Cheryl Lee of 44th and 3rd Booksellers in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the recipients of a 2023 Books Across Borders Scholarship, co-sponsored by SIBA and Independent Publishing Caucus (IPC).

Each year Books Across Borders awards fellowships to five indie booksellers to visit Frankfurter Buchmesse and the FIL Guadalajara international book fair. Books Across Borders aims to connect booksellers to the global literary conversation and through them to widen Americans’ perspectives of diverse and international literature. Lee's scholarship will allow her to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair in October.

"We were sooo surprised to win and are very much looking forward to attending the International Book Fair in Frankfurt!," said Lee, "I have never been to Germany so this will be especially exciting not only to attend the fair, but also it will be our thirtieth wedding anniversary. What a way to celebrate!"

Lee went on to say she is looking forward to networking with other booksellers from around the world and hopes to gain a better understanding of bookselling from an international perspective, as well as learning new practices that can be brought back to 44th and 3rd.

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