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What's Hot Heading into the Holidays.(survey of booksellers reveals continued interest in the Harry Potter books, and other publications, as the 1999 holidays draw near)(Brief Article)

Publishers Weekly

| December 06, 1999 | HOWELL, KEVIN | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Thanksgiving weekend, one of the busiest shopping periods of the year, is when consumers are suddenly jolted into the realization that Christmas is a mere month away. And as a result, it's also the time when booksellers get a clearer picture of what books are going to be hot during the season. Although they were terribly busy, several booksellers took some time over the weekend to share their handselling favorites and predictions with PW.

Everyone's still wild about Harry. Potter, that is. "Those Harry Potter books are $20 Beanie Babies!" said Jennifer Anglin of Enchanted Forest Books for Children in Dallas, who replenishes stock on all three books daily. Although she hasn't yet seen reader interest in Harry Potter translate into …

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