03.13.25 CALIBA Bookseller News & Information

March 13, 2025

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IN THIS ISSUE

CALIBA Programs & Events:

*2 MORE DAYS TO ORDER* RAMP Up Summer Sales

*SPECIAL PRICING EXTENDED & AUTHOR PANELISTS* CALIBA Spring Forum: Oakland

*REGISTRATION OPENING SOON* CALIBA Spring Forum: Del Mar

*WINNERS ANNOUNCED* 2024 Golden Poppy Awards

Grants & Scholarships:

SCBWI Impact and Legacy Fund Independent Bookstore Grant

2025 Diverse Voices Fellowship Opportunity

Books Across Borders Fellowship

Industry News:

IPG Sales Force Update

Booksellers in the News:

Nikki High, Owner of Octavia's Bookshelf, panel appearance (The Pasadena Now)

Resources:

Bay City News Partnership

Beneficial Ownership Reporting Update

Become a Participating Bookstore with Little Free Library

How to Prepare Staff for Possible ICE Raids

Dates and Deadlines

Bookseller Shoutouts

Bestseller Lists

Classifieds

CALIBA Currently Reading

Bookseller Resources

NEW MEMBER CORNER

Welcome to CALIBA, Rebel Reads!

Owner: Andrea Geyer

Established: Aug. 2024

About Our New Member: Rebel Reads is a woman built, owned and run mobile bookstore specializing in romance and fantasy novels, bringing the love of these 2 genres to readers in the surrounding Yucaipa and Redlands area. Founded on the belief that it's okay to be a rebel and embrace the books you love, our shop pops up at markets, festivals, and events to create a fun, inclusive space for book lovers. I live in Yucaipa with my husband and our two beautiful daughters. I enjoy reading (of course!) playing board games, and fussing over my houseplants

LA WILDFIRES UPDATE

The fires are contained, but the work to rebuild continues. We will continue to update the LA Wildfires Mutual Aid Google document to share ways that you can support bookstores affected by the fires. You can find this document plus resources for booksellers affected by the fire on the CALIBA LA Fires Resource page.

*REGISTRATION OPEN*

FOR PBS' BOOKSTORE FINANCES COURSE

Bookstore Finances

Registration is open!

Course begins: April 14, 2025

Tuition: $400

Discount code: CALIBAbf

CALIBA will reimburse booksellers for completion and certification of each live course. For those auditing courses, 1/2 of the cost will be reimbursed with proof of attendance.

MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

The CALIBA Office will be pairing booksellers interested in learning from each other to help their businesses thrive. Click here for more info.

CALIBA STAFF

Hannah Walcher

Executive Director

hannah@caliballiance.org

Valentina Moberg

Operations Manager

valentina@caliballiance.org

Alecia Reddick

Supporting Staff

alecia@caliballiance.org

JOIN CALIBA'S DISCORD!

Email Valentina to join.

Current CALIBA bookseller membership required.

MARKETING ASSETS

CALIBA PROGRAMS & EVENTS

RAMP UP SUMMER SALES:

2 MORE DAYS TO ORDER

Order your FREE 2025 Indie Summer Reading Guides

by Saturday, March 15th.

Click here to order.

Special Pricing Deadline Extended - Reserve a Room by Monday, March 17th.

OAKLAND SPRING FORUM: SPECIAL PRICING EXTENDED & AUTHOR PANELISTS

Reserve your hotel room with the CALIBA group rate by Monday, Mar. 17th: here.

AUTHOR PANELISTS

Keynote Breakfast Featuring Charlie Jane Anders

Join us for the kick off event featuring best-selling author Charlie Jane Anders, celebrating her new book Lessons in Magic and Disaster.

Author Panel: Writing Messy Families

A lively author panel about writing messy families featuring Kathy Wang, author of The Satisfaction Cafe; Carolyn Huynh, author of The Family Recipe; and Angela Flournoy, author of The Wilderness.

Author "Speed Dating"

• Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, author of The Summer of the Bone Horses

• K. L. Walther, author of A First Time for Everything

• Elaine Castillo, author of Moderation

• Varian Johnson, author of Little Big Man

• Arree Chung, author of Don’t Cause Trouble

• Bridget Crocker, author of The River's Daughter: A Memoir

• Markus Redmond, author of Blood Saves

• Isaac Fellman, author of Notes from a Regicide

Oakland Spring Forum 2025 Author Reception

Author Reception/Meet the Authors

• Hope Lim, author of At the Window

• Diane Schaffer, author of Mortal Zin: A Mortal Zin Mystery

• John Bersani, author of 20 Amici - 40 Ricette

• Rachel Gillig, author of The Knight and the Moth

• Scott Alan Lucas, author of Last Night in San Francisco: Tech's Lost Promise and the Killing of Bob Lee

• Amber Ren, illustrator of Becoming Boba

FULL EVENT AGENDA

RESERVE A HOTEL ROOM

FIND A CARPOOL

CALIBA Spring Forum - Del Mar, May 7, 2025.

DEL MAR SPRING FORUM: REGISTRATION OPENING SOON

Reserve your hotel room with the CALIBA group rate by Monday, April 7th.

RESERVE A HOTEL ROOM

FIND A CARPOOL

2024 GOLDEN POPPY AWARDS: WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to the 2024 Golden Poppy Award Winners and the Display Contest Winner: Linden Tree!

Thank you to everyone who attended the virtual ceremony! In case you missed it, you can watch the recording on Youtube. Click here to read the press release.

A message from Kathy at the Binc Foundation:

"You raised $1,493.40. This is fantastic. Many thanks for your work and kindness. You will help a bookseller in the LA area."

Promote the Golden Poppy Awards in your store:

View the Golden Poppy Finalists & Winners here.
Order free stickers (Finalists & Winners) and free bookmarks here. We have shipped all orders, watch your mailboxes!
Shop Golden Poppy merchandise here.
Download marketing assets: social media, shelf talkers, and posters.

GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

SCBWI IMPACT AND LEGACY FUND INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE GRANT

SCBWI is providing three independent bookstores from around the globe with a $1,000 grant to host a public program or bookstore event featuring a children's book author or illustrator. Applications open on May 15 and close on July 15. Click here for more grant details.

2025 DIVERSE VOICES FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

CABS-Minnesota is committed to diversity in the used and rare bookselling profession and is currently seeking applications for its 2025 Diverse Voices Fellowship. Click here for more details and how to apply.

Books Across Borders 2025-26 Fellowship Application

BOOKS ACROSS BORDERS FELLOWSHIP

Apply now to attend an International Book Fair! The booksellers selected will be treated to customized itineraries at their fairs, including specially developed panels, meetings, and receptions with publishers, authors, booksellers, and more. There are six potential fairs!

INDUSTRY NEWS

IPG SALES FORCE UPDATE

Effective March 15, 2025, IPG sales to independent bookstores will be managed by three premier rep groups: Fujii Associates, Imprint Group, and Como Sales.

BOOKSELLERS IN THE NEWS

Octavia Butler's 2024 Dystopia Comes to Life as Huntington Celebrates Visionary Author (The Pasadena Now)

RESOURCES

BAY CITY NEWS PARTNERSHIP: POTENTIALLY REACH 8 MILLION RESIDENTS

Bay City News is reimagining its new book beat through partnerships with booksellers, libraries, author groups and publishers.

Share your events, ideas and contributions with the newsroom by March 19th to get into their April newsletter. Feel free to send them your newsletters!

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING UPDATE

BOI reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act are back in effect, with a new deadline of March 21, 2025 for most companies. Click here for more information.