05.01.25 CALIBA Publisher News & Information

May 1, 2025

in Publisher Newsletter,

No newsletter next week, we will hopefully see you at the Del Mar Spring Forum!

IN THIS ISSUE

Promotional Opportunities:

*SUBMISSIONS DUE WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH* Summer Shelf Insider

*COVER CONTEST SUBMISSIONS DUE MAY 16TH* 2025 Indie Winter Catalog

*THEMES THROUGH AUGUST OPEN* Authors & Publishers: Social Media Promotions

CALIBA Programs & Conferences:

*CALL FOR SPONSORS* 2025 Tri-West Summer School

*WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH* Del Mar Spring Forum

*SUBMISSIONS OPEN* 2025 Golden Poppy Awards

*SUBMISSIONS OPEN* 2025 Fall Fest Exhibitor Registration & Call for Authors

Bookseller & Industry News:

L.A.'s The Book Jewel Struck by Car (Shelf Awareness)

Independent Bookstore Day: Biggest and Best Ever (Shelf Awareness)

Malibu Village Books, Malibu, Calif., Turns to Crowdfunding Campaign (Shelf Awareness)

Bluebird Play Opens in San Diego, Calif. (Shelf Awareness)

Image of the Day: Dave Eggers at Warwick's (Shelf Awareness)

Dates and Deadlines

Bookseller Shoutouts

Bestseller Lists

Classifieds

CALIBA Currently Reading

Resources

*NEW* CALIBA Bookstore Map

NEW MEMBER CORNER

Welcome to CALIBA, Fair Arrow Books + Goods!

Owner: Sarah Augusta

Planned Opening: May 31, 2025

About Our New Member: Fair Arrow is a community bookstore full of goods that delight and inspire located in downtown Martinez, CA. We won't have everything, but we'll have something for everyone, driven by a few core values: Local retail as a Societal Good, Artistic Placemaking and Bookselling as a Sacred Vocation. We're really thankful for the warm welcome from our fellow CALIBA members!

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.

CALIBA STAFF

Hannah Walcher

Executive Director

hannah@caliballiance.org

Valentina Moberg

Operations Manager

valentina@caliballiance.org

Alecia Reddick

Supporting Staff

alecia@caliballiance.org

HOUSEKEEPING

UPDATE YOUR RECORDS WITH OUR NEW BANK INFO

Please update your payment records as we’ve switched to

US Bank. If you need more info to update your records please email Valentina.

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Get your books in front of the most reliable influencers: California's Independent Booksellers

SUMMER SHELF INSIDER: SUBMISSIONS DUE WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH

Want to maximize visibility for your latest titles? Our seasonal newsletters offer prime space to showcase your books to our engaged booksellers and their audiences. Your book will be included in an email listing with cover art, blurb, and a contact link for ARCs or galley requests. Reach 1k+ booksellers.

Get your listing and submit your title information.

Have Questions? Email Alecia.

*COVER CONTEST SUBMISSIONS DUE MAY 16TH* 2025 INDIE WINTER CATALOG

RAMP is a marketing, sales and production group managing the two seasonal (summer and winter) catalogs for bookstores in four regions, including CALIBA.

DUE MAY 16TH: Enter the Cover Art Contest
DUE JUNE 20TH: Reserve Ad Space

*THEMES THROUGH AUGUST OPEN* AUTHORS & PUBLISHERS: SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTIONS

Our booksellers have requested a new way to feature your books as part of their social media marketing. We've come up with a list of themes to promote your titles.

DUE MAY 16TH: Pride Month titles
DUE MAY 30TH: Father’s Day titles
DUE MAY 30TH: Juneteenth titles

Submit your books today!

CALIBA PROGRAMS & CONFERENCES

2025 TRI-WEST SUMMER SCHOOL: CALL FOR SPONSORS

Bookseller Summer School, presented by CALIBA, MPIBA, and PNBA, and open to all booksellers from any region, is a series of FREE, virtual summertime sessions offering professional development and networking opportunities all summer long, no travel required!

SUPPORTING SPONSOR: $600

Benefits Include:

Logo recognition in Summer School promotions.
Recognition during Summer School programming.
Three advertising e-blasts (one per region).

CHAMPION SPONSOR, LIMIT OF TWO: $800

Benefits Include:

Logo recognition in Summer School promotions.
Recognition during Summer School programming.
Three advertising e-blasts (one per region).
Opportunity to present one hour of educational programming.

Sponsorships for this unique bookseller education program are available now. Show your support for our member bookstores and pick up some great benefits!

BECOME A SPONSOR TODAY

DEL MAR SPRING FORUM: WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH

CALIBA is meeting at Hilton Garden Inn (Del Mar) for a day of lively conversation, education, rep picks, and networking on Wednesday, May 7th. Don't miss out on this opportunity to meet with fellow booksellers, authors and sales reps.

Presenting Reps, we'll see you next week!

View the full agenda here: Website |

At A Glance PDF

CALIBA PROGRAMS & CONFERENCES (CONT'D)

2025 GOLDEN POPPY AWARDS: SUBMISSIONS OPEN

The members of CALIBA present The Golden Poppy Book Awards to recognize the most distinguished books written by writers and artists who make California their home.

We suggest that publishers send review copies:

Winter/Spring titles in as soon as possible
Summer titles by July 30th
Fall titles by September 15th

Learn more and submit your titles for consideration.

2025 FALL FEST EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION & CALL FOR AUTHORS: SUBMISSIONS OPEN

CALIBA is meeting at the South San Francisco Conference Center for two days of lively conversation, education, rep picks, and networking on Wednesday-Thursday, September 17th-18th. Click here for more details.

Exhibitor Registration | Call for Authors: Exhibitor Registration and Call for Authors Deadline is Friday, June 13th

Reserve a Hotel Room: CALIBA Group Rate Ends Monday, August 25th

BOOKSELLER & INDUSTRY NEWS

L.A.'s The Book Jewel Struck by Car (Shelf Awareness)
Independent Bookstore Day: Biggest and Best Ever (Shelf Awareness)
Malibu Village Books, Malibu, Calif., Turns to Crowdfunding Campaign (Shelf Awareness)
Bluebird Play Opens in San Diego, Calif. (Shelf Awareness)
Image of the Day: Dave Eggers at Warwick's (Shelf Awareness)

Photo: The day after the crash, the Book Jewelreopened and posted this sign. (Shelf Awareness)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

May: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month / Jewish American Heritage Month / National Small Business Month

May 5-11: Children's Book Week

May 5: CALIBA's Winter Reading Guide (powered by RAMP) - Bookseller Orders Open

May 7: Summer Shelf Insider Submission Deadline

May 7: Spring Forum @ Hilton Garden Inn San Diego/Del Mar

May 8: CALIBA's Summer Reading Guide (powered by RAMP) Delivered to Stores

May 14: Summer Shelf Insider Sent Out

May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia

May 26: Memorial Day

June: Pride Month / Audiobook Appreciation Month

June 11-14: ABA Children's Institute 2025 in Portland, OR

June 13: Fall Fest Exhibitor Registration & Call for Authors Submissions Deadline

June 15: CALIBA's Winter Reading Guide (powered by RAMP) - Bookseller Orders Close

July 30: Golden Poppy Awards - Summer Titles Submission Deadline

September 15: Golden Poppy Awards - Fall Titles Submission Deadline

September 17-18: Fall Fest @ South San Francisco Conference Center, Hotel link is open!

October 5-11: Banned Books Week

We’d love to hear about your Independent Bookstore Day!

The CALIBA staff went around and visited some bookstores and events to celebrate.

Alibi Bookshop (Vallejo), The Avid Reader (Davis), Bookshop Benicia, Los Angeles Time’s Festival of Books, Napa: Copperfield’s Napa and Napa Bookmine; Pasadena: Dym - Book & Boba Shop and Octavia’s Bookshelf; Sacramento Book Crawl: Amatoria Fine Art Books, Beers Books, Capital Books, East Village Bookshop, Underground Books, and Wild Sisters Book Co.; A Seat at the Table Books (Elk Grove), and Wild Plum Books (St. Helena).