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ABA meets with publishers regularly, but once a year during May and June we have our annual meetings with about 40 publishers. These meetings are attended by myself, ABA’s Chief Operating Officer Joy Dallanegra-Sanger, and 2–3 ABA Board members per meeting, all of whom are booksellers and bookstore owners. On the publisher side, we usually meet with the Publisher or CEO along with various senior staff members and others on the publisher’s team who work with indies.

These meeting tones and topics can vary greatly, based on who attends and on publisher culture and priorities. It’s evident in all of them though that the publishers love indie bookstores.

Here is the Indie Travel Literature Bestseller List based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending July 12, 2026. 

The American Booksellers Association’s health coverage partner, Gallagher, shares how to make high deductible plans and HSAs work for you.

The American Booksellers Association’s health coverage partner, Gallagher, shares the benefits of working with a health insurance broker.

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“Death comes calling in Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt — a modern take on the role personified as a 30 something Londoner who falls for the humanity around him, causing hiccups for his calling. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll turn the last page with a clearer outlook on life as only death can give you. For anyone fierce enough to look at death in all its forms and relish the humanity in us all,” said Coco Zephir of An Unlikely Story in Plainville, Massachusetts.

Here are the 25 Indie Next List and 6 Now in Paperback picks on the August 2026 Indie Next List flier.

“An absolute delight! The funny banter between Skeleton and Cat is equally matched by the adorable illustrations. This is a wonderful tale of friendship but just a so-so manual for sandwich eating. Loved it,” said Nancy Baenen of Arcadia Books in Spring Green, Wisconsin.