To ensure the health and well-being of our Association members, visiting authors, industry partners, and MPIBA staff, we are cancelling the SpringCon event in April. If you have made hotel reservations at the Origin Hotel, please call to cancel them as soon as possible. Do not hesitate to reach out to any MPIBA staff member for assistance if you need it..
Thursday, April 9
Registration Desk Open
9:00am – 2:00pm
Hotel Lobby
Opening Keynote Author Panel & Signing
11:00am – 12:15am
Creation Rock AB
We’ll kick off SpringCon 2020 with four authors presenting their highly anticipated forthcoming books and answering questions posed by our moderator.
Len Vlahos
HARD WIRED
Bloomsbury YA
Lawrence Wright
THE END OF OCTOBER
Knopf
David Heska Wanbli Weiden
WINTER COUNTS
Ecco
Avi
RAGWEED AND POPPY
HarperCollins
Rep Picks Lunch
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Creation Rock AB
Representatives from our valued publishing partners will have five minutes each to present some of their most exciting books of the season. Attendees will enjoy a tasty buffet lunch while discovering some wonderful new books.
MPIBA & You: How to Sell More Books with Our Programs
2:30pm – 3:45pm
Creation Rock AB
MPIBA marketing, education and event programs are designed with your store’s success in mind. Learn how to make the most of your MPIBA membership and sell more books with via your membership benefits.
Conversations with Colleagues
4:00pm – 5:15pm
Creation Rock A
Bookseller round-tables on a variety of subjects. Suggest topics of interest at the registration table, then participate in two 30-minute idea exchanges.
IngramSpark
4:00pm – 5:15pm
Creation Rock B
Create your own original content and engage with your community using IngramSpark. Learn how bookstores are implementing their own author consulting programs, author education programs, and/or printing & publishing programs. Create store branded materials and original books that are relevant to your community. Offer printing and publishing services to local authors as a new revenue stream.
Nicole Magistro of Bookworm of Edwards will share stories of her successful Annual Community Writing Contest and Author Education Workshop Series. Josh Floyd of IngramSpark will share how bookstores across the country are engaging with and creating content for their local communities.
Education sponsored by
Advisory Council Meeting
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Creation Rock AB
Authors All-Around Dinner
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Creation Rock AB
Ten authors will join our bookseller attendees for an engaging evening of books and conversation. Our author guests will dine with booksellers, and each will have 5 minutes to present their book to the entire audience.
Tasha Alexander
IN THE SHADOW OF VESUVIUS
Minotaur Books
Mary Pauline Lowry
THE ROXY LETTERS
Simon & Schuster
Alaya Dawn Johnson
TROUBLE THE SAINTS
Tor Books
Sarah Henning
THE PRINCESS WILL SAVE YOU
Tor Teen
Justin Farrell
BILLIONAIRE WILDERNESS
Princeton University Press
Molly Tanzer
CREATURES OF CHARM AND HUNGER
John Joseph Adams/Mariner Books
Kate Milliken
KEPT ANIMALS
Scribner
Jonathan Stutzman
TINY T. REX AND THE VERY DARK DARK
Chronicle Books
Joanna Pocock
SURRENDER: THE CALL OF THE AMERICAN WEST
House of Anansi Press
Alia Volz
HOME BAKED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Friday, April 10
Registration Desk Open
8:00am – 2:00pm
Hotel Lobby
Breakfast Keynote Author Panel & Signing
9:15am – 11:00am
Creation Rock AB
We’ll start day two with four authors presenting their highly anticipated forthcoming books and answering questions posed by our moderator. A breakfast buffet will be served.
Kelli Jo Ford
CROOKED HALLELUJAH
Grove Press
Sharon Cameron
THE LIGHT IN HIDDEN PLACES
Scholastic Press
Jamie Harrison
THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING
Counterpoint
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
THE UNDOCUMENTED AMERICANS
One World
Meet the ABA
11:30am – 12:00pm
Creation Rock AB
Update on programs and benefits.
ABA Lunch & Open Forum
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Creation Rock AB
Representatives from the American Booksellers Association will host a lunch and open forum. Hear ABA news and updates, and ask questions and make suggestions.
Sponsored by
Interactive Handselling Workshop
1:45pm – 3:00pm
Creation Rock AB
Become an expert in the craft of handselling! Learn some best practices, including advice on handling tough selling situations. Then put what you’ve learned to use handselling a favorite book to your colleagues.