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First Things First...
3/23-3/25: NVNR March Madness: Social Media Retreat (register) 3/23-3/25: NVNR March Madness: Author Series (register)
3/30: Reader Meet Writer - A Town Called Solace with Mary Lawson 3/31: How to Resist Amazon and Why with Danny Caine (register) 4/1: Reader Meet Writer -
Wild Women and the Blues with Denny S. Bryce 4/5: Sure I'll Be Your Black Friend: A conversation with Ben Philippe and Luis Correa (register) 4/8: Reader Meet
Writer - Whisper Down the Lane with Clay McLeod Chapman
NVNR Next Week: Social Media Retreat Program Details
If you haven't registered yet for the NVNR Social Media Retreat,
there is still time! Registration remains open through the weekend. Registered attendees will receive their unique login links beginning Friday, March 19th.
Two important steps to do in preparation for next week’s event:
Create a Canva account if you don’t already have one. Canva is a free app and using it will be an important part of the skills you learn at the Social Media Retreat.
Look through the assets you will be using during the program. Registrants will receive a link to graphics for promoting books provided by the publisher sponsors of the Social Media Retreat. We’re very grateful for their
support and their belief in the importance of indie booksellers. By registering, all event attendees have agreed to share social media posts for the books by our sponsors.
Each day’s program focuses on a specific social media platform. The mornings are devoted to workshops and panels. Then there is an Author Panel Lunch from one of the sponsoring publishers, followed by an afternoon of breakout
sessions for a specific social media platform. Attendees can join the regular or advanced breakout room, or the “ideas free for fall” room.
Tuesday, March 23:
9:30 | Creating a Content Plan 11:10 | Canva 101 1:00 | Lunch: PRH Kids present Debut Authors with Big Buzz 3:00 | Facebook Breakout Sessions: General, Advanced, Ideas Session
Wednesday March 24:
9:30 | Intro to TikTok with Q&A 11:10 | Scheduling Platforms Panel 1:00 | Lunch: Sourcebooks 2021 Spring Author Luncheon: Madness, Music and a Mystery! 3:00 | Twitter Breakout Sessions: General, Advanced, Ideas Session
Thursday, March 25:
9:30 | Best Practices for Facebook Panel 10:35 | Best Practices for Twitter Panel 11:40 | Best Practices for Instagram Panel 1:00 | Lunch: Making Light: Scholastic Books that Shine 3:00 | Instagram Breakout Sessions: General, Advanced, Ideas Session
There will be one sign on link for educational sessions and one for the lunchtime author events. All attendees will be preregistered for both. Contact nicki@sibaweb.com with registration questions.
NVNR March Madness Author Series
Although the NVNR Social Media Retreat costs $25 to attend, the lunchtime author events are free and open to everyone. Join us Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 1:00 PM EST to hear from some great authors, and enter into raffles
to win finished copies of their books. After each panel discussion there will be an informal "author chat" where booksellers will be invited to come on screen to talk with the authors directly.
A single registration link will grant you access to all three lunchtime events.
PRH Kids Present Debut Authors with Big Buzz! Listen to New Voices with lots of internal publisher buzz and support. PLUS, attendees enter a raffle for multiple winners to receive finished copies of featured books. Informal “meet the authors chat” after panel discussion. Moderated by Kirsten Hess Owner of Let's Play Books Bookstore in Emmaus, PA.
Sourcebooks 2021 Spring Author Luncheon: Madness, Music and a Mystery! Special bonus: tiered opportunities for pre-order campaigns, etc, for each book, and more promotional opportunities. Informal “meet the authors chat” after panel discussion. Moderated by Christine Bollow Programs & Marketing Manager at Loyalty Bookstores, Petworth, DC and Silver Spring, MD
Making Light: Scholastic Books that Shine
Some books glow like the light of birthday candles while others electrify like neon. Join a panel of five Scholastic authors/illustrators whose upcoming books spread light and hope from picture books to YA novels. No batteries
required! Informal “meet the authors chat” after panel discussion. Complimentary galleys and WISHES poster for the first 50 attendees to fill out the request form during the event!
Moderated by Jamie Rogers Southern Interim Executive Director of Bookmarks in Winston-Salem NC
In Brief: Storm Relief from Binc
As this edition of SIBALAND goes to press, much of the southeast is under severe weather and tornado warnings for the next 24 hours. Binc contacted SIBA to ask us to remind booksellers that they stand ready to help in case of emergency.
The Foundation may be able to help owners or employees with personal household expenses related to a natural disaster. In addition, Binc can assist with expenses directly related to the store in certain cases. Here are a few ways that
the Binc Foundation may be able to help.
1. If displaced employees need financial assistance to move into a new or temporary residence and are unable to cover the associated expenses, the employee can apply for assistance. 2. If any employee lost more than
50% of their weekly work hours due to the severe weather and this is causing a financial hardship, they qualify to apply for assistance. 3. If your store is damaged and must close due to the storm, we may be able to help
with certain expenses to help you reopen more quickly.
A Town Called Solace with Mary Lawson Tue Mar 30th 6:00pm - 7:00pm | REGISTER
Mary Lawson was born and brought up in a small farming community in Ontario. She is the author of three previous nationally and internationally bestselling novels, Crow Lake, The Other Side of the Bridge,
and Road Ends. Crow Lake was a New York Times bestseller and was chosen as a Book of the Year by The New York Times and The Washington Post, among others. The Other Side of the Bridge was
longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Lawson lives in England but returns to Canada frequently.
Wild Women and the Blues with Denny S. Bryce Thu Apr 1st 7:00pm - 8:00pm | REGISTER
DENNY S. BRYCE is an award-winning author and three-time RWA Golden Heart® finalist, including twice for Wild Women and the Blues. In addition to writing for NPR Books and FROLIC Media, the former professional dancer is
a public relations professional who has spent over two decades running her own marketing and event management firm. A member of the Historical Novel Society, Women’s Fiction Writers Association, and Novelists, Inc., she
is a frequent speaker at author events. Originally from Chicago, she now lives in Savannah, Georgia. Visit her online at DennySBryce.com.
This week on Circle of Sites
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.
Even after all these years it isn't easy to get the people who worked at Bletchley Park during the War to talk about what they did. Historical novelist Kate Quinn discovers this is true even when the people you are talking
to are characters in your own book. "We all found ways of coping," one of them finally admits, "or else you’d end up in the infirmary on a three-day
rest crying your eyes out."
Quinn, who had a medievalist for a mother, a jazz musician for a father, and -- fun fact -- studied Opera in college, has been slowly joining the modern world in her fiction. Her novels range from the sacking of Troy to the
French Revolution. Her last three books, including the bestselling novels The Alice Network and The Huntress, are set in the theaters of two world wars. Known for her female-centric and character-driven
historical fiction, Quinn has earned the devotion of bookseller fans no matter what epoque she chooses to write in.
What booksellers are saying about The Rose Code
But even more amazing were the three characters that came to life in the pages of this book. If they were typical of the majority of women who worked at Bletchley Park, then no wonder historians say their efforts and work shortened
the war by at least two years. A must read for anyone who loves character driven historical fiction. --Nancy McFarlane, Fiction Addiction in
Greenville, SC
Quinn weaves an engrossing tale of highly stressful complicated secretive work. Things go awry. There are issues and security breaches that involve these three so that friendship is lost and they become angry and estranged.
And then there is betrayal! It is a riveting read and a mystery that must be solved. --Stephanie Crowe, Page and Palette,
Fairhope, AL
Kate Quinn cleverly juxtaposes the Bletchley Park war years with a twelve-day countdown to the 1947 royal wedding of Philip and Elizabeth, making for a compelling tale. The novel is chocked full of complications and intrigue
and is a thrilling piece of literature. --Beth O'Brochta, Book No Further in Roanoke, VA
You know those books that you start reading and Cannot. Put. Down?? This is definitely one. With so many WWII books out there, Kate Quinn manages to put a fresh spin on the war with The Rose Code and makes you feel
like you're reading something new. -- Mary Patterson, The Little Bookshelf, Midlothian, VA
About Kate Quinn
Kate Quinn is a New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction. A lifelong history buff, she has written eight historical novels, including the bestselling The Huntress, The Alice Network,
the Empress of Rome Saga, and the Borgia Chronicles. All have been translated into multiple languages. She and her husband now live in San Diego with two black dogs named Caesar and Calpurnia.
Lara has been crushing on Chase since she was a little girl. Now it’s senior year and he’s finally noticing her. But on the first day of school, in walks Lara’s summer friend/romance Jasmine–in town to stay.
Lara’s into Chase, but she also can’t forget about Jasmine. What’s she going to do now? I loved how we not only get a questioning bi-romance, but also get some good friendship dynamics in Cool for the Summer.
If you’re looking for a light summer read that also manages some heavy emotions in a Grease vibe, look no further!
Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler (List Price: $18.99, Wednesday Books, 9781250765826, 5/11/2021) Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in
Marietta, Georgia
King of Ragtime by Stephen Costanza, Stephen Costanza (Illus.) On Edelweiss | Buy
This book about Scott Joplin is beautifully written and even more beautifully illustrated. I loved the historic details, like the inclusion of the real 1911 sheet music cover of “Maple Leaf Rag”! Scott Joplin is
an iconic part of American music history and every child deserves to know his story.
The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker (List Price: $27, Riverhead Books, 9781534410367, 5/18/2021) Reviewed by Kate Storhoff, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina
Linda-Marie: Reading: The Soulmate Equation, a quirky and tender romcom by Christina Lauren, who will appear on our Reader Meet Writer program (6/8) Listening: Your Chill Soundtrack on Pandora Watching:The Great British Baking Show and Gardeners’ World
SP: Reading: Back to reading The Snow Ball by Brigid Brophy Listening: to my dogs bark. Watching:Billy Wilder's The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970).
Lucy: Reading:Anne of Manhattan by Brina Starler - A funny, engaging, and utterly charming modern take on ANNE OF GREEN GABLES. I both cried and laughed out loud in the first 50 pages. Listening:Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - A haunting tale with expertly rendered characters which is absolutely dripping with gothic aesthetic. I can only listen to this at night or when it’s raining because
it’s so atmospheric. Watching:For All Mankind - “The acting in this character driven show (which asks the question, “What if the Russians landed on the moon first?”) is absolutely phenomenal. Basically the entire main cast
deserves awards.
Nicki: Reading:The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny by Daisy Dunn (something I heard about on the last Slightly Foxed Podcast), The Snow Ball by Brigid Brophy (I am woefully behind everyone else
in my Iris Murdoch Fan Girls book club), and Winter in the Blood by James Welch, which I heard on audio, and now want to read in print. Listening: Ramsey Lewis's Wade in the Water album Watching:The Professor and the Madman with Mel Gibson and Sean Penn
1. Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28, 9780593318171 2. The Four Winds Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602 3. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474 4. The Paris Library Janet Skeslien Charles, Atria, $28, 9781982134198 5. The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead
Books, $27, 9780525536291
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781982115852 2. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 3. Dusk, Night, Dawn Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $20, 9780593189696 4. Caste Isabel Wilkerson, Random House,
$32, 9780593230251 5. The Splendid and the Vile Erik Larson, Crown, $32, 9780385348713
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A Town Called Solace with Mary Lawson
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Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler 
King of Ragtime by Stephen Costanza, Stephen Costanza (Illus.) 
