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First Things First...
8/30-9/1: Children's Institute 9/1: Deadline to register for NVNR 2021 to receive the Show Box (register)
9/27-10/1 NVNR 2021 Fall Trade Show: Opening Doors (register)
September 1st is the deadline to register and receive the Show Box
All attendees will be pre-registered for events, no need to track dozens of zoom links.
Bookstores can showcase their shops for publishers at "Bookstore Row"
Networking opportunities have been prioritized in the schedule
The "Readers of the Last ARC Galley Room" is now open for booksellers to browse.
Booksellers will have more opportunities and resources to share with their customers on social media
Julia R. Davis, Janet Geddis elected to the SIBA Board
SIBA members have elected Julia R. Davis of The Book Worm Bookstore in Powder Springs, GA, and re-elected Janet Geddis of Avid Bookshop in Athens GA to serve on the SIBA Board. They will each serve a three year term, beginning January 1st, 2022, after undergoing training in the Carver Governance Method under which SIBA functions.
Julia R. Davis
Julia Davis (she/her) took ownership of The Book Worm Bookstore, Powder Springs, GA in November 2020 when the former owner retired. Her passion for promoting self-love and literacy has become the foundation that The Book Worm stands
on. Julia also hosts a series of children’s events, appropriately titled “I Love ME!” designed to encourage children to love themselves as they are. In February 2014, She published her first children’s
book “I Love me because….I’m DIFFERENT.” Currently, there are EIGHT published picture books ONE Chapter Book, and various self-love items in the continually growing I LOVE ME! Book Series.
Janet Geddis
Janet Geddis (she/her) is a business owner, writer, speaker,
and community leader. The owner of Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia, Janet is involved with regional and national book industry organizations, presenting at least twice a year at conferences and volunteering her time for advisory
boards. She began her first term on the SIBA Board in 2018. Known for her inventiveness (she was the first bookstore owner to use crowdfunding to gather some startup funds in 2010!) and positivity, Janet volunteers
in Athens and in the book world whenever possible. Recently she and Avid were featured in a WebMD film, a Facebook video series,
and even a one-on-one interview with Stacey Abrams.
She is a contributor to podcasts and radio programs, including shows on Georgia Public Broadcasting and NPR.
COVID Resources Recap
Southern states are being hit especially hard by the resurgence of the COVID Delta Variant amid the pressure to return the economy and community to something like a normal state. Stores now find themselves navigating a careful path
between re-opening plans and stricter safety procedures.
Visit the ABA's Collection of Resources for Booksellers for up to date information on
what to do if you are faced with a an outbreak in your community or --perish the thought -- your store. They also have a list of Resources for Reopening which will help you to operate safely when you start allowing customers back into your shop.
NVNR 2021: Galley Room Now Open
Free Books, Free Stuff: Why Booksellers should register now for NVNR 2021
Bookstores are strongly encouraged to have their entire staff register for the show by September 1st -- the deadline for attendees to receive the popular "Show Box" of goodies: tote bags, books, journals, chocolate,
and so, so much more!
NVNR events will be held on the Zoom platform. But the website hub will be a companion resource for attendees, with easy to use directories of bookstores, publishers, vendors, and presenters. Booksellers can use the hub to schedule
meetings with publishers and sales reps, keep track of scheduled events, download information about authors, showcase their own stores, and request review copies from participating publishers.
Now available at NVNR (Registered Attendees Only!):
Schedule: Updated as events and presenters are confirmed.
New this year is the Hospitality Suite, staffed from 8 am to 5 pm every day of the show, and available for impromptu get togethers with colleagues.
Bookstore Row: A directory and showcase of attending
bookstores, with contact information, press kits, and a list of staff names and positions.
Publisher & Vendor Studio Gallery: A directory of
publisher and vendor partners with sales rep contact information, backlist order specials, appointment links, catalogs and key titles, and directions for creating new accounts.
The Readers of the Last ARC Galley Room: Now open for
booksellers to browse. Attendees can build a list of ARCs they are interested in. The room will remain open until the end of the show, after which all ARC requests will be sent to publishers for fulfillment. The galley room is
searchable and can be filtered by genre, author, publisher, and event which featured the book, if applicable. NVNR has also opened up the galley room to all publishers in the studio gallery, allowing for an extensive list of books
beyond those featured in the NVNR program.
Raise your hand if your store sends out "Happy Holidays" or "Happy New Year" or other holiday-related social media posts to your customers.
Cultures Connecting, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training service used by SIBA and the American Booksellers Association, has recently added a 2021-2022 Diversity Calendar to their list of resources for people doing culturally relevant anti-bias work.
The calendar seeks "to increase awareness and understanding of the diverse cultures represented in our schools and community." and is especially useful in that it notes things that may impact your staff and customers -- such
as whether or not holiday observance means people may need the day off from work, or that children may not go to school on that day.
Sending out non-promotional, celebratory messages like "Happy Valentine's Day" or "Happy Independence Day" is a natural impulse, a way to connect with your community around a common celebration. Since communities
are always far more diverse and complex than can be implied by a list of Federal or Bank holidays, the 2021-2022 Diversity Calendar is a excellent tool to find more points of connection with your customers, and more ways to celebrate
with them.
In Brief:
Bookstore Romance Day this Saturday, 8/21 Bookstores that sell romance in any form are encouraged to participate in Bookstore Romance Day, a day designed to give independent bookstores an opportunity to celebrate
romance books, readers, and writers. Participating stores will be featured on Bookstore Romance Day's website and will have access to exclusive merchandise, special offers, and branded swag. Click here for more information.
Job Posting Bodacious Bookstore & Café, located in Pensacola, FL, is searching for a passionate and qualified Bookstore & Café Manager to run our independent bookstore. Here’s
the job posting with info and the online application: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/660892
Reader Meet Writer: September
The Fall season of Reader Meet Writer is just weeks away!
General RMW Event information:
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.
The Night She Disappeared with Lisa Jewell Thu Sep 9th 6:00pm - 7:00pm | REGISTER
Lisa Jewell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including The Family Upstairs and Then She Was Gone, as well as Invisible Girl and Watching You.
Her novels have sold over 5 million copies internationally, and her work has also been translated into twenty-nine languages. Connect with her on Twitter @LisaJewellUK, on Instagram @LisaJewellUK, and on Facebook @LisaJewellOfficial.
Einstein: The Fantastic Journey of a Mouse Through Space and Time with Torben Kuhlmann Sat Sep 11th 11:00am - 12:00pm | REGISTER
Time is relative! Award-winning, illustrator Torben Kuhlmann’s brilliant new book bends time and imagination!
Graceland, At Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South with Margaret Renkl Thu Sep 16th 7:00pm - 8:00pm | REGISTER
“People have often asked me how it feels to be the ‘voice of the South,’” writes Renkl in her introduction. “But I’m not the voice of the South, and no one else is, either.” There are many
Souths—red and blue, rural and urban, mountain and coast, Black and white and brown—and no one writer could possibly represent all of them. "
When Ghosts Come Home with Wiley Cash Thu Sep 23rd 7:00pm - 8:00pm | REGISTER
When the roar of a low-flying plane awakens him in the middle of the night, Sheriff Winston Barnes knows something strange is happening at the nearby airfield on the coast of North Carolina. But nothing can prepare him for what
he finds: a large airplane has crash-landed and is now sitting sideways on the runway, and there are no signs of a pilot or cargo.
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: Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
What booksellers are saying about Velvet Was the Night
A smoky, simmering historical noir following a romance-comic-reading secretary and a lonely henchman, as each becomes ensnared in a search for a missing photographer, set in 1970s Mexico City during the Dirty War. I enjoyed unlikely
heroes, the historical context, and the soundtrack of suppressed rock music scoring the scenes throughout. -- Megan Bell from Underground Books in Carrollton, GA Buy from Underground Books
I have issues with Moreno-Garcia's books because I never want them to end! Readers will escape and find joy in Velvet Was the Night due to the action, the loneliness of both characters, and the beautiful setting of Mexico
City. --Deanna Bailey from Story on the Square in McDonough, GA Buy from Story on the Square
A smooth, amber-tinted, cigar-scented affair that rings in your ears. Corruption and a desperation to escape the world around you as it slowly unravels. It's the perfect read for a hot summer evening, where the world is moving
slowly, and the cicadas are screaming. --Caitlyn Vanorder from Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, NC Buy from Bookmarks
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland On Edelweiss | Buy
Raquel Vasquez Gilliland has written another YA novel that gets to the root of things and unearths the magic that was always there, waiting for us: this is her special power. Where Sia Martinez’s story brought us new worlds,
Moon Fuentez’s story powerfully dissects our current one; the everyday magic of fireweed, moths, dragonflies, mulberries, and salt burst off the page in Vasquez Gilliland’s kaleidoscopic prose. How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe is
also a story of sisterhood and grief, of trauma and religion, of abuse and mental health, but at its heart lives a romance of epic proportion. Moon Fuentez is the beautiful, artistic, fat, witchy Latinx heroine that we all
need and I adore her gorgeous love story.
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, (List Price: 19.99, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 9781534448667, August 2021)
Reviewed by Cristina Russell, Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida
Linda-Marie: Reading: Just finished Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner, and it was brilliant and funny and moving from start to finish. Beginning A Good Neighborhood by
Therese Anne Fowler for my book club. Listening: William Ackerman Radio on Pandora. Watching:The Heart Doctor on Acorn, an Australian show that always brings a smile and some reflection on the importance of family and good friends.
Lucy: Reading: The Last Flight by Julie Clark - Definitely not helping my back of mind fear of plane crashes, but I love how this winding thriller both hits the ground running, yet also slowly unspools its narrative. Listening: Don’t Call it a Cult by Sarah Berman - If you’re at all interested in cults and their dynamics, this is the book for you. Though be forewarned, it’s full of distressing content. Watching:The Good Doctor via Hulu - I fell a bit behind on this show due to a spoiler I inadvertently received via social media that angered me, but I’m glad I finally picked this back up again.
Nicki: Reading:Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, smoky, gritty, 1970s Mexico-City noir. It doesn't get any better than that. Not a Nation of Immigrants by
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, a relentlessly clear-eyed look at what it really means when we call America "the land of opportunity." And I've just ordered Selina Hastings' new biography, Sybille Bedford, An Appetite for Life,
because, wow, what a life! Listening:Mother Nature from Angelique Kidjo. Watching: Total comfort telly: Much Ado About Nothing with Emma Thompson and a bunch of other guys.
SP: Reading: I'm not usually a fan of what is apparently an entire genre of Pride & Prejudice reimaginings, though I loved Jo Baker's Longbourn.
Meg Greeley's The Heiress--the untold story of Anne, the sickly daughter of the fearsome Lady Catherine de Bourgh--belongs with Longbourn. If a mashup
of Pride & Prejudice, Rebecca, Gentleman Jack, and Intervention sounds
fun, then this is your book. Listening: John Cale's ravishing album Paris 1919 (1973). Watching: If the only thing you know about Gloria Grahame is her performance of "I Cain't Say No" in Oklahoma!, you should rectify that ASAP with
her noir classics In a Lonely Place and The Big Heat.
1. Billy Summers Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781982173616 2. Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28, 9781524798659 3. The Paper Palace Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27, 9780593329825 4. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474 5. The Last Thing He Told Me Laura
Dave, S&S, $27, 9781501171345
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. I Alone Can Fix It Carol Leonnig, Philip Rucker, Penguin Press, $30, 9780593298947 2. American Marxism Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $28, 9781501135972 3. The Bomber Mafia Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27, 9780316296618 4. This Is Your Mind on Plants Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28, 9780593296905 5. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
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Free Books, Free Stuff: Why Booksellers should register now for NVNR 2021
Happy Holidays
The Night She Disappeared with Lisa Jewell
Einstein: The Fantastic Journey of a Mouse Through Space and Time with Torben Kuhlmann
Graceland, At Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South with Margaret Renkl
When Ghosts Come Home with Wiley Cash
