Wednesday, September 19
Registration Open
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Advisory Council Meeting
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

New Member “Meet & Greet”
8:00 pm
New members have a chance to chat with members of the Board of Directors and staff of MPIBA in an informal setting. Meet in the lobby bar area.

Thursday, September 20
Registration Open
7:00 am – 5:00 pm

Exhibitor Set-up
7:30 am – 3:00 pm

Rep Edelweiss Live in the Exhibit Hall!
10:00 – 11:00 am and 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Methods and best practices for sharing mark-ups, submitting orders, etc., and demonstrating what a time-saving tool Edelweiss can be.
Presented by Joe Foster, Edelweiss; Michele Sulka, Random House; Meg Sherman, W.W. Norton.

Children’s Author & Illustrator Breakfast
Hosted by Anne Holman
8:00 am – 9:15 am

Derek Anderson
WAKING DRAGONS
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Ally Condie
REACHED
Penguin Group USA/Dutton

Pick of the Lists Session #1
9:30 am – 12:15 pm
Sales reps have 15 minutes each to talk about the standouts on their fall lists. Pick of the Lists is a highlight of the show for booksellers and is particularly valuable for those who don’t receive rep visits in their stores.

General Meeting Luncheon
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Board and Staff give a financial report and review important events of the past year and plans for the year to come; all MPIBA members are urged to attend.

Pick of the Lists Session #2
1:45 pm – 4:30 pm

Exhibit Hall Opening Reception & Silent Auction

Reception Sponsored by HarperCollins
Cash Bar sponsored by Baker & Taylor
4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
-Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar; author signings at publishers’ exhibit tables.
-“Literary Trivia” game emceed by Craig Popelars of Algonquin Books.
-A fundraiser for MPIBA’s literacy programs, the Silent Auction viewing and bidding will be available in the Exhibit Hall with winners announced at 6:30 pm.

Friday, September 21
Registration Open
7:00 am – 5:00 pm

Authors of Buzz Books Breakfast
Hosted by Valerie Koehler
8:00 am – 9:15 am

Kevin Powers
THE YELLOW BIRDS
Hachette Book Group/Little Brown and Company

Lisa Genova
LOVE ANTHONY
Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books

Barbara Shapiro
THE ART FORGER
Algonquin Books

Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 am – 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Afternoon Author Tea – Children’s
Hosted by Liesl Freudenstein
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Join us for this program – a hit of the Trade Show last year – that gives booksellers a chance to chat with some of the industry’s brightest stars in a relaxed environment. The format is similar to that of a moveable feast. We’ll have ten tables filled with booksellers and ten authors will rotate around from table to table and will have approximately eight minutes at each table to discuss their book with booksellers.

Please note: table numbers, author seatings, and bookseller seatings are drawn at random, so booksellers may not get to meet every author.

Avi
SOFIA’S WAR: A Tale of the Revolution
Simon & Schuster BYR

Emily Hainsworth
THROUGH TO YOU
HarperCollins Children’s Books

Barbara Hay
THE BULLDOGGERS CLUB: The Tale of the Ill-Gotten Catfish
The RoadRunner Press

Chris Howard
ROOTLESS
Scholastic

Lindsey Leavitt
A FAREWELL TO CHARMS
Disney

Gianna Marino
TOO TALL HOUSES
Penguin Group USA/Viking

Lisa McMann
THE UNWANTEDS: Island of Silence
Simon & Schuster BYR/Aladdin

Brandon Mull
Seeds of Rebellion: BEYONDERS
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Jean Reidy
A TIME OUT FOR MONSTERS
Disney

Karma Wilson
BEAR SAYS THANKS
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Cocktail Reception
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Author Banquet for Literacy
7:30 pm

J.R. Moehringer
SUTTON!
Hyperion

Kent Haruf
BENEDICTION
Random House/Knopf

Jonathon Evison
THE REVISED FUNDAMENTALS OF CAREGIVING
Algonquin Books

Saturday, September 22
Educational Programming for Booksellers
Sponsored by Random House

E-Books and Independent Bookstores
9:30 – 10:30 am
Staff from ABA will be on hand to introduce a new way of selling e-books for ABA bookstore members. Come hear the latest updates and get an in-depth introduction to a digital solution that can support your bricks-and-mortar business. The session will include an opportunity to ask questions.

What, No Website?
Presented by Susan Wilmer, Old Firehouse Books
9:30 – 10:30 am
Turn your website from a boring white page entry to a dynamic money-maker. Hear the advice from providers and stores who have successful and great-looking websites.

Beating E-Books with Backlist (core adult)
Presented by Anne Holman, The King’s English
10:45 – 11:45 am
E-books are here to stay but there are plenty of great reads out there that are not available electronically. Let’s talk about appealing book displays that will keep customers coming back for more fiction, non-fiction, and picture books that they can’t find in the clouds! Bring your favorite examples so we can share!

Publishers — What’s the 411? Session 1
10:45 – 11:45 am
One of the most popular additions to the Trade Show last year, publishers conducted specialized programs including: “The Unofficial Bookseller,” “Publisher Tools in the Digital Age,” and “Marketing 2.0: The Good, The Bad, The New … and What Works.” Craig Popelars of Algonquin Books will host one of the sessions this year.

Beginner Edelweiss
Presented by Joe Foster, Edelweiss
10:45 – 11:45 am
An introductory training session for those less familiar with or new to Edelweiss, this session will show how to navigate Edelweiss, including creating orders, tagging, communication, and marketing.
The goal is to show attendees the basics and the possibilities of Edelweiss Digital Catalogs.

Publishers — What’s The 411? Session 2
1:30 – 2:30 pm

Success with Self-Published Authors
Presented by Liesl Freudenstein, Boulder Book Store
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Do you have local/self-published authors begging you to shelve their books? Of course you do! Are you trying to figure out how to work with them constructively? Come hear some tips on how to create a working partnership with your local authors.

Best Thing I Did This Year for Booksellers
Presented by Andy Nettell, Back of Beyond Books
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Great new ideas are the foundation of our bookstores. No one can afford not to try new ideas … and all of us need to share our great ideas. Enjoy this discussion with colleagues, share ideas, and leave with the tools you need to borrow that idea and mold it to your own store.

Pinterest – Pinning for Profit & Social Media 101
Presented by Drew Goodman
University Campus Store at the University of Utah
2:45 – 3:45 pm
Currently the fastest-growing social media sites on the Internet, Pinterest is where many of your customers and potential customers are hanging out these days and it is becoming one of the top sources of referral traffic on the web. But if you’re not careful about how your store uses it, you can quickly upset and lose followers. Learn why Pinterest is important, how to use it in combination with other social media sites, and how to drive traffic to your website while avoiding problems and pitfalls.

Gifts Are Good Money!
Presented by Anne Holman, The King’s English, with panelists
2:45 – 3:45 pm
We all want to sell more books; great gift items are what help us to do that and make a profit. Whether it’s a one dollar princess pencil from International Arrivals or a $129.95 laptop bag from Moleskine, the margin is 50% and it helps the bottom line. What’s working for you?

Extreme Edelweiss
Presented by Liesl Freudenstein, Boulder Book Store
2:45 – 3:45 pm
Ready to get fancy with your Edelweiss? Or have you already? This best practices session is not for beginners, but for the booksellers who are ready to move beyond. Come share what works, what doesn’t, and see what others are doing.

Saturday, September 22 – Events
Registration Open
7:30 am – 3:00 pm

Authors of Future Releases Breakfast
Hosted by Andrea Avantaggio
8:00 am – 9:15 am

Anthony Marra
A CONSTELLATION OF VITAL PHENOMENA
Random House/Hogarth Press

Susanna Sonnenberg
SHE MATTERS: A Life in Friendships
Simon & Schuster/Scribner

Amy Stewart
THE DRUNKEN BOTANIST
Algonquin Books

Reading The West Book Awards Luncheon
Hosted by Drew Goodman
12:00 – 1:15 pm

Elise Broach – Children’s Winner
MISSING ON SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN
Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group/Henry Holt and Company BYR

Philip Connors – Adult Non-Fiction Winner
FIRE SEASON: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout
HarperCollins Publishers/Ecco

Melanie Rae Thon – Adult Fiction Winner
THE VOICE OF THE RIVER
The University of Alabama Press

“Books & Brews”/Afternoon Author Event/Adult
Hosted by Drew Goodman
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Join us for this program – a hit of the Trade Show last year – that gives booksellers a chance to chat with some of the industry’s brightest stars in a relaxed environment. The format is similar to that of a moveable feast. We’ll have ten tables filled with booksellers and ten authors will rotate around from table to table and will have approximately eight minutes at each table to discuss their book with booksellers. An added “twist” this year is a ball park menu with giant pretzels and bottled beer.

Please note: table numbers, author seatings, and bookseller seatings are drawn at random,
so booksellers may not get to meet every author.

David Abrams
FOBBIT
Grove Atlantic

Phillipa Bornikova
THIS CASE IS GONNA KILL ME
Tor

Larry Correia
MONSTER HUNTER LEGION
Simon & Schuster/Baen Books

Dan Hampton
VIPER PILOT: A Memoir of Air Combat
William Morrow

Amy Hatvany
THE LANGUAGE OF SISTERS
Simon & Schuster/Atria

Rhoda Janzen
DOES THIS CHURCH MAKE ME LOOK FAT?
A Mennonite Finds Faith, Meets Mr. Right, and Solves Her Lady Problems
Hachette/Grand Central

Karleen Koen
BEFORE VERSAILLES
Sourcebooks

Cat Urbigkit
SHEPHERDS OF COYOTE ROCKS
Countryman Press

C.M. Wendleboe
DEATH WHERE THE BAD Rocks LIVE
Penguin Group USA

Trade Show Ends
5:00 pm