The Reading the West Book Awards honor the best fiction, non-fiction, and illustrated books for adults and children set in one of the MPIBA member states, or created by an author or artist living in the region. The awards celebrate the spirit of the west...
PubWest Book Design Awards recognize superior design and outstanding production quality of books published throughout North America. Winners will be celebrated at the PubWest Conference in February 2023. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION
November is Native American Heritage Month! Celebrate indigenous people in your store with these title lists and resources: Indie Press Title Playlist National Congress of American Indians National Park Service Native American Heritage Month Penguin Random House: Books for Native American Heritage Month Simon &...
Celebrate Cider Monday That’s not a typo! Instead of Cyber Monday, a day when online merchants offer special deals, we encourage you to a new tradition, CIDER MONDAY. Willard Williams co-founder of the Toadstool Bookshops in Keene and Peterborough, NH dreamed up this event as...
If you attended FallCon 2023, we want to hear from you! Your feedback on everything from the registration process to the hotel to the programming will help us plan an even bigger and better FallCon 2024. Take the survey before the end of the day...
The next courses begin March 2024. Tuition is $375. (MPIBA will reimburse dues paying member bookstores for the tuition of owners/staff that complete PBS courses.) Registration opens Monday, December 4, 2023, 11:00 am MT. MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
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