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03 Sep
ABA Board election
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Nominations Open for The ABA Board

Nominate a bookseller (or yourself!) for the ABA Board.

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03 Sep
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64 Booksellers Win Scholarships to Winter Institute 2026

The awards cover the conference fee, hotel stay, and up to $600 in travel expenses to Winter Institute 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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03 Sep
Specialty Bookselling

The Indie Poetry Bestseller List

Here is the Indie Poetry Bestseller List based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending August 31, 2025. 

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03 Sep
Indies Introduce
Indies Introduce Interview

Indies Introduce Q&A with Susan Metallo

“After a traitorous event with her best friend’s boyfriend, high schooler Jess Lanza has been the topic of a nasty blog. When she decides that the insults have gotten stale, she takes matters into her own hands and through her own blog, Jess gives her bullies a year’s worth of creative reasons to hate her. Taking on the themes of fractured friendship, slut-shaming, masking, bullying and trauma is no small feat, but Metallo writes so deftly and personally, Jess comes to life and we can’t help but cheer for her through the ups and downs of senior year,” said Mara Lynn Luther of Chapter One Bookstore in Hamilton, MT.

Read more about Indies Introduce Q&A with Susan Metallo
03 Sep
Indie Next List Preview

The October 2025 Indie Next List Preview

Here are the 25 Indie Next List and 6 Now in Paperback picks on the October 2025 Indie Next List flier.

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03 Sep
Indie Next List Interview
Children’s Bookselling

Q&A with Josh Funk, Author of September/October Kids’ Indie Next List Top Pick “Whodonut?: A Holiday Mystery”

“This holiday who-donut features little nods to all the festivals of the winter season, plus a full charcuterie of characters from Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast books past. Audiences will be wrapt as they attempt to solve the mystery of Agatha Crispy’s missing manuscript,” said Amanda Zarni of Book Ends Winchester in Winchester, MA.

 

Read more about Q&A with Josh Funk, Author of September/October Kids’ Indie Next List Top Pick “Whodonut?: A Holiday Mystery”
27 Aug
Advocacy Updates
Advocacy

Advocacy Update: August 27, 2025

Advocacy Update for the week of August 21 to August 27.

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27 Aug
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Partner Spotlight: DeleteMe

DeleteMe is a leading privacy service that helps users remove their personal information from the web, protecting them from identity theft, spam, robocalls, and data breaches. 

Bookselling This Week spoke with DeleteMe's Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager Parker Daum to learn more.

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27 Aug
Indies Introduce
Indies Introduce Interview

Indies Introduce Q&A with Cassandra Ramos-Gomez

“A gently creepy story about being yourself and navigating through life’s big changes. For anyone who has ever sworn that the doll’s eyes have moved,” said Mara Lynn Luther of Chapter One Bookstore in Hamilton, MT.

Read more about Indies Introduce Q&A with Cassandra Ramos-Gomez
27 Aug
Indie Next List Interview

Q&A with R. F. Kuang, Author of September Indie Next List Top Pick “Katabasis”

“I'd follow R. F. Kuang anywhere — and that includes hell! Deep, dark, and atmospheric, Katabasis balances academia and danger perfectly, solidifying Kuang as an expert in the genre,” said Kassie King of The Novel Neighbor in Webster Groves, MO.

 

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