EDUCATION, BOOKS, AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, AND COMMUNITY — ALL STREAMING DIRECTLY TO YOU!
Summer Camp is back with three weeks of authors, workshops, and fun!
Week 1 | July 13-15
Campfire Stories: Kickoff Keynote
Tuesday, July 13 | 11AM
Campers, let’s kick-off Summer Camp right! Acclaimed novelist, filmmaker, and Zen Buddhist priest, Ruth Ozeki, and award-winning poet and essayist Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, will join us for our first edition of Campfire Stories. These extraordinary authors will present their eagerly anticipated forthcoming novels, and join our bookseller moderator in conversation about their work.
Camp Workshop: Bookshop Bootcamp
Wednesday, July 14 | 1PM
Kick up your book sales with eCommerce through Bookshop! Current and potential Bookshop users, join us to hear from Sarah High, Partnership Manager, about how Bookshop gives your customers an easy, intuitive, and hassle-free online shopping experience. Bookshop was created with booksellers in mind, is free, low maintenance, fun to use, and profitable — whether used as your sole ecommerce site, or alongside your IndieCommerce/IndieLite/Bookmanager/etc.
Camp Workshop: Craft and Chat with Klutz
Thursday, July 15 | 11AM
Join the Klutz team for an hour of crafting and chatting! First, dive into a world of watercolor painting magic during our crafting session with Klutz Watercolor Wonders. Editorial Director, Caitlin Harpin, will be guiding you through the craft, giving you all the tips and tricks! Then, Executive Director of Product Development, Hannah Rogge, will share all the fun and creativity that’s packed in every one of our Fall 2021 craft kits. Finally, we’ll close out with a sneak-peek into Spring 2022 and open up the conversation for a Q&A session. We hope to see you there so we can share some of the magic of Klutz!
Campfire Stories: Everyone Gather ‘Round
Thursday, July 15 | 4PM
Come back to the virtual campfire and hear from a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction authors. Meet 15 authors and hear about their forthcoming books for adult and YA readers.
Nawaaz Ahmed
RADIENT FUGITIVES
Counterpoint
Ash Davidson
DAMNATION SPRING
Scribner
Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
HOW MOON FUENTEZ FELL IN LOVE WITH THE UNIVERSE
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Jordan Ifueko
REDEMPTOR
Amulet Books
Amanda Jayatissa
MY SWEET GIRL
Berkely
Kris Lackey
BUTCHER PEN ROAD
Blackstone Publishing
Rachael Lippincott
THE LUCKY LIST
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Claire Mackintosh
HOSTAGE
Sourcebooks Landmark
Ray McPadden
WE MARCH AT MIDNIGHT
Blackstone Publishing
DiAnn Mills
TRACE OF DOUBT
Tyndale House Publishers
Michael Punke
RIDGELINE
Henry Holt and Co.
Anna Qu
MADE IN CHINA
Catapult
Alex Richards
WHEN WE WERE STRANGERS
Bloomsbury YA
Julian Rubinstein
THE HOLLY
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Kimberly Vale
CROSSBONES
Wattpad Books
Week 2 | July 20-22
Camp Workshop: Holiday Prep Starts Now
Tuesday, July 20 | 11AM
As crazy as it sounds, it really is time to start thinking about holiday sales. Join us for a crash course in holiday planning for your store, including buying, displays, marketing, staffing, and more.
Campfire Stories for Kids
Wednesday, July 21 | 4PM
Join us again at the virtual campfire and hear from a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction authors. Meet 12 authors and hear about their forthcoming books for little campers.
Damian Alexander
OTHER BOYS
First Second
Josh Allen
ONLY IF YOU DARE
Holiday House
Gloria Amescua
CHILD OF THE FLOWER-SONG PEOPLE
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Maggie P. Chang
GERALDINE PU AND HER LUNCH BOX, TOO
Simon Spotlight
Alda P. Dobbs
BAREFOOT DREAMS OF PETRA LUNA
Sourcebooks Young Readers
Elizabeth Eulberg
THE BEST WORST SUMMER
Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Saadia Faruqi
YUSUF AZEEM IS NOT A HERO
Quill Tree Books
Megan McDonald
JUDY MOODY IN A MONDAY MOOD
Candlewick Press
Claudia Mills
BOOGIE BASS, SIGN LANGUAGE STAR
Margaret Ferguson Books
Shelia Modir & Jeff Kashou
THE PROUDEST COLOR
Familius
Maria Scrivan
ABSOLUTELY NAT (NAT ENOUGH #3)
Grafix
Charles R. Smith
HOOP KINGS 2: NEW ROYALTY
Candlewick
Campfire Stories: Women’s Voices
Thursday, July 22 | 1PM
Six extraordinary novelists will join us at the virtual campfire for an afternoon of diverse stories and perspectives. Our authors will present their forthcoming books, and take questions from attendees.
Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström
IN EVERY MIRROR SHE’S BLACK
Sourcebooks Landmark
Cory Anderson
WHAT BEAUTY THERE IS
Roaring Brook Press
Hermione Hoby
VIRTUE
Riverhead Books
Robin McLean
PITY THE BEAST
And Other Stories
Jo Piazza
WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM
Atria Books
Vanessa Riley
ISLAND QUEEN
William Morrow
Field Trip: Black Voices/Ingram
Thursday, July 22 | 4PM
Details to come.
Week 3 | July 27-29
Camp Academy: Author Experts
Tuesday, July 27 | 1PM
Six authors of nonfiction for young readers will join us to present on a diverse range of topics. Get ready to sell these important and fun books to little campers this year!
Leanne Boucher Gill
BIG BRAIN BOOK: HOW IT WORKS AND ALL ITS QUIRKS
Magination Press
Sarah Grindler
FOREST MAGIC: A GUIDEBOOK FOR LITTLE WOODLAND. EXPLORERS
Nimbus Publishing
John Lurie
HISTORY IS DELICIOUS
Honest History
Kate Messner
DR. FAUCI
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Chella Quint
OWN YOUR PERIOD
QEB Publishing
Jennifer Swanson
OUTDOOR SCHOOL: ROCK, FOSSIL, AND SHELL HUNTING
Odd Dot
Camp Workshop: Crafting Better Book Blurbs
Wednesday, July 28 | 11AM
What makes a good book blurb, and how can they be used to increase your sales? Join us for tips and tricks on creating the most effective blurbs, while also learning about ARC etiquette, industry vs. consumer facing blurbs, and more!
Make New Friends Social Hour
Thursday, July 29 | 4PM
Okay campers, let’s wrap up Summer Camp 2021 with an afternoon of friendship, fun and games. Camp t-shirts or your favorite camp-y attire is encouraged!