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Diversity & Inclusion

07 Jan
About ABA
Diversity & Inclusion

Now Accepting Nominations for ABA’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council (DEIC)

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.

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02 Oct
About ABA
Diversity & Inclusion

Now Accepting Nominations for ABA’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (DEIC)

Nominations are now open to fill three spots on ABA’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (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.

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21 Aug
About Bookselling
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Diversity & Inclusion

Partner Spotlight: PayUSA

Partner Spotlight is a new series designed to highlight the vendors that partner with ABA to offer discounted products, services, and business opportunities to ABA members.
PayUSA offers powerful, scalable payroll processing tools to fit your business needs. Bookselling This Week spoke to PayUSA President/CEO Christian Hoyt to learn more about the company and Hoyt's love of indie bookstores. 
 
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31 Jul
About Bookselling
Blog
Diversity & Inclusion

Partner Spotlight: Page Anchor

Page Anchor offers jewelry quality bookmarks designed for hands-free reading. Owner Colin McKinna met with Bookselling This Week to talk about the product, the company, and his lifelong love of indie bookstores. 

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10 Jul
About Bookselling
Blog
Diversity & Inclusion

Partner Spotlight: RISEWITHUS

RISEWITHUS is a consulting agency that specializes in helping organizations better understand and implement Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) principles. Founder and CEO KJ Williams and Managing Director AJ Williams met with Bookselling This Week to talk about their work, their experiences with booksellers, and their love of books.

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15 Jun
Diversity & Inclusion
Holidays

A Personal Meaning to Juneteenth and its Historical Relevance

For most Americans, Juneteenth became a national holiday just last year. ABA's Chief Communications Officer, Ray Daniels, shares how he discovered Juneteenth in a book of all places.

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04 May
Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with These Titles

Members of the ABA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) contributed to a curated book list in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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15 Mar
About ABA
Diversity & Inclusion

Now Accepting Nominations for ABA’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (DEIC)

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

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04 Jan
About Bookselling
Diversity & Inclusion

On ABA's Disability Meetup: "If You're Out There, We Need You!"

Breaking into the book and bookselling industries can be more than a challenge for many of us who are disabled, either visibly or invisibly," said booksellers Sarah Hollenbeck and Annie Carl. "So how do we as an independent industry create bookselling jobs that are more inclusive?"

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13 Apr
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LGBTQ+

North Carolina Booksellers on H.B. 2: “All Are Welcome Here”

Independent booksellers throughout North Carolina are speaking out against the discriminatory nature of House Bill 2 and addressing its impact on their businesses.

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