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First Things First...
7/9: RAMP Winter Catalog Direct/Saturation Mail Info Session (register) 7/9: Nominate
title for the Winter Catalog (here) 7/15: Deadline to nominate a video to the
VIndies (here) 7/16: Deadline to sign up for RAMP "Back to School/Work"
email (more info) 7/19-7/22 NVNR New Owners Retreat (register) 9/27-10/1 NVNR 2021 Fall Trade Show: Opening Doors (register)
As can be seen from the list above, there are a number of important things coming due booksellers shouldn't miss.
Tomorrow RAMP is hosting an informational session on Direct and Saturation mail -- two immensely popular (and profitable) benefits for stores using the winter catalog. Register right now, right here.
And speaking of the RAMP Winter Catalog, tomorrow is also the deadline to submit suggested titles.
Deadline is July 9th!
July 15th is the last day to nominate a bookstore video for the VIndies, right here.
And July 31st is the absolute last day stores can order their Winter Catalogs. Don't put it off.
Read This Next! Summer Toolkit
As we move into summer, SIBA bookstores are beginning to open their doors again
for customers. In store customers means booksellers need in store signage, so SIBA has created a toolkit for stores to use with the 2021 Summer Read This Next List. Energize your summer sales!
Also, watch for social media files, which are shared on SIBA's social media accounts, and always tagged with the reviewing store.
Energize your summer reading: #ReadThisNext!
VIndie Nominations Due July 15th!
Show your favorite
bookstore some love! Nominations for The VIndies, the celebration of bookstore videos hosted by New Voices New Rooms, close on July 15th.
Bookstores did a phenomenal job last year creating all sorts of fun and moving videos to reach their customers. They poured their heart and soul into these projects, not to mention maxing out most of the memory on their cellphones
in filming.
Nominate here. Store self nominations are not only allowed, they are
actively encouraged!
Don't Wait on Winter Catalog Orders
...but give yourself some extra time. Try to place your orders by the 15th so you have plenty of time to work out the details of your order and your direct mail order.
Even during the pandemic, when stores were operating via mailrooms and website orders, the catalog remained one of the most important tools for reaching their customers and creating a successful holiday season. DO NOT miss this opportunity
-- the winter catalog can mean the difference between a good holiday season and a really really great one.
Tomorrow: Winter Catalog: Saturation Mail & Info Session Jul 9, 2021 1:00 PM Eastern, 12:00 PM in Central REGISTER
The Anti-Racist Bookseller
A tip sheet for talking about Racial Equity
Thanks to the pandemic, over the past year conversations about the need for racial equity have mostly been happening online. Now that society is opening up again, those conversation need to happen in person, which is an entirely different
situation. Online, you can erase a post, unfollow someone who sounds like a troll, turn off your camera in a video meeting. In your store, you can do none of those things. So what is a good way to have positive and productive conversations
about racial equity face to face?
OpportunityAgenda.org's tip sheet, Ten Lessons for Talking about Racial Equity offers
some good strategies to turn potentially uncomfortable conversations into positive experiences.
In Brief:
Immersive Media & Books 2020 Consumer Survey
In the spring of 2020, the Panorama Project convened a cross-publishing industry Consumer Research Committee to spearhead its “Immersive Media & Books 2020” survey. The survey, conducted in partnership with Portland State
University, was designed to measure consumers’ engagement with immersive media relative to books as well as their buying behaviors across multiple formats and platforms. The primary goal of this research was to establish
books’ place in the broader media ecosystem and broaden understanding of how consumers engage with books, where and how they discover books, and the implications for publishers, authors, libraries and booksellers.
RMW events are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM Eastern
Each event is fully moderated and hosted, with plenty of time for author Q & A. Current host is Wiley Cash, author of When Ghosts Come Home (William Morrow, 2021)
All events are recorded and available to stream at SIBA's Reader Meet Writer TV YouTube
channel.
Living Brave with Shannon Dingle Thu Jul 8th 7:00pm - 8:00pm | REGISTER
Shannon Dingle is a disability activist, freelance writer, sex trafficking survivor, and recovering perfectionist. While she knows the societal rules about which topics to avoid in public settings, she breaks them
regularly and teaches her six children to get into "good trouble, necessary trouble," in the words of civil rights icon John Lewis. She has written for USA Today, the Washington Post, and Teen Vogue,
and her story has been featured on TODAY.com, NPR,
and Good Morning America and in The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, Daily Kos, Christianity Today, and Slate. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Saved by a Song with Mary Gauthier Tue Jul 13th 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Associated Press named MARY GAUTHIER one of the best songwriters of her generation. Her most recent release, Rifles & Rosary Beads, was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Folk Album, and Record
of the Year by the Americana Music Association. Her songs have been recorded by dozens of artists, including Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Bettye Lavette, Kathy Mattea, Amy Helm and Candi Staton. Saved by a Song is her
first book. She lives in Nashville.
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.
Spotlight on: The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel
What booksellers are saying about The Forest of Vanishing Stars
This is historical fiction at its best and survivors and descendants have contributed to the significant research that went into the making of this book. A powerful story that I couldn’t put down. -- Stephanie Crowe from
Page and Palette in Fairhope, AL Buy from Page and Palette
Atmospheric with hints of fairy tale, The Forest of Vanishing Stars is a stand out in the WWII Historical Fiction genre. --Jessica Nock from Main Street Books in Davidson, NC Buy from Main Street Books
Another mesmerizing story from Kristin Harmel. Yona's struggle to come to terms with God's will and her own origins threads through the book. Loved it and cannot wait for wait what KH brings us next! --Laura Taylor from Oxford
Exchange in Tampa, FL Buy from Oxford Exchange
Kristin’s new novel is magical! The isolated, survivalist upbringing of the main character, Yona, provides a rich and intriguing springboard for this story to evolve, an extraordinary story of Jews surviving Nazi terror deep
in the forest. Awesome storytelling, terrific writing. --Cathy Graham from Copperfish Books in Punta Gorda, FL Buy from Copperfish Books
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin On Edelweiss | Buy
I started off laughing out loud at Gilda’s inner monologue. The clever writing matches her state of mind and drew me in right away. It took me maybe a third of the book to realize that she was going to get a lot worse. She
might lose her mind entirely. I was a little ticked off that this sweet, funny girl was going to be sacrificed to the literary fiction gods for the sake of seriousness. But, then, she wasn’t. I loved this book, then worried
for it, then loved it all over again. It’s such a great illustration of what happens to members of a family where all hurts are stuffed, all bad things swept under the rug. Austin weaves the larger narrative into Gilda’s
particular story so well that I wasn’t even aware of what she was doing. When that damn cat shows up under the steps, I nearly cheered. Bravo! This may not be an easy hand-sell, but I’m going to give my best shot.
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin, (List Price: 26, Atria Books, 9781982167356, July 2021) Reviewed by Angela Schroeder, Sunrise Books in High Point, North Carolina
Linda-Marie: Reading:Any Sign of Life by Rae Carson. A YA post-apocalyptic novel that’s set in the near future, post-Covid, and really scary! Beginning Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by
Margaret Renkl for my book club. Watching: Random British or Australian TV shows that blend comfort, humor, and gentle drama. Listening: British folk station on Pandora, and to the peaceful sounds of neighborhood comings and goings outside my office window.
Lucy: Reading:The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova - I just started this, and I’m already enraptured by this story’s stunning prose and captivating narrative! Listening:Questie Besties - This recently launched recap podcast for Apple TV’s Mythic Quest is everything and I adore it! Watching: RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Season 6
Nicki: Reading: Fox and I by Catherine Raven -- this gets a lot of comparisons to H is for Hawk, but where that book is driven by MacDonald's grief at the loss of her father, this one is more solidly
an exploration into the ever-widening gulf between humanity and "the wild." The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili, my summer doorstop book, and the Collected Stories of Leonora Carrington, because yes, I am still
fascinated by her.
Listening: Going through the Arkangel Shakespeare in order because I signed up for one of those summer online courses about the playwright Watching:
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) directed by Peter Weir, because of the last episode of the Slightly Foxed Podcast. Australian Gothic"? How can I resist?
SP: Reading:The Soul of Kindness, Elizabeth Taylor. So ruthless and precise, I think she may have written it with a pen made of surgical steel. Haven't we all known a Flora? And if you haven't, maybe YOU'RE
the Flora! Watching: A slew of excellent films, but I celebrated the 4th by watching Barbara Stanwyck at her amoral bad-girl best in the classic Pre-Code women-in-prison movie, Ladies They Talk About. And who wouldn't
talk about this collection of gangster molls, genteel poisoners, cigar-chomping toughies ("watch out for that one, she likes to wrestle"), and chorus girls with anger management issues? Listening: I played Dinah Washington's album September in the Rain and let Spotify take it from there. In addition to more Dinah Washington, the result has been a glorious collection of other ladies they
talk about: Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Etta James, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Nancy Wilson, Jo Stafford and so many more.
1. Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28, 9781524798659 2. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474 3. The Last Thing He Told Me Laura
Dave, S&S, $27, 9781501171345
4. Golden Girl Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $29, 9780316420082 5. Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Bomber Mafia Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27, 9780316296618 2. How the Word Is Passed Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $29, 9780316492935 3. Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28, 9781984801258 4. Crying in H Mart Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743 5. World Travel Anthony Bourdain, Laurie
Woolever, Ecco, $35, 9780062802798
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As we move into summer, SIBA bookstores are beginning to open their doors again
for customers. In store customers means booksellers need in store signage, so SIBA has created a toolkit for stores to use with the 2021 Summer Read This Next List. Energize your summer sales!
A tip sheet for talking about Racial Equity
Living Brave with Shannon Dingle
Saved by a Song with Mary Gauthier
