06.05.25 Publisher News & Information

June 5, 2025

in Publisher Newsletter,

IN THIS ISSUE

CALIBA Office:

*RESULTS ARE IN* CALIBA Board of Directors

*THANK YOU* Hannah's Summer Road Trip

Promotional Opportunities:

*NEW THEMES THROUGH SEPTEMBER ADDED* Social Media Promotions

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

CALIBA Programs & Conferences:

2025 Golden Poppy Awards

*DUE FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH* 2025 Fall Fest: Exhibitor Registration, Rep Picks and Call for Authors

Bookseller & Industry News:

Ada Limón in conversation with John Evans

Dates and Deadlines

Bookseller Shoutouts

Bestseller Lists

Classifieds

CALIBA Currently Reading

Resources

CALIBA Bookstore Map

NEW MEMBER CORNER

Welcome to CALIBA, The Plot Twist Bookstore!

Owner Name: Vanessa Slade

Established: January 2025; website launch TBD.

Location: Roseville

About Our New Member: Nestled in the heart of Roseville, CA, The Plot Twist Bookstore is a dark academia-inspired bookstore designed for curious minds and creative souls. Launching in three phases—an online store, local pop-ups, and eventually a brick and mortar bookstore coffee shop—we aim to create an immersive space where books, music, and hobbies intertwine. Our Mission is: "To be a haven for creative explorers; elevating experiences by providing a diverse and community-based space for stepping out of comfort zones."

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.

CALIBA OFFICE

CALIBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS: RESULTS ARE IN!

Mary Williams, President (Skylight Books, Los Angeles); Katerina Argyres, Vice President (Noe Valley Bookstore, San Francisco); Zack Dubuc, Treasurer (Book Passage); Claire Bone, Board Member (Wild Sisters Book Company, Sacramento); Mark O'Neal, Publishing Rep (Karel/Dutton Group); and Leslie Jobson, Publishing Rep (Ingram Content Group).

Congratulations and we appreciate your service to our booksellers!

HANNAHS' SUMMER ROAD TRIP: THANK YOU

"Just over a year ago, I stepped into the role as Executive Director of CALIBA. One of my goals for my first year was to get out and visit our member stores and to meet the owners and booksellers that make CALIBA the strong and diverse organization that it is....This Summer Road Trip, however, was the biggest trip I’ve done so far: 7 Days, 1300+ miles, and 16 bookstores visited!" – Hannah

Read the full blog post.

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

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

SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTIONS: NEW THEMES THROUGH SEPTEMBER ADDED

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 6/13: Submit Disability Pride Month titles
DUE 7/3: Submit International Self-Care Day titles
DUE 7/11: Submit National Avocado Day titles

Click here to view more themes through September.

Have more marketing ideas or special events members would find useful? Send in your ideas here.

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.

Booksellers voted and we have a winner - The Old Sleigh by Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey (pub date: November 4, 2025). Congratulations, Norton Young Readers!

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: EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION, REP PICKS & CALL FOR AUTHORS DUE FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH

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: Deadline is Friday, June 13th

Call for Sponsors: Deadline is Friday, July 8th

Reserve a Hotel Room: Group Rate Ends August 25th

BOOKSELLER & INDUSTRY NEWS

ADA LIMON IN CONVERSATION WITH JOHN EVANS

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón will be in conversation with beloved California bookseller (and former judge for the National Book Award for Poetry) John Evans on Thursday, June 12th. They'll discuss poetry and Ada's forthcoming collection, Startlement: New & Selected Poems (Sept. 30).

Click here to register for the event.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

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 8: Fall Fest Call for Sponsors 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

1 - Warwick’s, in La Jolla, received special state recognition with a California Small Business Spotlight! 🏅

2 - Chaucer’s Books, in Santa Barbara, is celebrating one year of ownership of an indie bookstore! 🥳

3 - Get Lit Books & Things, in Moreno Valley, hosted a truly unique paint party. They’re glowing! 🎨

4 - A Seat at the Table Books, in Elk Grove, will be donating 15% of their used book sales to the Sacramento LGBT Community Center this month. 🏳️‍🌈

5 - Once Upon A Time Bookstore, in Montrose, showing off a few Father’s Day gift ideas. 🚘

6 - Ruby’s Books, in Folsom, will be reading Sapphic books for their 2025 Reading Challenge in June. 💋

7 - Fables & Fancies, in Sierra Madre, has their $1 book cart up and rolling in front of their store. What a great idea! 💵

8 - Shop Around the Corner Books, in Redding, shows off their craft skills and will share with the class on June 12th with a workshop! 🖌️

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