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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.
 
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19 Feb
Health Care
Resources
Advocacy

Winter 2025 Health and Wellness Resources for Booksellers

The American Booksellers Association’s health coverage partner LIG Solutions wants booksellers to stay healthy in 2025. Read on for resources that are meant to help expand your health and wellness awareness and increase your knowledge about new health insurance solutions/legislation.

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14 Feb
President/CEO Letters and Speeches
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Letter from Board President Tegan Tigani

A letter from ABA Board President Tegan Tigani.

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12 Feb
About Bookselling

Bookshop.org Celebrates 5th Anniversary

This year, Bookshop.org is celebrating its 5th anniversary!

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12 Feb
Events
ABC Children’s Institute
Scholarships

31 Booksellers Win Scholarships to Children's Institute 2025

The awards cover the conference fee, hotel stay, and up to $600 in travel expenses to Children's Institute 2025 in Portland, Oregon.

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12 Feb
Indies Introduce
Indies Introduce Interview

Indies Introduce Q&A with Alasdair Beckett-King

“Where was this book when I was young? I loved Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys and later Agatha Christie. Montgomery Bonbon has it all. Quirky, smart, characters and laugh out-loud-funny schemes,” said Suzanne Lucey of Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

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12 Feb
Indie Next List Preview
Children’s Bookselling

March/April 2025 Kids’ Indie Next List Preview

Here is a preview of the titles on the March/April 2025 Kids’ Indie Next List flier, arriving at stores in the upcoming Kids’ Box mailing.

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12 Feb
Specialty Bookselling

The Indie Comics and Graphic Works Bestseller List

Here is the Indie Comics and Graphic Works Bestseller List, including the Manga Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending February 9, 2025. 

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10 Feb
Board Report and Minutes

October 2024 ABA Board Meeting Minutes

The minutes for the October 2024 ABA Board Meeting.

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10 Feb
Board Report and Minutes

September 2024 ABA Board Meeting Minutes

The minutes for the September 2024 ABA Board Meeting.

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