Wednesday, March 11
Pre-Con Reception
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Deep Vellum Books
3000 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75226
Enjoy Happy Hour with the Dallas literary family! Join Dallas indie publisher and bookstore Deep Vellum for a pre-SpringCon open house. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Learn more about what’s next in the world of translation and indie publishing!
Thursday, March 12
Registration Desk Open
9:00am
Hotel Lobby
Coffee and Tea Service Sponsored by
Keynote Author Panel & Signing
11:00am – 12:15pm
Bluebonnet Room
We’ll kick off SpringCon 2020 with four authors presenting their highly anticipated forthcoming books.
James Wade
ALL THINGS LEFT WILD
Blackstone Publishing
Deborah Wiles
KENT STATE
Scholastic
Alaya Dawn Johnson
TROUBLE THE SAINTS
Tor Books
Laura van den Berg
I HOLD A WOLF BY THE EARS
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Rep Picks Lunch
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Bluebonnet Room
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
Bluebonnet Room
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
4:15pm – 5:30pm
Bluebonnet Room
Bookseller round-tables on a variety of subjects. Suggest topics of interest at the registration table, then participate in two 30-minute idea exchanges.
Education sponsored by
Authors All-Around Dinner & Signing
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Bluebonnet Room
Ten authors will join our bookseller attendees for an engaging evening of books and conversation. Our featured authors will dine with booksellers, and each will have 5 minutes to present their book to the entire audience.
Mary Pauline Lowry
THE ROXY LETTERS
Simon & Schuster
Victoria Wilcox
DANCE WITH THE DEVIL
TwoDot
Fowzia Karimi
ABOVE US THE MILKY WAY
Deep Vellum Publishing
Nancy Churnin
BEAUTIFUL SHADES OF BROWN
Creston Books
Stephen Klineberg
PROPHETIC CITY
Avid Reader Press
Kalynn Bayron
CINDERELLA IS DEAD
Bloomsbury YA
Erin Yun
PIPPA PARK RAISES HER GAME
Fabled Films Press
Huda Fahmy
THAT CAN BE ARRANGED
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Carl Watson
SILENT JOURNEY
One Elm Books
Samantha Mabry
TIGERS, NOT DAUGHTERS
Algonquin Young Readers
Friday, March 13
Registration Desk Open
8:00am
Hotel Lobby
Breakfast Keynote Author Panel & Signing
9:15am – 11:00am
Bluebonnet Room
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.
Bryan Washington
MEMORIAL
Riverhead Books
Kathy Valentine
ALL I EVER WANTED
University of Texas Press
Lyla Lee
I’LL BE THE ONE
Katherine Tegan Books
Colin Meloy
EVERYONE’S AWAKE
Chronicle Books
Meet the ABA
11:30am – 12:00pm
Bluebonnet Room
Update on programs and benefits.
ABA Lunch & Open Forum
12:30am – 1:30pm
Bluebonnet Room
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
Bluebonnet Room
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.