Hello SIBA friends!

It’s been a while since my last update, so I wanted to say hello and update you on membership projects. The team is hard at work on New Voices New Rooms, and the social committee has some really fun things planned for you. I’m currently working hard on setting up social fun for the conference and on creating social media content to inform you about bus tours, authors, education, and more. I’ve also been working on a mentorship program for SIBA as a way to help members with networking and getting questions answered. Stay tuned for more information.

Thus far this year, we’ve had 29 new bookstores join our membership from eight states! Welcome to our new members:

• All The Tropes Bookstore, Atlanta, GA
• Archimedes' Loft: books & more, Monroe, NC
• Belmont Bookshop, Belmont, NC
• Black Cafe and Bookstore, Pensacola, FL
• Bookends Literature & Libations, Tampa, FL
• Columbus Bound Books, Columbus, GA
• Cultured Books, St. Petersburg, FL
• Dad Suggests, Fayetteville, AR
• The Fallen Acorn Bookshop, Williamsburg, VA
• Fred & June's Books, Mooresville, NC
• Ghost Apothecary, Clayton, GA
• The Lectorium - Rare and Used Books, St. Petersburg, FL
• Lit Local Books, Asheville, NC
• Little Indie Bookshop, Maiden, NC
• Needful Books and Things, St. Augustine, FL
• Nexus Booksellers, Gay, GA
• Novelgrounds, Chesapeake, VA
• Page & Flame Bookshop, Landrum, SC
• Pages Of Brew, Huntsville, AL
• Paper Places Bookshop, Jasper, AL
• Paperbacks Ink Bookstore, Newport News, VA
• Philosophers & Fools, Charleston, SC
• Raven's Lore, Calhoun, GA
• Red Stick Reads, Baton Rouge, LA
• River & Hill Books, Rome, GA
• Sammy's Bookshelf, Little Rock, AR
• Spelled Ink Bookstore, Orange, VA
• Steamy Lit, Deerfield, FL
• Trope Bookshop, Charlotte, NC

As always, if you have any questions or if you just want to say hello, you can contact me any time at candice@sibaweb.com.