drive Like Hell Dallas Hudgens Fiction Scribner
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The Family Tree Carole Cadwalladr Fiction Dutton
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Fool's Tale Nicole Galland Fiction William Morrow
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University of
North Texas
Let 's Do Rebecca Meacham Fiction Press
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Kirsten Sundberg
The Life She's Chosen Lunstrum Fiction Chronicle Books
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Atlantic
The Lost German Slave Girl John Bailey History Monthly Press
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Farrar , Straus
and Giroux
My Father's Rifle Hiner Saleem Biography Publishers
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The Rock Orchard Paula Wall Fiction Atria
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Smashed Koren Zailckas Biography Viking
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NEW YORK----Barnes + Noble, Inc.

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This novel is set in 1941 during World War II.

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General information on Barnes + Noble, Inc.

When: Thursday, June 9 at 7:30 p.

Romance, science-fiction , fantasy, horror, westerns or mysteries should be listed in the appropriate subcategories.

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that Barnes + Noble's Discover Great New Writers
program discovered a number of writers who went on to win the Pulitzer
Prize? Oscar Hijuelos (When The Mambo Kings Play Songs Of Love), Frank
McCourt (Angela 's Ashes), Jhumpa Lahiri (Interpreter Of Maladies),
Michael Cunningham (A Home At The End Of The Word , but he won for The
Hours), and Jeffrey Eugenidies (The Virgin Suicides, but he won for
Middlesex ) were all "discovered" by the booksellers of Barnes + Noble."
Why: "The Black Angel" is the fifth installment in the popular
Charlie Parker series.

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With
startling facts and distressing tales of troubled friendships, mostly
unwanted or semi-conscious sexual experiences and states of oblivion
strewn throughout, Zailckas tells her story as a warning to girls who
may potentially follow in her footsteps..

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Martin's
Snobs Julian Fellowes Fiction Press
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The Society of Others William Nicholson Fiction Doubleday
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Who: Four-time Edgar Award nominated author, Jeffery Deaver
What: Jeffery Deaver, author of "The Bone Collector," discusses
and signs copies of his new book, "The Twelfth Card.

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In Smashed, Koren Zailckas leads readers through an unflinching
account of her underage drinking habits, giving horrifying meaning to
the old public service announcement , "It's 10:00 p.
Who: Edgar Award nominated author, Jane Stanton Hitchcock
What: Jane Stanton Hitchcock, author of "Social Crimes" signs
copies of her new book, "One Dangerous Lady.