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First Things First...
10/6: Reader Meet Writer: Escaping Dreamland with Charlie Lovett 10/8: Reader Meet Writer: Black Women, Black Love with Dianne M. Stewart 10/10: Reader Meet Writer: Out! with Miles McKenna 10/14: Closing Keynote Event with Allie Brosh in conversation with Jenny Lawson (RSVP) 10/14: Meet the Editors from Indie Presses (
RSVP) 10/15: Reader Meet Writer: Better Boys, Better Men with Andrew Reiner 10/24: Reader Meet Writer: Jonathan Auxier/Willa the Wisp + Kristen Miller / Every Thing You Need to Know When You Are 8 + Beth Ferry/Fox & Rabbit Make Believe
SIBA Office Hours Update: In order to prepare for the forthcoming New Voices New Rooms show, for the month of September SIBA's Office Hours will be held by appointment
only. To make an appointment, email Linda-Marie Barrett at lindamarie@sibaweb.com.
SIBA Office Hours on Zoom:
Wednesdays from 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST | By appointment in Sep, Nov, Dec 803-994-9530 | siba@sibaweb.com
Join us to meet the editors from publisher members of the Independent Publishers Caucus on Wednesday, October 14 at 3PM ET. This is the perfect opportunity to get your store on their radar, begin the
connection for potential author events, and discover small press titles that reflect the thoughtful curation and literary quality that indie bookstore customers so appreciate. Includes Blair Publishers, Feminist Press, Tin House,
Deep Vellum, Seven Stories Press, Europa Editions, Verso
Closing Keynote Event with Allie Brosh in Conversation with Jenny Lawson
Eight Regional Bookselling Associations Present Closing Keynote Event with Allie Brosh October 14, 7:00 PM EST
The eight regional bookseller associations are working together this fall to present a special trade show season Closing Keynote event with author and artist Allie Brosh. Independent booksellers are invited to join
us on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00 pm EST. Brosh will discuss SOLUTIONS AND OTHER PROBLEMS (Gallery Books; 9/22/20) with Jenny Lawson, author of Broken (in the best possible way) (Henry
Holt and Co.; 4/6/21) and owner of Nowhere Bookshop in San Antonio, following an introduction by Mary Laura Philpott, author of I Miss You When I Blink. There will be an opportunity for audience questions.
Lisa Uhlrik of Franklin Fixtures talks about re-imagining the physical space of your stores as a gift and a refuge.
Banned Books Week Resources
Banned Book Week is this week, September 27-October 3
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 to highlight the value of free and open access to information. During this week, the entire book community is invited to
support the freedom to seek and to express ideas by promoting silenced voices using resources provided by the Banned Books Week coalition.
ALA’s “Get Involved” resources: The resources include a Stand for the Banned read-out, a Dear Banned Author letter-writing campaign, actions
for each day of Banned Books Week, and more.
Banned Books Week Coalition resources: Check out the Banned Books Week Coalition’s resources which cover print and digital resources, event resources,
reporting censorship, and more.
Charlie Lovett is an award-winning playwright and author of the New York Times bestseller The Bookman’s Tale and other novels. His plays for children have been seen in over five thousand
productions worldwide. A former antiquarian bookseller, he collects books and memorabilia related to Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland and has written extensively on Carroll. He hosts the literary podcast Inside the
Writer’s Studio. Charlie and his wife, Janice, live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and in Kingham, Oxfordshire.
IMPORTANT UPDATE! Reader Meet Writer upgrades event format
Out of an abundance of caution and in response to feedback from the book industry, SIBA is upgrading its Reader Meet Writer series from the more open discussion "Zoom meeting" format to the more presentation-oriented "webinar"
format. Existing meeting links will not change.
This week on Lady Banks Pick of the Week:
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.
1. The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett, Viking, $36, 9780525954989 2. The Book of Two Ways Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9781984818355 3. The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27, 9780525536291 4. Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28, 9781501160837 5. All the Devils Are Here Louise Penny, Minotaur,
$28.99, 9781250145239
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Rage Bob Woodward, S&S, $30, 9781982131739 2. Caste Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32, 9780593230251 3. Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss Jenna Bush Hager, Morrow, $26.99, 9780062960627 4. The Splendid and the Vile Erik Larson, Crown, $32, 9780385348713 5. Solutions and Other Problems Allie Brosh,
Gallery Books, $30, 9781982156947
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Escaping Dreamland with Charlie Lovett
Tue Oct 6th 5:00pm - 6:00pm 
