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First Things First...
7/15 at 3PM: Meet the Editors at Simon & Schuster (RSVP) 7/21: Reader Meet Writer: Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names 7/22 at 3PM: Meet the Editors Buzz Panel with Macmillan (RSVP) 7/23: Reader Meet Writer, Southern Edition: Jill McCorkle, Hieroglyphics 7/29 at 3PM: Meet the Children's Editors at Simon & Schuster (RSVP)
7/31: Deadline to vote for the SIBA Board 8/6: Reader Meet Writer, Southern Edition: Odie Lindsey, Some Go Home 8/7: Deadline to place your holiday catalog order (here) 8/12: B3! Webinar: 7 Strategies to be more Time Efficient (RSVP) 8/29: Independent Bookstore Day (more info)
Ordering is now open for the SIBA Holiday Catalog!
This year SIBA has joined four other regional associations: NEIBA, GLIBA, MIBA, and NAIBA in RAMP -the regional association marketing partnership -- to produce our 2020 SIBA Holiday Catalog. By joining in with the collective bargaining
power of other regional associations, SIBA has been able to create a robust catalog featuring many new publishing partners. There has been a strong commitment to including diverse titles by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
authors, and an active attempt to include books that are receiving strong bookseller support and buzz. (Much of the latter comes from the reviews booksellers post in Edelweiss, so if you aren't doing that, start now!)
Deadline to place your orders is August 7! The Target date for Catalog delivery is November 1 Questions: Suzanne Shoger suzanneshoger@gmail.com
If you’re a buyer or event coordinator, get this event on your calendar! Join us to hear editors from Macmillan present three books each: one that’s currently on sale, one featured Fall title, and one scheduled far out,
but exciting to share with booksellers now.
The Editors:
George Witte, St. Martin's Publishing Group Bryn Clark, Flatiron Books Lindsey Hall, Tor Ruoxi Chen, Tor Wes Adams, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
The panel will be moderated by Dominique R. Jenkins, Senior Manager, Author Events & Services at Macmillan, with help from reps Jeff Willmann and Carin Seigfried. Macmillan will
welcome a lively Q & A from booksellers after the presentations.
B3! Webinar: 7 Strategies to Be More Time Efficient
Need time management tools to address your never-ending bookseller
to-do list, and reset your work/life balance? Join us as Dr. Deborah "Dr. DJ" Johnson-Blake, an expert on time management, presents "7 Strategies to be More Time Efficient" on Wednesday, August 12 at 2 PM EDT. Dr.
Johnson-Blake will share strategies to help you take control of your time, improve your efficiency, and create a more productive lifestyle.
About our Presenter:
Dr. Deborah "Dr. DJ" Johnson-Blake is the CEO of The Writing Pad, LLC, a writing, editing, and consulting firm focusing on proofreading, editing, and customized writing. She is an award-winning assistant professor at Liberty University,
and a corporate trainer and speaker, helping participants improve relations and achieve personal and professional goals in the workplace and beyond.
When she is not working with her students, clients, and giving back to her community, she is busy speaking and promoting her books and conducting training. She is also the author of Managing Time on Purpose, a practical guide
based on theory and best practices that can be used to help people become more time management efficient. She is a co-author of Women Level Up and Lead, and K.I.S.S. Destiny Fears Goodbye. Her most recent book
is 52 Time Management H.A.C.K.S.: Hacking Actions to Conquer and Kick Life's Setbacks.
Deanna Bailey Joins the SIBA Board, 2020 Slate is Announced
The SIBA Board has appointed Deanna Bailey to fill the empty seat on the board. Deanna will step into the position after completing Carver Training in the late summer.
Deanna Bailey is the Buyer for Story On The Square in McDonough,
GA. She went to Marshall University in West Virginia where she received her bachelor's in Public Relations and her Master's in Health Care Administration; she is currently secretary for Marshall University's Black Alumni. She worked
in human resources for mental health homes and flu clinics with a focus on recruitment and hiring before her bookselling career. When Deanna isn't reading she is drinking lots of coffee, traveling to see her friends, going to concerts,
running, tennis, and hanging out with her family.
The 2020 Board Slate has been announced. Two positions are coming open.
Ballots have been sent to SIBA Bookstore members. Every store is allowed one vote. Voting ends on July 31, 2020
Current board members are:
Seat 1: Edgar Allan Poe - Janet Geddis, Avid Bookshop, GA Seat 2: Flannery O'Connor- Shane Gottwals, Gottwals Books, GA COMING OPEN Seat 3: Julia Peterkin - John Cavalier, Cavalier House Books, Denham Springs, LA Seat 4: Doris Betts - Deanna Bailey, Story on the Square, McDonough, GA Seat 5: Lafcadio Hearn - Kelly Justice, Fountain Bookstore, VA COMING OPEN
The slate:
Kelly Justice, Fountain Bookstore, Richmond, VA Lucile Perkins-Wagel, Copperfish Books, Punta Gorda, FL Lyn Roberts, Square Books, Oxford, MS Jamie Rogers Southern, Bookmarks, Winston-Salem, NC Shari
Stauch, Main Street Reads, Summerville, SC Angela Trigg, The Haunted Bookshop, Mobile, AL Anne Waters, Hub City Books, Spartanburg, SC
After a short break, Reader Meet Writer, SIBA's virtual author tour program for member booksellers, comes back stronger than ever in July! We've made a few bookseller-friendly changes:
Events are on Tuesday afternoons (start times between 3-5 PM EDT) and Thursdays at 7 PM EDT.
Bookseller resources, including Zoom links for rsvp-ing attendees, are available a month in advance. You must login to sibaweb.com to access.
No more weekly emails with zoom links and templates for your emails. We trust you to use the assets and resources provided in RMW Bookseller Resources as works best for your customers. Still need reminders? Let
me know; we'll work it out!
Wiley Cash, our Conroy Legacy Award recipient, award-winning author, and indie bookseller advocate, takes over as host. We have a FANTASTIC slate of authors scheduled for the summer,
presenting books in genres and on subjects near and dear to our hearts.
Are you interested in joining the circle of bookstores sending invites to their customers? Please email Linda-Marie and we'll discuss what's involved.
Thursday, July 16 at 7 PM EDT: Lenard D. Moore & Contributors will discuss All the Songs We Sing: Celebrating 25 Years of the Carolina African American Writers Collection.
Read more about SIBA's Circle of Sites Program (aka the "banner for dues" program) and find out whether your store is eligible to participate and
receive free membership dues.
Read This! Highest Rated Reviews from SIBA Booksellers
Some of the reviews submitted this week on Edelweiss+ from your fellow SIBA booksellers. SIBA members earn B3! points for every review if they join the SIBA community on Edelweiss. Email nicki@sibaweb.com to
be added.
Cinderbiter by Martin Shaw, Tony Hoagland
July, 2020 Reviewed by Zach Claypole White, Flyleaf Books, Chapel-Hill, NC
On Edelweiss
A remarkably unique book, Cinderbiter veers between poetry and folklore, between the old and the new. Its language flows with the currents and energy of contemporary verse, yet carries itself with the sprawling grace of
a ballad. From emotive lyric poems to heroic epics, from its titular hero to Merlin himself, Cinderbiter is a rediscovery and reinvigoration of classic literature. Just as importantly, Cinderbiter stands strong
as an outstanding collection of poetry.
Desert Notebooks by Ben Ehrenreich
July, 2020 Reviewed by Ben Groner, Parnassus Books, Nashville, NC On Edelweiss
Intelligent and wide-ranging, this book is brimming with mythologies, climate science, the musings of anthropologists and philosophers, all woven together with Ehrenreich’s personal experiences in the American Southwest. And the
owls, oh, I'll never think about owls the same way again. A paean to the desert, as well as a spirited exploration of time, writing, culture, memory, and progress, he ponders how others have seen this singular world, and how
we should live within our present political and geological moment.
The Patient by Jasper DeWitt
July, 2020 Reviewed by Brent Bunnell, Fiction Addiction, Greenville, SC On Edelweiss
This is a thriller of the highest order with some twists and turns that will have you scratching your head. Some very creative writing will stop you dead in your tracks at one point with a total "Wait, What???" moment,
that may even force you to backtrack a few chapters just to see how you didn't see that one coming. It's a new take on the concept delivered by Stephen King's classic "Misery" from some years ago, but with some very
different twists and turns. This book makes for some exciting and compelling reading and should definitely be added to your summer reading list!
Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters
July, 2020 Reviewed by Cailey Neuschaefer, Bookmarks, Winston-Salem, NC On Edelweiss
This is a ghost story - but not the kind you're thinking of. Shady Grove has always had two constants in her life - ghost and bluegrass - and her daddy was able to master both with his fiddle. However, Shady's daddy died four years
ago, and his fiddle was lost with him. Shady's left well enough alone, but when her brother is accused of murder, she knows her only option is to speak to the dead...or risk losing even more of her family. I particularly enjoyed
the interweaving of a love triangle chock with bisexual panic that did not swallow up the story itself. Waters has woven a lush, haunting debut that will linger with you as closely as Shady's ghosts. My only wish was that her
wide array of side characters had more development - but if we truly are blessed with a follow-up, hopefully we can see more of Shady's motley crew of unlikely friends and allies.
1. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090 2. The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27, 9780525536291 3. 28 Summers Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28, 9780316420044 4. Camino Winds John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385545938 5. Sex and Vanity Kevin Kwan, Doubleday, $26.95,
9780385546270
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Room Where It Happened John Bolton, S&S, $32.50, 9781982148034 2. How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27, 9780525509288 3. Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $26, 9780812993547 4. The Splendid and the Vile Erik Larson, Crown, $32, 9780385348713 5. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28,
9781984801258
Thank you for your interest in SIBA,
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SysAdmin nicki@sibaweb.com
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Need time management tools to address your never-ending bookseller
to-do list, and reset your work/life balance? Join us as Dr. Deborah "Dr. DJ" Johnson-Blake, an expert on time management, presents "7 Strategies to be More Time Efficient" on Wednesday, August 12 at 2 PM EDT. Dr.
Johnson-Blake will share strategies to help you take control of your time, improve your efficiency, and create a more productive lifestyle. 
Deanna Bailey is the Buyer for Story On The Square in McDonough,
GA. She went to Marshall University in West Virginia where she received her bachelor's in Public Relations and her Master's in Health Care Administration; she is currently secretary for Marshall University's Black Alumni. She worked
in human resources for mental health homes and flu clinics with a focus on recruitment and hiring before her bookselling career. When Deanna isn't reading she is drinking lots of coffee, traveling to see her friends, going to concerts,
running, tennis, and hanging out with her family.
Cinderbiter by Martin Shaw, Tony Hoagland
Desert Notebooks by Ben Ehrenreich
The Patient by Jasper DeWitt
Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters
