Events

24 Feb

PRH to Kick Off BookExpo With Party at New Yorker Hotel

Independent booksellers attending BookExpo are invited to join Penguin Random House to kick off the 2020 trade show with nightcaps at The New Yorker, a Wyndham Hotel.

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19 Feb

2020 Children’s Institute Registration Opens

The American Booksellers Association’s eighth ABC Children’s Institute will be held June 22–24 at the Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona.

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19 Feb
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Applications Underway for BookExpo Bestsellers Grant Program

The grant includes a three-night stay at The New Yorker, a Wyndham Hotel, and $150 in BookExpo Bucks.

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19 Feb
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2020 BookExpo Hotel Reservations, Event Registration Underway

The annual trade show, which will feature a variety of programming for American Booksellers Association members, will be held from Wednesday, May 27, through Friday, May 29.

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12 Feb

American Booksellers Association Debuts Program for 8th Annual Children’s Institute

Booksellers should take a look at the many exciting events on tap for this year’s event and be ready to register for Ci8 at 1:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 19.

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12 Feb
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Booksellers Encouraged to Apply for Bestsellers Grant Program for BookExpo

The grant includes a three-night stay at the Wyndham New Yorker and $150 in BookExpo Bucks.

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12 Feb
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Winter Institute Survey Underway

Booksellers who attended Winter Institute 15 have until February 21 to fill out the post-event survey and complete session evaluations.

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12 Feb
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Join ABA for the 2020 Spring Bookseller Forums

All indie booksellers — ABA members and non-members alike — are invited to take part in the Spring Forums, held in conjunction with the regional bookseller associations.

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05 Feb
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Roundup of BTW’s Winter Institute Coverage Provides Closer Look at 2020 Event

Bookselling This Week has compiled all previous coverage of Winter Institute 15, as well as this week’s articles recapping the event.

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05 Feb

American Booksellers for Free Expression Comments on “American Dirt”

ABFE believes that the conversations about American Dirt are not only protected by the First Amendment, but that they are essential in a society founded on democratic ideals.

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04 Feb

Help ABA Plan for Winter Institute 16

Booksellers who attended Winter Institute 15 are encouraged to fill out the post-event survey and sign into the Winter Institute app to complete session evaluations.

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29 Jan

Sign Up for ABA’s February 4 Technology Meetup

In this session, booksellers will learn about best practices for password security.

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29 Jan
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BookExpo Brings Back Bestsellers Grant Program for Indie Booksellers

The grant includes a three-night stay at the Wyndham New Yorker and $150 in BookExpo Bucks.

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29 Jan

Wi15 Presentation: “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Conversation With Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds”

The authors recently collaborated on a book for young people that aims to shine a light on the many forms of racism as well as ways readers can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their own lives.

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29 Jan

Wi15 Keynote: “Bookselling and Liberation: Black Bookstores in America, From the ’60s to the Present”

Black bookstores faced a tremendous amount of legal persecution, but were booming by the end of the 1960s; since then, they have experienced resurgences and recessions coinciding with social movements.

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