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17 Jul
Winter Institute
Blog

Getting Ready for Wi2025: The Sights in Denver

For every city that's selected to host an Institute, there is a site visit. Months ahead of time, a small ABA scouting team goes ahead to tour the convention facilities and iron out the details of the upcoming event. Here's a glimpse of what awaits us all in Denver.
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17 Jul
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 July 14, 2024. 

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17 Jul
Indies Introduce
Indies Introduce Interview

Indies Introduce Q&A with Donyae Coles

Donyae Coles is the author of Midnight Rooms, a Summer/Fall 2024 Indies Introduce adult selection and July 2024 Indie Next List pick. Mary Taris of Strive Bookstore in Minneapolis, Minnesota, served on the bookseller panel that selected Coles’ book for Indies Introduce. Coles sat down with Taris to discuss her debut title.

 

 

 

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17 Jul
Marketing
Events
Holidays

Bookstore Romance Day 2024: How Your Store Can Share The Love

Love is in the air! August 17 is the sixth annual Bookstore Romance Day. Any store that sells Romance Fiction titles is encouraged to participate!

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16 Jul
Advocacy Updates
Advocacy

Advocacy Update: July 16, 2025

Advocacy Update for the week of July 10 to July 16.

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12 Jul
Blog

Free Expression Friday: Good Books Young Troublemakers, the YA Book Club Teaching Allyship

Tanvi Rastogi, former librarian and current bookseller at Dog-Eared Books of Ames, Iowa, is the founder of the Good Books Young Troublemakers book club. ABFE spoke with Tanvi about the book club, its origins, and its mission. 

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11 Jul
Advocacy
Blog

This Week in Book Challenges

Here is an update on the latest book challenges for the week of July 11, 2024.

 

 

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10 Jul
Technology
IndieCommerce

3 Steps to Keep Your Store Technology Secure

Use these 3 easy steps to make sure your bookstore technology stays secure!

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10 Jul
Indies Introduce
Indies Introduce Interview

An Indies Introduce Q&A with O.O. Sangoyomi

“Masquerade is a magical debut with rich characters, challenging battles, wonderful West African myth and lore, all woven together to make a fresh historical read,” said Matt Aragon – Shafi of West Side Books in Denver, Colorado. 

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10 Jul
Indies Introduce
Indies Introduce Interview

An Indies Introduce Q&A with John Cochran

“This moving story of a family dealing with the complexities of addiction is told with incredible sensitivity, compassion, and hope. These wonderful young characters — Reese, Meg, and Charlie — and the rich friendship they develop will stay with you long after the last page is turned,” said Holly Weinkauf of Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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