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A ballot for the 2026 Board elections will be sent to ABA members via email in March.

Nominations are now open to fill nine spots on ABA’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council (DEIC), which serves as a sounding board and advisory council on issues related to antiracism, equity, access, and representation facing the bookselling community and ABA.

"Despite it all, we hope your season was also filled with moments of holiday retail magic: finding the last copy of a book that’s been missing for days for a grateful customer, deciphering a few vague clues to identify the title a customer has been frantically trying to remember, recommending the perfect book for a customer’s impossible-to-shop-for family member, and hearing again and again how much your store means to your community."

A letter from ABA Board President Cynthia Compton.

This year marks ABA’s 125th year of helping indie bookstores thrive. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, we’ll be sharing interviews with key figures in the industry and exploring how the organization has changed since its inception in 1900.

This week, Bookselling This Week met with Michelle Malonzo, a bookseller and publisher who has served on both the ABA Board and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council.

This year marks ABA’s 125th year of helping indie bookstores thrive. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, we’ll be sharing interviews with key figures in the industry and exploring how the organization has changed since its inception in 1900.

This week, Bookselling This Week met with ABA’s Advocacy team! Dave Grogan, Director of ABFE, Advocacy & Public Policy, and Philomena Polefrone, Associate Director of ABFE, shared the advocacy team’s origin story, their past accomplishments, and their current efforts.

Here is a collection of quotes from the letters of past presidents about their experiences on serving on the ABA Board. 

This year marks ABA’s 125th year of helping indie bookstores thrive. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, we’ll be sharing interviews with key figures in the industry and exploring how the organization has changed since its inception in 1900.

Audrey Huang of Belmont Books in Belmont, MA, has been a bookseller since 2017 and has served on a number of ABA committees and councils over the years. 

Huang sat down with Bookselling This Week to discuss some of the ways she's been involved with ABA. 

Nominate a bookseller (or yourself!) for the ABA Board.

This year marks ABA’s 125th year of helping indie bookstores thrive. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, we’ll be sharing interviews with key figures in the industry and exploring how the organization has changed since its inception in 1900.

This month, Project Manager Pete Reynolds celebrates his 33rd year at ABA!

Reynolds sat down with Bookselling This Week to discuss some of the ways ABA has changed during his time at the organization.