What's Up with White Women?: Unpacking Sexism and White Privilege in Pursuit of Racial Justice: A Workshop is a free antiracism workshop open to all booksellers, regardless of how they identify, but will speak specifically to white cisgender women, trans women, and non-binary individuals who have internalized feminine gender norms. 

Focusing on three patterns of behavior — control, perfectionism, and defensiveness — this workshop will assist booksellers in recognizing and replacing these harmful patterns with actions that build authentic cross-cultural relationships in the workplace and beyond. More details about the workshop can be found here.

Here's what's on tap for the rest of  this month:

• September 14 at 3:00 pm ET: ShopTalk: Small(ish) Stores
• September 21 at 3:00 pm ET: ShopTalk: Bookstores with Cafes/Restaurants
• September 28 at 3:00 pm ET: ShopTalk: Mixed & Used Inventory Bookstores
• September 30 at 8:00 pm ET: ShopTalk: Open Conversation

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the following updates to the Economic Injury and Disaster (EIDL) program:

• an increase in the maximum loan amount to $2 million;
• the implementation of a deferred payment period;
• and an expansion of the eligible use of funds.

Small businesses can log into their existing portal to request a loan increase. Booksellers are encouraged to take advantage of these changes immediately before EIDL funding runs out.

Looking to watch keynotes, education sessions, storytimes, and more from Children’s Institute (Ci9)? Here is a list of what is available now on the Education Resources page on BookWeb.org.

Please note: not all recordings are currently available. Watch Bookselling This Week for updates.

And, take a look at this brief recap of the opening and closing keynotes at Ci9.

Summer/Fall Indies Introduce panelist Brein Lopez of Children’s Book World called Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna a story that gifts its readers with “much needed Mexican and American history.” Read an interview between Lopez and author Alda P. Dobbs here.

Last week’s Marketing Meetup focused on the creative ways booksellers are marketing their stores to customers this holiday season. Main takeaway? Start planning now — and check out this recap for some new ideas.

Here's the Indie Poetry Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending September 5, 2021.

Here’s the Fall Reading Group Guide Preview, which highlights titles in the following categories: Dazzling Debuts, Family and Coming of Age, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction and Memoir, and Small Bites.