06.11.26 CALIBA Publisher News & Information

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IN THIS ISSUE

CALIBA ANNOUNCEMENT

Small Business Sign-On Letter of Support for Amazon Monopoly Harms Lawsuit

CALIBA PROGRAMS & PROMOTIONS

2026 Golden Poppy Awards: 8 More Days to Submit Your California Authors Today

2026 Winter Catalog for Bookstores: Reserve Ad Space by June 20th

2026 Fall Fest: Bookstore Tour, Sponsorships & Promotional Opportunities - Close July 10th

Dates and Deadlines

Bookseller Shoutouts & In the News

CALIBA's Currently Reading

Resources

Become a Member Today

CALIBA Staff

BESTSELLERS LISTS

The Los Angeles Times & Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestseller List

The San Francisco Chronicle & Northern California Independent Bookstore Bestseller List

Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers

Indie Next List & Kids' Indie Next List

BLK Bestsellers list - May 2026

CALIBA Bookstore Map

CALIBA BOOKSTORE MAP

This map shows our current

bookstore members.

CALIBA ANNOUNCEMENT

Small Business Rising - Amazon Monopoly

JOIN THE SMALL BUSINESS SIGN-ON LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR AMAZON MONOPOLY HARMS LAWSUIT

The Amazon Monopoly Harms Lawsuit is organized by Small Business Rising coalition and indie business associations: "We need to show a groundswell of support from small businesses across the country to demonstrate the harms Amazon continues to have on small businesses and fair markets in our communities. Tell the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and states that Amazon should go to trial." Sign the Letter

CALIBA PROGRAMS & PROMOTIONS

GP 2026 Final Deadline

2026 GOLDEN POPPY AWARDS: 8 MORE DAYS TO SUBMIT YOUR TITLES BY CALIFORNIA AUTHORS TODAY!

We are specifically requesting the following category submissions. Click here for more info.

FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS JUNE 19TH

2026 Winter Catalog Cover

2026 WINTER CATALOG FOR BOOKSTORES: RESERVE AD
SPACE BY JUNE 20TH

Why invest your ad dollars in RAMP catalogs?

RAMP provides stores with myriad ways of ordering catalog titles, promoting them creatively, and selling them across multiple channels. From stock checklists and Edelweiss collections to POS materials, eCommerce templates, and assorted digital graphics.

Reserve ad space for your Fall/Winter titles in our 2026 Winter Catalog Today!

Thank you for submitting your exhibitors, authors, and rep picks. Invitations will be sent out in the coming weeks.

*NEW EVENT & THIS YEAR ONLY* 2026 FALL FEST: BOOKSTORE TOUR

We will also have a bookstore tour on Sunday, September 13th. There will be a select number of seats available for vendors and publishers to purchase. Special invites will be sent to our participating vendors and publishers closer to the event. Guarantee your spot by becoming a Bookstore Tour Sponsor today!

*CLOSE JULY 10TH* 2026 FALL FEST: SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

CALIBA is meeting at the DoubleTree by Hilton Mission Valley San Diego for two days of lively conversation, education, rep picks, and networking on Saturday-Tuesday, September 14th-15th.

Interest Forms: Sponsorships |Galley Room & Promotions

Have more promotion ideas or special events booksellers would find useful? Send in your ideas here.

BINC: Celebrate 30 years with a monthly gift. Help book and comic people.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

June: Pride Month / Audiobook Appreciation Month

June 19: Juneteenth / 2026 Golden Poppy Awards Submissions Close / Paperback Book Day (7/30) Marketing Assets - Book Submissions Due

June 20: 2026 Winter Catalog - Ad Space Reservations Close

June 21: Father's Day

June 26-29: ABA Children's Institute

July: Disability Pride Month / Margins Bookselling Month / National Culinary Arts Month / National Independent Retailer Month

July 4: Independence Day

July 10: 2026 Fall Fest Sponsorships & Galley Room & Promotions Forms Close

July 17: Book Lovers Day (8/9) Marketing Assets - Book Submissions Due

July 20-25: Shark Week

*SAVE THE DATE* September 13-14: 2026 Fall Fest: Bookstore Tour & Bookseller Conference

CALIBA Bookseller Shoutouts
1 - Judging by the Cover Bookstore, in San Dimas, celebrated their 1 year anniversary! 2 - The Pleasant Pheasant Bookstore, in Woodland, is moving!  Pride Month: 3 - Book Soup, in West Hollywood, showed off their “Before Pride was a parade, it was a riot” display. 4 - A Seat at the Table Books, in Elk Grove, is hosting a Big Queer Party: Homecoming Edition 5 - Word After Word Bookshop, in Truckee, highlighted their favorite gay reads.  6 - Book Society, in Berkeley, has restarted their Summer BreakHappy Hour for educators and librarians. 7 - City Lights Books, in San Francisco, has their poetry room prepped for the summer heat. 8 - Rakestraw Books, in Danville, had a very special visitor who kindly posed with a couple of her book-to-movie adaptations.

1 - Judging by the Cover Bookstore, in San Dimas, celebrated their 1 year anniversary!

2 - The Pleasant Pheasant Bookstore, in Woodland, is moving!

Pride Month:

3 - Book Soup, in West Hollywood, showed off their “Before Pride was a parade, it was a riot” display.

4 - A Seat at the Table Books, in Elk Grove, is hosting a Big Queer Party: Homecoming Edition

5 - Word After Word Bookshop, in Truckee, highlighted their favorite gay reads.

6 - Book Society, in Berkeley, has restarted their Summer BreakHappy Hour for educators and librarians.

7 - City Lights Books, in San Francisco, has their poetry room prepped for the summer heat.

8 - Rakestraw Books, in Danville, had a very special visitor who kindly posed with a couple of her book-to-movie adaptations.

In the News

Don't forget to follow CALIBA (@caliba_20)!

CALIBA'S CURRENTLY READING

Alecia

Supporting Staff

communion bell hooks 9780060938291

communion

bell hooks

9780060938291

Hannah

Executive Director

The Book of Elsewhere Keanu Reeves & China Miéville 9780593446607

The Book of Elsewhere

Keanu Reeves & China Miéville

9780593446607

Valentina

Operations Manager

The Geomagician Jennifer Mandula 9780593983300

The Geomagician

Jennifer Mandula

9780593983300

Check out CALIBA’s 2026 Reading List!

RESOURCES

CALIBA Merchandise

Click here for a complete list.

CALIBA STAFF

Hannah Walcher

Executive Director

hannah@caliballiance.org

Valentina Moberg

Operations Manager

valentina@caliballiance.org

Alecia Reddick

Supporting Staff

alecia@caliballiance.org

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