RESOURCES FOR YOUR DISPLAYS AND CELEBRATIONS: Poets.org National Poetry Month Information Reading the West Book Award Poetry Nominations Indie Press Playlist Bookshop.org Best New Poetry Winter 2023 The Millions: Must-Read Poetry: Winter 2023 Shade Literary Arts: 2023 Forthcoming Poetry Books by Queer People of Color...
FallCon 2023 will take place October 4-7, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. Pitch your authors now to participate in our bookseller facing programming. AUTHOR OPPORTUNITIES & PITCH FORM
The Great Summer Reading Guide marketing program presents your titles to over 250,000 bookstore customers in 17 states! (PNBA and MPIBA regions) SEE THE DETAILS & PURCHASE AD SPACE
REGISTRATION OPENS FEBRUARY 13, 2023 SpringCon 2023 will take place at The Historic Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. CLICK HERE FOR SHOW INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
GET READY TO ANNOUNCE THE SHORTLISTS & PROMOTE VOTING Make plans to promote the shortlists and public voting starting May 1. Encourage your customers to buy the shortlisted titles from your store, then vote! You will be notified of the finalists in April to give...
Join meetings with indie booksellers, indie presses, reps, regionals, and more about how indie presses and indie bookstores can better support and uplift each other. These discussions will focus on identifying challenges, opportunities, and actionable takeaways. Today's Conversation Topic: June 9, 2023, 11:00 am MT:...
Join meetings with indie booksellers, indie presses, reps, regionals, and more about how indie presses and indie bookstores can better support and uplift each other. These discussions will focus on identifying challenges, opportunities, and actionable takeaways. New Dates for Upcoming Conversation Topics: April 28, 2023,...
You are invited to spend a fun (virtual) evening with six awesome Canadian independent publishers: Annick Press, Biblioasis Press, Coach House Books, ECW Press, Groundwood Books and House of Anansi Press! MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
Every month, publisher members of IPC recommend titles for a specific theme around which booksellers can build displays or build up inventory. This mix of frontlist and backlist titles helps to diversify stock and distinguish indie bookstores from their algorithm-based online competitors. Twice every year...
Executive Director Heather Duncan (and board members when they can join us) has open office hours once a month. Hop on the Zoom if you have questions, suggestions, or just want to say hello! JOIN OFFICE HOURS NOW
Saturday, 4/29 is Independent Bookstore Day Leading up to it, celebrate Spirit Week! Use the hashtag #BookstoreSpiritWeek (and tag @readingthewest/#readingthewest) and dress up in these daily themes: Monday, April 24: Silly Sock Day Tuesday, April 25: Plaid Tuesday Wednesday, April 26: On Wednesdays We Wear Bookstore...
The American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE), the free speech initiative of the American Booksellers Association, will be hosting a virtual panel on how to fight book bans in your community. The panel discussion, "Local Organizing to Combat Book Bans," will feature Chris Finan, director...