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26 Aug
Events
Winter Institute
Scholarships

62 Booksellers Win Scholarships to Winter Institute 2027

The awards cover the conference fee, hotel stay, and up to $600 in travel expenses to Winter Institute 2027 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Read more about 62 Booksellers Win Scholarships to Winter Institute 2027
26 Aug
"Exit Party" and author Emily St. John Mandel
Indie Next List Interview

Q&A with Emily St. John Mandel, Author of September Indie Next List Top Pick “Exit Party”

“A world descending into chaos. Another strangled by repression and surveillance. Imperfect choices…which do you fear more?" said Anmiryam Budner of Main Point Books in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Read more about Q&A with Emily St. John Mandel, Author of September Indie Next List Top Pick “Exit Party”
19 Aug
Advocacy Updates
Advocacy

Advocacy Update: August 19, 2026

This week's advocacy updates!
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19 Aug
It's All River
Indies Introduce Interview
Indies Introduce

Indies Introduce Q&A with Carla Madeira

"It's All River played in my head like an indie art film with highly saturated colors and manic cinematography...these characters (especially Lucy) will not be easily forgotten," said Amani Jackson of The Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore, Maryland.
Read more about Indies Introduce Q&A with Carla Madeira
19 Aug
Morgan J. Watchorn is the author of Fire to the Stars
Indies Introduce
Indies Introduce Interview

Indies Introduce Q&A with Morgan J. Watchorn

"This is not a romantasy, it is fantasy with heart, gritty yet beautiful, magical yet grounded at street level, and one I can't wait to come back to,” said Allie Cesmat of Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona.
Read more about Indies Introduce Q&A with Morgan J. Watchorn
19 Aug
Romance Bestseller, Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan
Specialty Bookselling

The Indie Romance Bestseller List

The American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide.

Here is the Indie Romance Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending August 18, 2026.

Read more about The Indie Romance Bestseller List
12 Aug
Advocacy Updates
Advocacy

Advocacy Update: August 12, 2026

This week's advocacy updates!
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12 Aug
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Indies Introduce
Indies Introduce Interview

Indies Introduce Q&A with Emilee Hackney

“Very well written, timely and compelling, All That's Unseen helps explain why America's most rural areas have been hurt again and again by a government they support unceasingly,” said Jamie Anderson of Duck's Cottage in Duck, North Carolina.

Read more about Indies Introduce Q&A with Emilee Hackney
12 Aug
Indie Next List Preview
Children’s Bookselling

September/October 2026 Kids’ Indie Next List Preview

Here is a preview of the titles on the September/October 2026 Kids’ Indie Next List flier, arriving at stores in the upcoming Kids’ Box mailing.

Read more about September/October 2026 Kids’ Indie Next List Preview
05 Aug
Advocacy Updates
Advocacy

Advocacy Update: August 5, 2026

This week's advocacy updates!
Read more about Advocacy Update: August 5, 2026

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