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Lunch and Booksellers Present: Indies Introduce Authors

Lunch and Booksellers Present: Indies Introduce Authors (February 13, 2024)
Content related to the education session Lunch and Booksellers Present: Indies Introduce Authors, Winter Institute 2024.
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  • Bookselling Essentials
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  • 101
Description
The Indies Introduce program is about what independent booksellers do best: discovering exciting debut authors and sharing the best with readers across the country. Enjoy lunch while learning about the title selection process from the bookseller panelists who curated the Winter/Spring 2024 Indies Introduce list. Many of the Winter/Spring 2024 Indies Introduce debut authors will be present to read a short passage and answer a question posed by one of the bookseller panelists. Authors will be available to sign copies of their debut books following the presentation.
 
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Education for Authors: Best Practices for Bookstore Events

Education for Authors: Best Practices for Bookstore Events (February 13, 2024)
Content related to the education session Education for Authors: Best Practices for Bookstore Events, Winter Institute 2024.
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  • Bookselling Essentials
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  • 101
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Developed for author guests in the early stages of their writing careers, this panel features booksellers who have formulated best practices for creating events that benefit both stores and authors. This session will cover a number of issues, from author publicity to dealing with pre-event nerves.
 
Speakers
Paul Hanson, Village Books - Bellingham, WA
Linda Kass, Gramercy Books - Bexley, OH
Errol Anderson, Charis Books and More - Decatur, GA
Bunnie Hilliard, Brave + Kind Bookshop - Decatur, GA
Javier Ramirez, Exile in Bookville - Chicago, IL
 
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Beyond Allyship: Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Staff Members

Beyond Allyship: Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Staff Members (February 13, 2024)
Content related to the education session Beyond Allyship: Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Staff Members, Winter Institute 2024.
Topic:
  • Diversity & Inclusion
Tags:
  • 101

 
Join this bookseller-led panel for a discussion on supporting trans and nonbinary staff and colleagues. With LGBTQIA2S+ (particularly trans) rights under constant siege, it is more important than ever to have procedures in place that protect our staff and colleagues. Panelists will discuss what active allyship means for all employees, and will review best practices for responding to anti-trans legislation and community hate.
 
 
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Gretchen Treu, A Room of One's Own Bookstore - Madison, WI
Kai Burner, Bookworm of Edwards - Edwards, CO
Linda Sherman-Nurick, Cellar Door Bookstore - Riverside, CA
Brein Lopez, Children's Book World - Los Angeles, CA
 
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Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid (February 13, 2024)
Content related to the education session Mental Health First Aid, Winter Institute 2024.
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Topic:
  • Bookselling Essentials
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  • 101
Description
Most of us know how to help when we see someone in cardiac arrest — we start CPR, or at the very least, call 9-1-1. But too few of us might know how to respond when we see a customer having a panic attack, or if we are concerned that a co-worker shows signs of alcoholism. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a training program that takes the fear and hesitation out of starting conversations about mental health and substance use problems. It helps to improve understanding and provides an action plan that teaches people to safely and responsibly identify and address a potential mental illness or substance use disorder. Rich Palmer, a certified MHFA instructor will provide an introduction to basic MHFA skills on how to navigate hard conversations, tackle stigma in the workplace, and address what resilience truly means – with strategies to alleviate burnout.
 
Speakers
Rich Palmer, Mental Health America of Northern KY and Southwest OH - Blue Ash, OH
 
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Starting a Worker Owned Co-op

Starting a Worker Owned Co-op (February 13, 2024)
Content related to the education session Starting a Worker Owned Co-op, Winter Institute 2024.
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Topic:
  • Bookselling Essentials
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  • 101
Description
According to the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC), “Worker cooperatives are values-driven businesses that put worker and community benefit at the core of their purpose. Worker members…participate in the profits, oversight, and often management of the enterprise using democratic practices.” If you are interested in opening a worker-owned co-op bookstore or transitioning to one, this conversation is for you. In this session, a representative from USFWC will talk about the benefits of a worker-owned model as well as the drawbacks. They will review legalities of incorporation, decision making, financial operations, and more. Leave this session with the knowledge you need to evaluate if this shift is the right fit for you.
 
Speakers
Cullen Nawalkowsky, Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse - Baltimore, MD
Talia Whyte, Rozzie Bound Books - Boston, MA
Ellen Vera, Co-op Cincy - Cincinnati, OH
 
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Seasonal Buying: Calibrate for Success

Seasonal Buying: Calibrate for Success (February 13, 2024)
Content related to the education session Seasonal Buying: Calibrate for Success, Children's Institute 2024.
Topic:
  • Buying and Selling
Tags:
  • 101

 

A well-planned seasonal inventory can result in big profits, while missing the mark can be a costly mistake. Buyers from a large urban store, a medium-sized store in a college town, and a bookmobile will discuss how they plan their seasonal inventory while keeping in mind store budgets, physical space, and more.
 
Speakers
Elese Stutts, Flyleaf Books - Chapel Hill, NC
Kim Brock, Joseph-Beth Booksellers - Cincinnati, OH
Zsamé Morgan, Babycake's Book Stack - Saint Paul, MN
Emily Schroen, Main Street Books - Saint Charles, MO
 
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Increasing Book Sales and Building Community Online

Increasing Book Sales and Building Community Online (February 13, 2024)
Content related to the education session Increasing Book Sales and Building Community Online, Winter Institute 2024.
Topic:
  • Bookselling Essentials
Tags:
  • 101

 
This panel session, led by Andy Hunter of Bookshop.org, will feature a panel of booksellers discussing how they use digital platforms to sell books, build an online audience, and drive in-person and online sales. The panel will discuss selling with e-commerce, highlighting events and community through social media, reviewing and acting on website traffic to increase the visibility of your store with search engine optimization (SEO), and engaging customers through Edelweiss to create email marketing.
 
Speakers
Veronica Liu, Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria - New York, NY
Amanda Lepper, Dog-Eared Books - Ames, IA
Evisa Gallman, Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books - Philadelphia, PA
Andy Hunter, Bookshop.org - Brooklyn, NY
 
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Breakfast Keynote with Michele Norris: Race. Your Thoughts. Six Words. Please Send.

Breakfast Keynote with Michele Norris: Race. Your Thoughts. Six Words. Please Send. (February 13, 2024)
Content related to the education session Breakfast Keynote with Michele Norris: Race. Your Thoughts. Six Words. Please Send., Winter Institute 2024.
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Topic:
  • Bookselling Essentials
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  • 101
Description
Michele Norris is one of America’s most trusted voices in journalism, earning numerous honors over a long career, including Peabody, Emmy, Dupont, and Goldsmith awards.  As founding director of The Race Card Project, a Peabody Award–winning narrative archive where people around the world share their reflections on identity—in just six words, she ignited the conversation with the seemingly simple prompt: Race. Your Thoughts. Six Words. Please Send. The responses she received have been challenging and complicated, intimate and candid, revealing fear, pain, triumph, and humor. Her transformative new book, OUR HIDDEN CONVERSATIONS (Simon & Schuster) and her work with The Race Card Project reminds us that even during times of great division, honesty, grace, and a willing ear can provide a bridge toward understanding and maybe even empathy.
 
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Fly Like a Helicopter & Run like a Lemonade Stand

Fly Like a Helicopter & Run like a Lemonade Stand (February 12, 2024)
Content related to the education session Fly Like a Helicopter & Run like a Lemonade Stand, Winter Institute 2024.
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Topic:
  • Bookselling Essentials
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  • 101
Description
In this interactive session, as a follow-up to his morning keynote, James Rhee will lead a discussion on measurements and operational processes enhancing balance, agility, and goodwill as it relates to the business of life and the life of business.
 
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Financial and Environmental Sustainability Through Used Books

Financial and Environmental Sustainability Through Used Books (February 12, 2024)
Content related to the education session Financial and Environmental Sustainability Through Used Books, Children's Institute 2024.
Topic:
  • Bookselling Essentials
Tags:
  • Used Books
 
Used books can meet a variety of needs for you and your customers. They offer customers a deeper selection with more accessible pricing, they reduce your cost of goods, and they reduce your carbon footprint. This panel will feature experienced booksellers from used bookstores who understand the process of curating used books and will walk you through best practices for buying, pricing, managing, and marketing used books. Specifically, this panel is designed for booksellers from used bookstores or for stores that curate a used section.
 
Speakers
Danielle King, Left Bank Books - St. Louis, MO
Pete Mulvihill, Green Apple Books - San Francisco, CA
Amy Hall, Hudson Valley Books for Humanity - Ossining, NY
 
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