TOP Shelf
AUGUST2017
magazine
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A Comprehensive Bookseller’s Guide to
TopShelf Authors & Books!
table of contents masthead
columns CEO, President, & Publisher
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FORGOTTEN TOMES:
Literarily Meeting Bond
THE INSIDE LOOK:
Covers That Sell
NAVIGATING INDIEWORLD:
Books on Trial
TOPSHELF AMERICA:
Powell’s Bookstore
TOPSHELF MARKETING:
Let’s Talk Shelf-Talkers
interviews
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Brad Thor
Joseph Finder
John Gilstrap
Steve Snyder
reviews
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Keith A. Katsikas Jr.
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E.V.P. & Director of Marketing
Rebecca Katsikas
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Lead Editor
Rosemary Fifield
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Assistant Editor
Kris Miller
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Creative Director
Keith Katsikas
Dark Light: Dawn
Final Target
Hello Sunshine
The Lying Game
No Surrender
Shot Down
The Switch
Thirty Days Has September
Use of Force
The Veritas Deception
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Contributors & Reviewers
J. H. Bográn
Rosemary Fifield
Keith Katsikas
Rebecca Katsikas
Jon Land
Sarah Noffke
Kris Miller
Tim Sunderland
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