{pages} a bookstore, Manhattan Beach, Calif., hosted its most well-attended Rep Night ever, with 80 ticketed attendees. Six publisher reps and a few {pages} staff members shared their favorite titles for the holiday season. Owner Linda McLoughlin Figel reported, "Attendees purchased tall stacks of hot books. It was great fun and we moved some books!"
Pictured: (back row, l.-r.) Casey Poma, {pages}; Wade Lucas, Random House; Pam Page, {pages}; Steve Atinsky, Random House; Shannon Grant, Simon & Schuster; Liliana Lettieri, {pages}; Amy Comito, Penguin; Joe Murphy, Norton; Gabe Barillas, HarperCollins. Front row: Jackie Hansen, {pages}; Kristin Rasmussen, {pages} general manager; Linda McLoughlin Figel; and Rick Cobban, Hachette.