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First Things First...
9/27-10/1 NVNR 2021 Fall Trade Show: Opening Doors (register) 10/1: Read This Next!
Fall Titles are Announced (see the current list) 11/1: Winter Catalogs land
the first week of November (title list & Edelweiss collection) 11/8: The Southern Book Prize Finalists are announced & ballot opens (
more about SBP)
SIBA Office Hours on Zoom: by appointment
SIBA's Office Hours is taking a summer hiatus, but meetings are available by request. 803-994-9530 | siba@sibaweb.com
At SIBA, we’re thinking constantly about our friends and colleagues who were affected by Hurricane Ida. If you have been impacted by the storm, there is assistance available from the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc).
Please don’t hesitate to ask for help: https://www.bincfoundation.org/assistance/#assistance-form.
For those of you who would like to help, you can donate to Binc. Your assistance will be deeply appreciated. https://www.bincfoundation.org/donate/.
We have learned that FEMA is interested in gathering information about the status and actions of businesses and industry partners along the Gulf Coast associated with Hurricane Ida. Any situational awareness or information
that can be shared regarding business operating status / response / recovery activities will assist FEMA with informing leadership to help shape overall response and recovery operations. Please send any updates, responses or
questions that you may have to NBEOC@fema.dhs.gov.
NVNR Keynote: Being Black in America: Past, Present, and Future
Featuring Sesali Bowen, Imani Perry, and Jason Reynolds Monday, 9/27 at 9:00 am
The NVNR schedule is now live, and filling up quickly as more events are confirmed. We're especially excited about the Keynote Launch with Sesali Brown, Imani Perry, and Jason Reynolds. The three will talk about being Black in America
-- what it meant, what it means now, and what we can work towards in the future.
Sesali Bowen is a writer who curates events, writes for film and television, and creates elevated pop culture correspondence. Bowen is the former senior entertainment editor at Nylon magazine and senior entertainment
writer at Refinery29. Her new book is Bad Fat Black Girl, Notes from a Trap Feminist
Imani Perry is the author of Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry, Breathe: A Letter to My Sons, Vexy Thing: On Gender and Liberation, and May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem,
which was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Nonfiction. Her new books is South to America, a Journey Below the Mason Dixon Line to Understand the Soul of a Nation.
Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, a two-time National Book Award finalist, a Kirkus Award winner, a Carnegie Medal winner, a two-time
Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. He’s also the 2020–2021 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. The latest of his many,
many books is Stuntboy, in the Meantime
SIBA promotes six new books every month to readers, the customers of our member stores, in our Southern Bookseller Review (SBR) Bookshelf promotion. These titles appear at the top of our weekly SBR newsletter, which has a circulation of over 60k. We also feature them on our SBR Facebook page, with buy links promoted to our 15,000 Facebook friends, and on our Instagram
and Twitter accounts. A different member store is featured with the titles every week. We give SIBA member stores a heads up on each month’s featured titles, to encourage in-store and online displays.
For publishers looking to promote their new titles out to readers across the South, the SBR Bookshelf is our greatest value because of high visibility and engagement across multiple platforms. Contact us for more information or to
get your titles on “The Shelf” in coming months.
Tied Up in Knotts : My Dad and Me
by
Karen Knotts, Betty Lynn (Foreword) Chicago Review Press
On Sale Date: September 21, 20219781641605120 Hardcover $27.99 USD, $37.99 CAD
Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts
Much has been written about Don Knotts's career, especially about his iconic role on The Andy Griffith Show. Personal views into the man himself are few and far between, until now. Karen Knotts delves beyond classic TV
nostalgia to tell the full story of her father. From Don's difficult childhood to becoming a household name, Knotts will make the reader laugh and cry. Tied Up in Knotts takes readers beyond Don’s Barney
Fife character to tell the life story of a man and father.
Struggling to Learn : An Intimate History of School Desegregation in South Carolina by June M Thomas USC Press | January 12, 2022 9781643362595 Hardcover
$29.99 USD Education / History History / United States / State & Local / South Social Science / Discrimination
In 1964 June Manning Thomas became one of the first thirteen Black students to desegregate Orangeburg High School in South Carolina. This extraordinary experience shaped her life and spurred in her a passion to understand racism and
its effect on education in the Black community. In Struggling to Learn, Thomas details the personal trauma she and her Black classmates experienced during desegregation, the great difficulties Black communities have
faced gaining access to K–12 and higher education, and the social and political tools Black southerners used to combat segregation and claim belonging. Combining meticulous research and poignant personal narrative, this provocative
true story reveals the long and painful struggle for equal education in the Jim Crow South. This is a story of constructive resilience—the fighting spirit of an oppressed people to ensure a better life for themselves and their
children.
June Manning Thomas is the Mary Frances Berry Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Urban Planning at the University of Michigan.
"The workplace is a key front line in the battle against systemic racism and economic inequality. We’re woefully far from achieving a truly equitable workplace, where everyone has the same access to the support and resources needed to thrive and where broader society is reflected throughout our organizations."
Sheela Subramanian, Senior Director, Future Forum by Slack, and Tina Gilbert, Managing Director, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) issue a call for a radical new approach to workplace diversity that starts with re-imagining and re-designing
the work "place" itself. Noting that the pandemic has highlighted the benefits of flexible and workspaces and minimized encounters and exposure Black and minority workers face in a traditional workspace environment:
"Hybrid and flexible working arrangements create the setting for these more positive working environments to exist and for an employee’s sense of belonging to increase. Workplace changes alone won’t solve
all of the equity issues in our processes and systems. Our research shows, however, that for Black knowledge workers it can significantly improve satisfaction."
The Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists Applications open September 1st, 2021 for the 2022 Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists and the 2022 Indies with
Impact award, a Penguin Random House Binc Foundation Community Engagement project. The Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists will give one independent bookseller the life-changing experience of
attending two amazing bookselling events as well as receiving a grant to make their community stronger. The community outreach component of this scholarship is focused on finding new readers and ensuring access to books that
improve readers’ lives while integrating bookstores even more fully into their communities. Applications will be accepted through 9/30/2021. Application Form | Donate
Indies with Impact The Indies with Impact award will be granted to an independent bookstore to work in tandem with a community nonprofit or organization of their choice to strengthen their
local community and encourage a passion for reading. The grant is a unique collaboration and funded by Penguin Random House and the Binc Foundation. The award recognizes the importance bookstores play in their communities
and this outreach award will strengthen these connections. This is the second and final opportunity for this award, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns of 2020 and 2021.Application Form
Discount on Banned Books for Banned Books Week Ingram is offering a +3% discount on banned and challenged books through October 8 in honor of Banned Books Week (September 26-October 2). No code is needed; orders
can be placed on ipage. Additionally, ABA members can enjoy a coupon for 10% off Banned Books Week products from the ALA (order deadline 9/10). more info
Reader Meet Writer: What Booksellers Think
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
This is going to be one of my favorite thrillers of the year. This book kept me up and creeped me out in the best way and kept me guessing until the last chapter. -- Josie Greenwald from Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, NC
Einstein: The Fantastic Journey of a Mouse Through Space and Time with Torben Kuhlmann Sat Sep 11th 11:00am - 12:00pm | REGISTER
"I love this series of Mice behind the scenes of some of the most famous people in history and how they got that way. The illustrations should be framed they are so beautiful. Curious kids will want to know how the mice avoided
the cat and became the apprentice to Einstein. A classic to hand down!" --Suzanne Lucey from Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC
Graceland, At Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South with Margaret Renkl Thu Sep 16th 7:00pm - 8:00pm | REGISTER
"Margaret Renkl is my favorite essayist. Every week I look for her column in the opinion pages of the New York Times. In a time when the country has such deep divisions, I can rely on her writing to be all heart, no snark.
I’m so proud to have this fellow Nashvillian’s newest collection on my shelf." --Karen Hayes from Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN
When Ghosts Come Home with Wiley Cash Thu Sep 23rd 7:00pm - 8:00pm | REGISTER
"Wiley Cash ...always. Cash continues to deliver the stories that both define and transcend the American South. Cash's latest novel is more than a mystery, plane crash, murder, and racism. It's also family, trauma, responsibility,
honor and growth. All wrapped in outstanding writing and a uniquely southern sense of place." --Susan Williams from M Judson, Booksellers in Greenville, SC
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 Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
What booksellers are saying about The Night She Disappeared
This is going to be one of my favorite thrillers of the year. This book kept me up and creeped me out in the best way and kept me guessing until the last chapter. -- Josie Greenwald from Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, NC Buy from Bookmarks
In The Night She Disappeared, Jewell has once again woven a twisty, intriguing mystery that will keep you up long past your bedtime! --Jennifer Jones from Bookmiser, Inc. in Marietta, GA Buy from Bookmiser
The less you know about this book going in the better, but the writing was topnotch and the multiple points of view were distinct from one another and interesting. I particularly loved the perspective of the missing teenage victim,
Tallulah; she was deeply flawed but also sympathetic as she gets involved with people more manipulative and crafty than she is. For readers who like an atmospheric, slow-burn mystery. --Whitney Sheppard from The Snail on the
Wall in Huntsville, AL Buy from Snail on the Wall
Art is all around us. In the sky, the trees, the faces of our neighbors, and also sometimes in the graffiti sprayed on buildings, trains, and streets. The art world was changed forever by graffiti artists Basquiat and others and
graffiti artists were masters of appreciating the beauty and joy all around us. This original book is rhyme and poetry and beauty in motion and is the perfect family read-together.
Boogie Boogie, Y’all by C. G. Esperanza, (List Price: 18.99, Katherine Tegen Books, 9780062976222, August 2021) Reviewed by Angie Tally, The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines, North Carolina
Linda-Marie: Reading: rereading A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler, in preparation for my book club next week. This powerful, unsettling and ultimately enraging novel is set in
a NC neighborhood similar to my own (which added to inner drama as a reader) and addresses racism, classism, and environmentalism. Perfect read for a book club discussion. Listening:Rainy Cafe with Cozy Jazz - Relaxing Elegant Instrumental Jazz for Work, Study, Focus and Chillstation
on Youtube. Watching: West Wing, because we want to revisit another era and also watch some cracking good acting and screenwriting.
Lucy: Reading:It Had to Be You by Georgia Clark - This book is sparkling and beautiful! I highly recommend it to anyone who loves love! Listening:By the Book - Two women live by a different self-help book every two weeks and then talk about their experiences doing so. It’s funny and often bears good advice. Watching:Pretty Woman - I must have seen this movie dozens of times, but I love it each and every time I watch it.
Nicki: Reading: . Sybille Bedford: An Appetite for Life, Selina Hasting -- So, so gossipy! Did anyone from that generation ever sleep in their own bed?
Women of Troy, Pat Barker, who is one of my "grab it while the ink is still wet" authors. Listening: There is a new VOCES8 album, always a happy thing. Infinity, worth it for the very first track, "By Night." Watching: the 2018 production of Colette, with Keira Knightly, which is better than I expected.
SP:
Reading: Not a good book reading week, however I'm excited about choosing what's next from the pile. The leading contender so far is Amanda Montell's Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism. Listening: Bonnie Raitt's Give It Up. Watching: This is where I confess that every morning while I eat breakfast, I watch an episode of Charmed and bask in the complete nonsense and mystifying fashion choices.
It's a great way to start the day.
1. The Madness of Crowds Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250145260 2. Billy Summers Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781982173616 3. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Honorée
Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99, 9780062942937 4. The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26, 9780525559474 5. Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine,
$28, 9781524798659
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution Mike Duncan, PublicAffairs, $30, 9781541730335 2.
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743 3. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35, 9780062802798 4. All In: An Autobiography Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers, Knopf, $30, 9781101947333 5. This Is Your Mind on Plants Michael Pollan, Penguin
Press, $28, 9780593296905
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You can't retrofit diversity
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
