Books-A-Million Announces New President’s Pick: John Hart’s The Last Child

Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAMM) announced that John Hart’s The Last Child is the new Books-A-Million President’s Pick. The book goes on sale tomorrow, May 12, and is available for purchase at any Books-A-Million location or online at www.booksamillion.com.

"John Hart’s ability to speak to the reader through the deep and varying emotions of a 13-year-old boy, Johnny, is second to none,” said Terrance G. Finley, President, Books-A-Million, Inc. Merchandising Group. "The Last Child is truly a remarkable work of fiction.”

John Hart’s New York Times bestselling debut, The King of Lies, announced the arrival of a major talent. With Down River, he surpassed his earlier success, transcending the barrier between thriller and literature and winning the 2008 Edgar Award for best novel. To celebrate the new Books-A-Million President’s Pick, customers will receive a free copy of either The King of Lies or Down River when they purchase The Last Child in Books-A-Million stores.

With The Last Child, John Hart achieves his most significant work to date, an intricate, powerful story of loss, hope, and courage in the face of evil. A year after his sister vanishes, Johnny finds himself isolated and alone, failed by the people he’d been taught since birth to trust. Traveling the wilderness between innocence and hard wisdom and hopelessness and faith, The Last Child leaves all categories behind and establishes John Hart as a writer of unique power.

About Books-A-Million

Books-A-Million is one of the nation's leading book retailers and sells on the Internet at www.booksamillion.com. The Company presently operates more than 200 stores in 21 states and the District of Columbia. The Company operates two distinct store formats, including large superstores operating under the names Books-A-Million and Books & Co., and traditional bookstores operating under the name Bookland. The Company’s wholesale operations include American Wholesale Book Company and Book$mart, both based in Florence, Alabama. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.booksamillioninc.com.