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02 Apr

Binc Kicks Off 2019 “Share the Good” Fundraising Campaign

The campaign by the Book Industry Charitable Foundation aims to get at least 50 booklovers from across the country to join its current list of 222 monthly sustaining donors.

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01 Apr

An Indies Introduce Q&A With Lydia Fitzpatrick

Grace Harper of Mac’s Backs said Lights All Night Long is “part murder mystery, part love story, with memorable, well-drawn characters.”

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01 Apr

An Indies Introduce Q&A With Gillian McDunn

Heather Smith of Linden Tree Books calls debut middle-grade title Caterpillar Summer “a masterpiece in gentle sincerity.”

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29 Mar

Libro.fm’s April Audiobook Bestsellers

The Monthly Audiobook Bestseller List is based on sales through hundreds of independent bookstore locations participating in the Libro.fm audiobook program.

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29 Mar

2019 Pannell Award Winners Announced

The Women’s National Book Association awarded this year’s Pannell Awards to 57th Street Books in Chicago and to Hicklebee’s Bookstore in San Jose, California.

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26 Mar

Sign Up for March 28 and April 11 Marketing Meetups

At ABA’s next marketing meetup on Thursday, March 28, a selection of guest speakers will teach participating booksellers about blog marketing. The next meetup on April 11 will cover influencer marketing.

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25 Mar

An Indies Introduce Q&A With Emily Skaja

Erin Ball of Third Place Books said Skaja’s poems in her debut collection Brute “will slice you open to your very soul and then stitch you back together.”
 

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19 Mar

Spring Forums Coming Up in SCIBA, NCIBA Regions

Each spring forum event in Pasadena and San Francisco will feature an open forum discussion of industry issues plus the new education session “ABACUS and Pre-Orders: Two Programs You Can’t Do Without.”

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27 Mar

Obituary: Lilla Weinberger, Co-owner of Readers’ Books in Sonoma

Lilla Weinberger was deeply involved in the independent bookstore community, serving on the NCIBA and ABA boards, and in the political world, working on Barack Obama’s campaign for president.

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27 Mar

This Independent Bookstore Day, Stores Can Offer Free Libro.fm Audiobooks

Libro.fm is getting involved in the annual celebration of independent bookstores by offering stores the chance to give out free audiobooks as a thank-you to customers for their support.

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