05.29.25 CALIBA Publisher News & Information

May 29, 2025

in Publisher Newsletter,

IN THIS ISSUE

Promotional Opportunities:

*FATHER'S DAY & JUNETEENTH TITLES DUE TOMORROW, MAY 30TH* Social Media Promotions

*RESERVE AD SPACE BY JUNE 20TH* 2025 Winter Catalog

CALIBA Programs & Conferences:

2025 Golden Poppy Awards

2025 Fall Fest - Rep Picks and Sponsorship Forms Open

*SPONSORSHIPS CLOSE MAY 31ST* 2025 Tri-West Summer School

Dates and Deadlines

Bookseller Shoutouts

Bestseller Lists

Classifieds

CALIBA Currently Reading

Resources

CALIBA Bookstore Map

NEW MEMBER CORNER

Welcome to CALIBA, wallflower bookshop!

Owner: Alecia Reddick

Planned opening: January 2024

About Our New Member: Wallflower Bookshop is a haven celebrating diversity and inclusion in literature. We are interested in highlighting marginalized voices and breaking stereotypes. Our aim is to elevate underrepresented stories and the experiences of "wallflowers" in books. We currently offer a collection of romance, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and banned books!

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.

CALIBA BOOKSTORE MAP

This map shows our current bookstore members.

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

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

**LAST CHANCE!**

SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTIONS: FATHER'S DAY & JUNETEENTH TITLES DUE TOMORROW, MAY 30TH

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 TOMORROW, 5/30: Submit Father’s Day titles
DUE TOMORROW, 5/30: Submit Juneteenth titles
DUE 6/13: Submit Disability Pride Month titles

Click here to view more themes through August.

2025 WINTER CATALOG: RESERVE AD SPACE BY JUNE 20TH

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

All publishers are invited to submit a digital front cover mockup for the 2025 Winter Catalogs. Send in your titles, all ages welcome! Click here to enter the Cover Art Contest.

CALIBA PROGRAMS & CONFERENCES

2025 GOLDEN POPPY AWARDS

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: REP PICKS & SPONSORSHIP INTEREST FORMS NOW 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 | Rep Picks Interest Form: Exhibitor Registration, Call for Authors, and Rep Picks Interest Form Deadline is Friday, June 13th

Call for Sponsors|Deadline is Friday, July 8th

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

*LAST CHANCE* 2025 TRI-WEST SUMMER SCHOOL: SPONSORSHIPS CLOSE MAY 31ST

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!

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

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

May: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month / Jewish American Heritage

Month / National Small Business Month

**May 30: Father’s Day and Juneteenth book titles due for CALIBA’s Social Marketing Promos

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 and Rep Picks Interest Submissions Deadline

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

June 15: Father’s Day

June 19: Juneteenth

June 20: Deadline to Reserve Winter Catalog Ad Space

July 30: Golden Poppy Awards - Summer Titles Submission Deadline

August 25: Deadline to Reserve a Fall Fest Hotel Room with CALIBA’s Group Rate

September 15: Golden Poppy Awards - Fall Titles Submission Deadline

September 17-18: Fall Fest @ South San Francisco Conference Center

October 5-11: Banned Books Week

Hannah is on the road for CALIBA's Road Trip! Check out the stores she has visited so far:

1 - Stinson Beach Books, Stinson Beach

2 - Point Reyes Books, Point Reyes Station

3 - Four-Eyed Frog Books, Gualala

4 - Gallery Bookshop, Mendocino

5 - Eureka Books, Eureka

6 - Northtown Books, Arcata

7 - Tin Can Mailman, Arcata

8 - Dandar's Boardgames and Books, Arcata

9 - The Book Seller, Grass Valley

10 - Word After Word Books, Truckee

Follow CALIBA (@caliba_20 ) to be see more #CALIBARoadTrip25!

BESTSELLER LISTS

Click here for the Los Angeles Times & Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestseller List

Click here for the San Francisco Chronicle & Northern California Independent Bookstore Bestseller List

CLASSIFIEDS

Part-Time Administrative Assistant - The Collective Book Studio, San Francisco Bay Area
National Accounts Manager - Chronicle Books, San Francisco
Social Media Assistant - Chronicle Books, San Francisco
Contracts Manager - Chronicle Books, San Francisco
Experienced Bookseller Wanted - Camino Books, Del Mar