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*NEW PROCESS* HOW-TO PROMOTE YOUR TITLES WITH CALIBA

We updated the digital promotions submission and payment process in May.

• Schedule your promotion* on Schedulista.
• To submit your creative materials: visit our Promotional Opportunities portal, select your promotion type, and complete the order form.
• When it's time to checkout** you can request an invoice, or pay by credit or ACH.
• Alecia will follow up via email when your promotion send has been scheduled.

*Social Media and Shelf Insider Newsletter promotions excluded from process update

**You will need an account login connected to your company to use promo codes and select invoicing for payments

GOLDEN POPPY FINALIST CONGRATULATIONS!

Celebrate your Golden Poppy Finalist in our weekly
Bookseller Newsletter or a daily E-Blast (reduced prices).
Golden Poppy Digital Promotions are open now and will run through September 15th, 2026.

CALIBA'S BIPOC COMMITTEE PRESENTS: WE ARE AMERICA: REFLECTING ON 250 YEARS OF THE UNITED STATES

CALIBA's BIPOC Committee has created a booklist for America's 250th birthday, titled: We Are America: Reflecting on 250 Years of The United States. View the current Edelweiss list here.

CALIBA SALES REP DIRECTORY -
ARE YOU ON THE LIST?

It's time to update the rep directory (Login required)! The directory is alphabetized by publisher/rep

group and remains keyword searchable. Please check and email Valentina if corrections are needed!

ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATION

Check Your Membership Status/Dues so you don't miss out on any of our programming

*GET ON THE LIST* BOOKSELLERS ACCOUNT SETUP WITH PUBLISHERS & WHOLESALERS

We would like to help our new bookstore members get a head start on setting up their sales accounts with publishers and wholesalers. Please fill out this form so that booksellers can utilize the information to create accounts.

Opening Accounts Page.

August: Black Business Month / Women In Translation Month / Back to School Month

August 29: Black Booskstore Day

August 31: We Love Memoirs Day

September: Self-Care Awareness Month / National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)

September 2: Fall/Winter Shelf Insider - Book Submissions Due

September 7: Labor Day

September 8: International Literacy Day

September 11-13: Rosh Hashanah

September 13-15: 2026 Fall Fest: Bookstore Tour, Bookseller Conference & Golden Poppy Awards

September 15: National Voter Registration Day

September 20: Yom Kippur

September 22: Autumn Equinox/First Day of Fall

September 25: National Comic Book Day

1 - Missed Connections Bookstore, in Santa Clarita, showing off their brick and mortar's transformation.

2 - San Diego Book Festival

• You Should Read (San Diego)
• Camino Books: For the Road Ahead (Del Mar)

3 - Casita Bookstore, in Long Beach, shared more information about Black August and reading recommendations for further enlightenment.

4 - Flintridge Bookstore, in La Cañada Flintridge, paid tribute to Dolly Parton with an in-store display.

5 - Zibby’s Bookshop, in Santa Monica, celebrated National Dog Day with Hank's book recs.

6 - To Be Read Books, in Claremont, gave "girl grip" a spin with a book edition!

7 - Fables & Fancies, in Sierra Madre, spotlighted their chalk board artist, Liv, and her many season bunny drawings.

8 - Once Upon a Time Bookstore, in Montrose, is ready for Fall. Aren't we all?

In the News

• Happy 50th Birthday, Orinda Books
• Indie Booksellers Prepare to Attend Regional Associations’ Trade Shows
• Pleasant Pheasant Bookstore, Woodland, Calif., Relocates
• Image of the Day: Chang-rae Lee at Green Apple Books on the Park
• B&N Opening Stores Today in Ky. & Calif.
• Winter Institute 2027 Scholarship Winners

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

Alecia

Supporting Staff

Of Monsters and Mainframes

Barbara Truelove

9781964721132

Hannah

Executive Director

The Storm of Echoes

Christelle Dabos

9781609457891

Valentina

Operations Manager

Lucky Day

Chuck Tingle

9781250398673

Check out CALIBA’s 2026 Reading List!

• Join CALIBA Sign the Letter to Support the "Amazon Monopoly Harms" Lawsuit
• For Authors: How to Partner with Independent Bookstores
• From the ABA: Urge Congress to Reverse Tariffs
• Anti-Censorship Resources
• Panorama Picks - Books in Demand at US Libraries

Click here for a complete list.

Hannah Walcher

Executive Director

hannah@caliballiance.org

Valentina Moberg

Operations Manager

valentina@caliballiance.org

Alecia Reddick

Supporting Staff

alecia@caliballiance.org