Don’t forget to sign ABFE’s banned books petition. The petition is for independent booksellers to collectively condemn the growing partisan attacks on books and offer support to schools and libraries. We encourage you to share the petition with your bookselling colleagues to maximize its impact. This petition, and its signatories, will be made publicly available.

Binc’s #ReadLoveSupportBinc Challenge starts June 10! This is a great way to honor the significance and role both book and comic stores play in our lives and their communities and to raise the funds for Binc to continue addressing the ongoing financial hardships that booksellers and comic retailers are facing. Find instructions, sample posts, and marketing assets on Binc’s website.

IndieCommerce/IndieLite program specialists will be available to meet one-on-one at Children’s Institute! Schedule a morning appointment for either Tuesday, June 21, or Wednesday, June 22, while in Phoenix.

Do you have your book character costume ready for the Ci10 Costume Party? Check out this article for some inspiration and get ready to dress up for your chance to win some fantastic prizes like a Ci2023 Scholarship, a Zora Neale Hurston book collection and tote, Jory Johns hand puppets and books, and more!

Here is a preview of the titles on the July/August Kids’ Indie Next List flier. Top pick? Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert.

Check out these free expression resources for booksellers. Resources include school and library book ban resources, an asset to educate customers about book bans, sample freedom of expression and privacy statements for stores, and tips on preparing for controversial author events. Contact the American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE) at [email protected] with any questions.

Marie Aubert is the author of the novel Grown Ups (translated by Rosie Hedger), a Summer/Fall 2022 Indies Introduce adult selection. Here, Aubert and Anne Frey of Watermark Books & Café in Wichita, KS discuss Grown Ups.

Pride continues! As do the store celebrations. Check out some of the ways stores are celebrating Pride Month including Queer Dance Nights, a Pride Writers Panel, and a rainbow sprinkled drink of the month!

Edelweiss created a collection of the titles from the various (and great) Ci10 authors! Many have review copies available. The collection is also included in the ABA Community as a collaborative list.

Morgan Talty is the author of the novel Night of the Living Rez, a Summer/Fall 2022 Indies Introduce adult selection. Here, Talty and Destinee Hodge of East City Bookshop in Washington, DC discuss Night of the Living Rez.