Hudson Booksellers Announces the Best Books of 2006

East Rutherford, NJ - October 23, 2006 - Hudson Booksellers, a brand unit of travel retailer Hudson Group, has announced its list of the best books published in 2006. Hudson operates 66 full-service bookstores and sells books in over 400 Hudson News newsstands throughout North America. Book sales were close to $1 million last year.

A panel of the company's book buyers selected the Hudson Booksellers' Best Books of 2006. Books were chosen for their quality of writing, storyline, and sales performance. Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier was chosen as the best book of the year.

"The list was created to help airport travelers make quick, educated buying decisions during the holiday season," said Sara Hinckley, vice president, Book Buying & Promotions. "Ten fiction and ten nonfiction titles were selected. They will be prominently displayed in all Hudson Booksellers and large Hudson News stores, starting December 1st."

In addition to the Frazier book, the "best books" Fiction selections included: The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox;The March by E.L. Doctorow; The Lay of the Land by Richard Ford; Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen; The History of Love by Nicole Krauss; The People's Act of Love by James Meek; A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore; Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon; Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart

Nonfiction selections were: The Great Deluge by Douglas Brinkley; The Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey; Never Have Your Dog Stuffed by Alan Alda; Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls; The Places in Between by Rory Stewart; Blind Side by Michael Lewis; Collapse by Jared Diamond; The Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson;Thunderstruck by Erik Larsen; Leaving Microsoft to Change the World by John Wood.

About Hudson Group: Hudson Group is a privately held corporation that operates more than 500 newsstands, bookstores and premier specialty retail shops in 67 airports and transportation terminals throughout North America. The company's flagship concept, Hudson News, is North America's only national newsstand brand. The company's bookstore brand, Hudson Booksellers, is headquartered in Marietta, GA. Other specialty retail brands operated by Hudson include Kids Works, Euro Cafe, $10/$15 Boutique, Discover, Christmas In and Kitchen. National brands partnering with Hudson Group include Discovery Channel, CNN, Crabtree & Evelyn, Godiva Chocolatier, Roots, House of Blues, Sunglass Hut, Quiznos and Life Is good.