TOP Shelf
APRIL2018
magazine
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A Comprehensive Bookseller’s Guide to
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table of contents masthead
columns CEO & Publisher
7 A NOVEL APPROACH
Character Development Keith A. Katsikas Jr.
9 FORGOTTEN TOMES
The Cardinal Sins E.V.P. & Director of Marketing
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THE INSIDE SCOOP
No Character is Off Limits
TOPSHELF MARKETING
Mailing Lists & Promotions
interviews
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Allan Leverone
Brad Meltzer
Daniel M Warloch
reviews
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Rebecca Katsikas
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Lead Editor
Kris Miller
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Assistant Editor
Rosemary Fifield
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Creative Director
Keith Katsikas
Jonas Kirk
The Bashkir Extraction
The Escape Artist
The Terminal List
Abuse of Discretion
Alternate Side
I Was Anastasia
Mississippi Blood
Mickey and the Plow Horse
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