07.24.25 Publisher News & Information

July 24, 2025

in Publisher Newsletter,

IN THIS ISSUE

Bookseller Grants & Scholarships

CALIBA Programs & Conferences

Promotional Opportunities

Dates and Deadlines

Bookseller Shoutouts

Bestseller Lists

Classifieds

CALIBA Currently Reading

Resources

CALIBA Bookstore Map

CALIBA Staff

NEW MEMBER CORNER

Welcome to CALIBA, YOU SHOULD READ!

Owner Name: Yulia Konovnitsyna

Established: January 1, 2024

About Our New Member: YOU SHOULD READ is an online book gifting shop, a nonfiction subscription, and a community for growth-minded readers. We curate life-changing books—spanning personal development, memoir, and psychology—and pair them with unique finds from small makers to help you send gifts that spark meaningful change. We also host weekly book events virtually and in San Diego, and 3% of every purchase supports emerging authors.

BOOKSELLER GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

NOMINATE A BOOKSELLER FOR THE DUENDE-WORD BIPOC BOOKSELLER AWARD: DUE JULY 31ST

Duende District and The Word’s annual BIPOC Bookseller Award celebrates and uplifts the BIPOC booksellers whose dedication to indie bookstores and their BIPOC colleagues and communities have influenced countless lives. Click here to nominate a bookseller.

RISE BOOKSELLERS EXCHANGE PROGRAMME: DUE AUGUST 20TH

This program grants applicants a 3-day stay in a foreign host bookshop, and is designed to promote connection and inclusivity. Click here for more info.

CALIBA'S GLENN GOLDMAN SCHOLARSHIP: DUE AUGUST 31ST

Thanks to the generosity of booksellers and publishers, CALIBA is able to offer a scholarship, of up to $2,000, to ABA's Winter Institute, February 23-26th, 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA. Click here for more info. If you or someone you know wants to donate to the Glenn Goldman fund, click here.

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 are especially looking for titles in the following categories:

Glenn Goldman Award: CA Lifestyle & Cooking
Martin Cruz Smith Award: Emerging Diverse Voices
Romance

We suggest that publishers send review copies:

Winter/Spring/Summer titles by July 30th
Fall titles by September 15th

Learn more and submit your titles for consideration.

2025 FALL FEST: SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES DUE AUGUST 8TH

Bookseller Registration is open! Share your titles and sidelines with California's independent booksellers at CALIBA's Fall Fest in South San Francisco for two full days (September 17-18). Click here for more details.

Promotional Opportunities: Welcome Bag inserts & Galley Table placement
Sponsorship Opportunities

Thank you for submitting your exhibitors, authors, and rep picks. Exhibitor and rep picks invites have been sent. The majority of author invitations have been sent out but the team is still working on the programming as authors confirm. We hope to have all invitations sent out by the end of next week.

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

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

Click here for more information.

SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTIONS: AUGUST TO OCTOBER THEMES ARE LIVE

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. Click here for more info.

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

Need to pay via invoice? Our promotional products include an option to request an invoice.

SHELF INSIDER SEASONAL NEWSLETTER: NOW ACCEPTING FALL/WINTER '25 AND SPRING/SUMMER '26 TITLES

Want to maximize visibility for your latest titles? Our seasonal newsletters offer prime space to showcase your most anticipated books to our 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.

Book your listing and submit your title information.

Have Questions? Email Alecia.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

July: Disability Pride Month / #MarginsBookselling Month / Find Waldo Local / Winter Catalog imprint proofs to stores

July 30: Golden Poppy Awards - Summer Titles Submission Deadline

July 31: Nomination Deadline for BIPOC Bookseller Awards / National Avocado Day

August: Back to School Month / Black Business Month

August 8: Fall Fest Call for Sponsors Deadline

August 9: Bookstore Romance Day / Book Lovers Day

August 25: Fall Fest Hotel Group Rate Ends - Book Now!

September: Self-Care Awareness Month / National Hispanic Heritage Month / Digital Catalog pages to stores

September 15: Golden Poppy Awards - Fall Titles Submission Deadline

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

October 1: Target date for catalog delivery to stores and newspapers

October 5-11: Banned Books Week

November 1: Target date for catalog deliver via direct mail

1 - The Quirky Crow Bookshop, in San Ramon, signed a lease for their brick-and-mortar. Congratulations!!

2 - Isis Asare, owner of Sistah Scifi (in Oakland), New Executive Director of SFWA (via Shelf Awareness, photo: Bryon Malik).

3 - On Waverly, in San Francisco, held a fun event for eventgoers to reconnect with their inner child through readings and conversations.

4 - Noe Valley Books, in San Francisco, is gonna need a bigger boat for all these shark week books.

5 - Two Birds, in Santa Cruz, has a few alternatives to Shark Week.

6 - Ruby’s Books, in Folsom, has a display to celebrate Aunts & Uncles’ Day.

7 - Book Loft, in Solvang, shows off a few of their favorite summer cookbooks.

8 - Flintridge Bookstore, in La Cañada Flintridge, has loads of options with a summer blockbuster movie display.

9 - Octavia’s Bookshelf, in Pasadena, partnered with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to collect books for a “Christmas in July” book drive.

10 - Word Horde Emporium, in Petaluma, is counting down to spooky season.

11 - Readers’ Books, in Sonoma, is also counting down to Fall with Summerween picks.

12 - dym books & boba, in Pasadena, are celebrating Bookstore Romance Day with a Julie Tieu book signing.

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

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

*NEW* Managing Director of Finance and Operations - City Lights Books, San Francisco
*NEW* Marketing Manager - Simon & Schuster, Virtual
Part-Time Administrative Assistant - The Collective Book Studio, SF Bay Area
National Accounts Manager - Chronicle Books, San Francisco

Visit our classifieds for more listings

CALIBA CURRENTLY READING

Alecia

Supporting Staff

Plus Size Player

Danielle Allen

9781250331182

Hannah

Executive Director

How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying

Django Wexler

9780316392204

Valentina

Operations Manager

The Compound

Aisling Rawle

9780593977279

RESOURCES

Click here for a complete list.

HOUSEKEEPING

ADDRESS CHANGE AND BANK UPDATE

California Independent Booksellers Alliance (CALIBA), has changed our address and bank. We request that all ACH payments be deposited in our new account. For our updated W-9 and ACH instructions, please email Valentina Moberg at valentina@caliballiance.org.

CALIBA

266 Wood St Unit 404

Livermore, CA 94550