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<rss version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>I’m John Mesjak. By day, I’m an independent publishers’ sales rep.  By night, I update my Facebook status, tweet about my world, and edit and publish the bookblog my3books.com.</description><title>Good Stuff I Borrowed from Other People</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @mesjak)</generator><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>New today on my3books: 57th Street bookseller Angela Sherrill on her 3 favorite middle grade novels...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;New today on my3books: 57th Street bookseller Angela Sherrill on her 3 favorite middle grade novels for boys (mostly): &lt;a href="http://is.gd/4YPar" target="_blank"&gt;http://is.gd/4YPar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/249732518</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/249732518</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:54:19 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>I’ll be starting to post highlights from the various sales conferences at my3books soon-making...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I’ll be starting to post highlights from the various sales conferences at my3books soon-making quick picks about books we’re excited about.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/249732511</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/249732511</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:54:19 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Heading back over to @chroniclebooks this morning for day 2 of sales conference. Up today: Princeton...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Heading back over to @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/chroniclebooks" target="_blank"&gt;chroniclebooks&lt;/a&gt; this morning for day 2 of sales conference. Up today: Princeton Architectural Press &amp; Moleskine &amp; more!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/249732516</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/249732516</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:54:19 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Admirable Men in Three Stories about Family, Faith, and Tradition</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.my3books.com/my3booksblog/2009/11/19/admirable-men-in-three-stories-about-family-faith-and-tradit.html"&gt;Admirable Men in Three Stories about Family, Faith, and Tradition&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;my3books&lt;/strong&gt;’ contributing editor, and &lt;a href="http://semcoop.indiebound.com/kidsbooks" target="_blank"&gt;children’s buyer&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href="http://semcoop.indiebound.com/57th-street-books" target="_blank"&gt;57th Street Books&lt;/a&gt; in Hyde Park in Chicago, Angela Sherrill returns with a look at three of her favorite middle grade novels from 2009…&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/249697735</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/249697735</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:08:20 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>now up at #CBSDS10: @arsenalpulp has fiction by Christine Wunnicke and Rhonda Waterfall, vegan books...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;now up at #CBSDS10: @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/arsenalpulp" target="_blank"&gt;arsenalpulp&lt;/a&gt; has fiction by Christine Wunnicke and Rhonda Waterfall, vegan books by Sarah Kramer and Jae Steele&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243828301</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243828301</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:19:02 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>listening to “Wilco: Wishful Thinking” ♫ http://blip.fm/~gc9mf</title><description>&lt;p&gt;listening to “Wilco: Wishful Thinking” ♫ &lt;a href="http://blip.fm/~gc9mf" target="_blank"&gt;http://blip.fm/~gc9mf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243828305</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243828305</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:19:02 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>now at #CBSDS10: Theatre Communications Group has big current plays incl Tracy Letts’ Superior...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;now at #CBSDS10: Theatre Communications Group has big current plays incl Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts, Sarah Ruhl’s In The Next Room&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243828298</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243828298</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:19:01 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>RT @vromans: Vroman’s Bookstore is 115 years old today. Thank you all for supporting us...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;RT @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/vromans" target="_blank"&gt;vromans&lt;/a&gt;: Vroman’s Bookstore is 115 years old today. Thank you all for supporting us through the years! &lt;happy birthday, you crazy kids!&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243828295</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243828295</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:19:01 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Now at #CBSDS10: Nicolo Whimsey Press - a new series of 30 Minute adaptations of Shakespeare’s...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Now at #CBSDS10: Nicolo Whimsey Press - a new series of 30 Minute adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays: &lt;a href="http://is.gd/4UTeV" target="_blank"&gt;http://is.gd/4UTeV&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://is.gd/4UTfB" target="_blank"&gt;http://is.gd/4UTfB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243756156</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243756156</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:53:47 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>I can’t wait to start reading the new books from Tyrus Books! Hello Kitty Must Die -...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I can’t wait to start reading the new books from Tyrus Books! Hello Kitty Must Die - “Heather meets Dexter meets Joy Luck Club” #CBSDS10&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243756161</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243756161</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:53:47 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Next at Consortium sales conf: Tyrus Books, the new mystery pub from folks who were at Bleak House....</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Next at Consortium sales conf: Tyrus Books, the new mystery pub from folks who were at Bleak House. @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/AlisonJanssen" target="_blank"&gt;AlisonJanssen&lt;/a&gt; is presenting. #CBSDS10&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243756163</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243756163</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:53:47 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>now up at #CBSDS10: Two Dollar Radio’s new list, incl a new Scott Bradfield...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;now up at #CBSDS10: Two Dollar Radio’s new list, incl a new Scott Bradfield (&lt;a href="http://is.gd/4UTKH" target="_blank"&gt;http://is.gd/4UTKH&lt;/a&gt;), and a new Joshua Mohr (&lt;a href="http://is.gd/4UTLx" target="_blank"&gt;http://is.gd/4UTLx&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243756151</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243756151</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:53:46 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Day 1 of the @ConsortiumBooks sales conference. Starting with new kids publisher, Enchanted Lion...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Day 1 of the @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/ConsortiumBooks" target="_blank"&gt;ConsortiumBooks&lt;/a&gt; sales conference. Starting with new kids publisher, Enchanted Lion Books, coming over to us from @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/FSG_Books" target="_blank"&gt;FSG_Books&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243689119</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243689119</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:28:17 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Enchanted Lion has a funny, sweet, charming picture book called The Chicken Thief. My favorite of...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Enchanted Lion has a funny, sweet, charming picture book called The Chicken Thief. My favorite of theirs so far. #CBSDS10 &lt;a href="http://is.gd/4US1J" target="_blank"&gt;http://is.gd/4US1J&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243689117</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/243689117</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:28:16 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Spotted at a Twin Cities coffee shop: “Support your local independent everything!” Can I...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Spotted at a Twin Cities coffee shop: “Support your local independent everything!” Can I get an amen? &lt;a href="http://twitpic.com/paezm" target="_blank"&gt;http://twitpic.com/paezm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/242064998</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/242064998</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:43:59 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Back in the Twin Cities for sales conference meetings this week. Heading over to Dunn Bros. for some...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Back in the Twin Cities for sales conference meetings this week. Heading over to Dunn Bros. for some of their magical coffee.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/241490172</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/241490172</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:08:13 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Bought @nyrbclassics’ The Dud Avocado yesterday at @magersandquinn - after just two years of...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Bought @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/nyrbclassics" target="_blank"&gt;nyrbclassics&lt;/a&gt;’ The Dud Avocado yesterday at @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/magersandquinn" target="_blank"&gt;magersandquinn&lt;/a&gt; - after just two years of seeing staff recs about it!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/241490168</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/241490168</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:08:13 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>RT @MikeDoughtyYeah: Comrades! For the month of Nov., my new album SAD MAN HAPPY MAN is only $5 on...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;RT @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/MikeDoughtyYeah" target="_blank"&gt;MikeDoughtyYeah&lt;/a&gt;: Comrades! For the month of Nov., my new album SAD MAN HAPPY MAN is only $5 on Amazon. &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/happy5bucks" target="_blank"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/happy5bucks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/241490167</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/241490167</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:08:13 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>my new post on HuffPost today: Overshadowed But Still Awesome: Indie Booksellers Pick Great Reads:...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;my new post on HuffPost today: Overshadowed But Still Awesome: Indie Booksellers Pick Great Reads: &lt;a href="http://is.gd/4SQxc" target="_blank"&gt;http://is.gd/4SQxc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/240710404</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/240710404</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:13:11 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Booksellers who chimed in for today’s HuffPost: @commongoodbooks, @RichRennicks,...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Booksellers who chimed in for today’s HuffPost: @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/commongoodbooks" target="_blank"&gt;commongoodbooks&lt;/a&gt;, @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/RichRennicks" target="_blank"&gt;RichRennicks&lt;/a&gt;, @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/KatherineBoG" target="_blank"&gt;KatherineBoG&lt;/a&gt;, and one of @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/lanora" target="_blank"&gt;lanora&lt;/a&gt;’s booksellers! XOXO.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/240710399</link><guid>http://mesjak.tumblr.com/post/240710399</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:13:11 -0600</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
