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Publishers' Weekly 9/14/2006 Issue:  Effective 9/14/2006 Congratulations to Grove/Atlantic for representing 4 out of 6 Man Booker Prize Nominees. Four of the six Shortlisted Titles for this Year’s Man Booker Prize were for Grove/Atlantic, Canongate and Open City Authors! The Inheritance of Loss First Trade Paper Edition Kiran Desai ISBN-10: 0-8021-4281-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4281-8 $14.00, Trade Paper 384pp, 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 (Previous Cloth Edition ISBN 0-87113-929-4) Grove Press In-Stock The Secret River Kate Grenville ISBN-10: 1-84195-797-6 ISBN-13: 978-1-84195-797-5 $24.00, Trade Cloth 352pp, 6 x 9 Canongate U.S. Now Reprinting Carry Me Down M.J. Hyland ISBN-10: 1-84195-740-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-84195-740-1 $23.00, Trade Cloth 192pp, 5 x 7 3/4 Canongate U.S. In-stock Coming this January in Paperback (Printing Oct. 10th if the Winner) Paperback ISBN 1-84195-878-6 Mother’s Milk First Trade Paper Edition Edward St. Aubyn ISBN-10: 1-890447-42-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-890447-42-7 $14.00, Trade Paper 240pp, 5 3/4 x 8 ¼ (Previous Cloth Edition ISBN 1-890447-40-4) Grove Press, Open City Books Ships September Official Press Release: http://www.themanbookerprize.com/pressoffice/release?r=27#titletop   Publishers' Weekly 5/22/2006 Issue:  Effective 5/31/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Perceval Press (ISBN prefixes 0-9721436, 0-9747078, & 0-9763009). Returns will be accepted by PGW through 8/31/06, sent to: PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 4/10/2006 Issue:  Effective 4/26/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Grateful Dead Productions (ISBN prefix 1-888358). Returns will be accepted by PGW through 7/26/06, sent to: PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 3/13/2006 Issue:  Effective 3/31/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Birdcage Books (ISBN prefix 1-889613). Returns will be accepted by PGW through 9/30/06, sent to: PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 3/13/2006 Issue:  Effective 3/31/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Feral House (ISBN prefixes 0-922915 & 1-932595). Returns will be accepted by PGW through 9/30/06, sent to: PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 3/13/2006 Issue:  Effective 3/31/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Kabbalah Publishing (ISBN prefixes 0-924457, 0-943688, & 1-57189). Returns will be accepted by PGW through 9/30/06, sent to: PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 3/13/2006 Issue:  Effective 3/31/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Mountain Sports Press (ISBN prefixes 0-9676747, 0-9717748, & 0-9724827). Returns will be accepted by PGW through 9/30/06, sent to: PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 3/13/2006 Issue:  Effective 3/31/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute New York Review Books, including Granta Books and The Little Bookroom (ISBN prefixes 0-670, 0-940322, 0-9641262, 0-9645611, 1-59017, 1-86207, 1-892145, 1-929001, & 1-932411). Returns will be accepted by PGW through 9/30/06, sent to: PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 2/13/2006 Issue:  Effective 2/28/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Manic D Press (ISBN prefixes 0-9169397& 1-933149). Returns will be accepted by PGW through 8/31/06, sent to PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 2/13/2006 Issue:  Effective 2/28/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Manic D Press (ISBN prefixes 0-9169397& 1-933149). Returns will be accepted by PGW through 8/31/06, sent to PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 2/13/2006 Issue:  Effective 3/1/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Sanctuary Publishing (ISBN prefix 1-86074). Sanctuary has ceased publishing and their assets have been acquired by Music Sales. To order current Sanctuary titles through Music Sales, call 800-431-7187. Returns will be accepted by PGW through 8/31/06, sent to PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 2/13/2006 Issue:  Effective 3/1/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Sanctuary Publishing (ISBN prefix 1-86074). Sanctuary has ceased publishing and their assets have been acquired by Music Sales. To order current Sanctuary titles through Music Sales, call 800-431-7187. Returns will be accepted by PGW through 8/31/06, sent to PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 2/13/2006 Issue:  Effective 3/6/2006 Publishers Group West is distributing Demos Medical Publishing (ISBN prefixes: 0-939957, 1-888799, & 1-932603) in the United States & Canada. SCB will accept returns through 6/6/06, shipped to: SCB Distributors, Attn: Returns Department, 15608 South New Century Dr., Gardena, CA 90248. PGW will accept returns starting 6/7/06, shipped to: PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268. To place an order call Publishers Group West 1-800-788-3123.   Publishers' Weekly 2/13/2006 Issue:  Effective 3/9/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Seattle Post-Intelligencer (ISBN prefix 0-9624559). Returns will be accepted by PGW through 9/9/06, sent to PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 1/16/2006 Issue:  Effective 1/1/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Chrysalis Children's Books (ISBN prefixes 1-84347, 1-84365, 1-84458, 1-85602, 1-86205, 1-90317, 1-90337, 1-90395, and 1-90451). Returns will be accepted by PGW through June 30, 2006, sent to: PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 1/16/2006 Issue:  Effective 1/16/2006 Effective immediately, Publishers Group West is distributing Hawthorne Books (ISBN prefix: 0-9716915) in the United States, Canada, and Internationally. Consortium will accept returns through 3/31/06, shipped to: Consortium, 1045 Westgate Drive, Suite 90, Saint Paul, MN 55114-1065. PGW is accepting returns starting 3/31/06, shipped to: PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268. To place an order call Publishers Group West 1-800-788-3123.   Publishers' Weekly 1/16/2006 Issue:  Effective 1/16/2006 Effective immediately, Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Bay Books (ISBN prefixes 0-912333 & 1-57959). Returns will be accepted by PGW through June 30, 2006, sent to: PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.   Publishers' Weekly 1/16/2006 Issue:  Effective 2/1/2006 Publishers Group West will no longer distribute Squaresville Productions (ISBN prefix 0-9713597). Returns will be accepted by PGW through 8/1/06, sent to: PGW Returns Receiving Dept., 7326 Winton Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268.