05 Mar
Indie Next List Interview
Children’s Bookselling

Q&A with K. O'Neill, Author of March/April Kids’ Indie Next List Top Pick “A Song for You and I”

“K. O'Neill’s new graphic novel is another winner. It speaks to anyone who has ever second-guessed themselves or lost who they are. Two young people, both uncertain in their way, manage to find the answers they seek with each other’s help,” said Amber Brown of Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina.

 

05 Mar
Indie Next List Interview

A Q&A with Charlotte McConaghy, Author of March Indie Next List Top Pick “Wild Dark Shore”

“An achingly beautiful novel, a page-turning thriller, and an ode to the landscapes disappearing before our eyes. It so perfectly captures the deep heartbreak of loving a place in your very bones and knowing there is nothing you can do to save it. Still, the book was full of hope,” said Nina Lundstrom of Maria’s Bookshop in Durango, Colorado.
24 Feb
About ABA
President/CEO Letters and Speeches

ABA CEO Allison Hill's Winter Institute 2025 Opening Speech

Everyone in this room knows that authors and illustrators spin the world’s pain and joy and fear and love into gold. As booksellers, you are the keepers of this treasure, helping readers discover gold and enrich their lives. May this week remind all how tremendously valuable your work is — especially right now — and may it remind you how deeply grateful we are for all of you.

 
19 Feb
125 Years of ABA
About ABA

125 Years of ABA: Q&A with ABA CEO Allison Hill

This year marks ABA’s 125th year of helping indie bookstores thrive. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, we’ll be sharing interviews with key figures in the industry and exploring how the organization has changed since its inception in 1900.
 
This week, ABA CEO Allison Hill (it’s also her 5th anniversary at ABA!) sat down with Bookselling This Week to discuss the challenges of becoming CEO during the pandemic, share her most vivid memories of the past five years, and her hopes for the future.