09.03.26 CALIBA Publisher News & Information

September 3, 2026

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IN THIS ISSUE

CALIBA PROGRAMS & EVENTS

2026 Fall Fest: Check Your Exhibit Hall Listing

2026 Golden Poppy Awards - Finalists Are Up!

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

2026 Golden Poppy Awards - Celebrate Your Finalist

How to Promote Your Titles with CALIBA

CALIBA's BIPOC Committee Presents - We Are America: Reflecting on 250 Years of the United States

HOUSEKEEPING

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 - August 2026

CALIBA PROGRAMS & EVENTS

2026 FALL FEST: CHECK YOUR EXHIBIT HALL LISTING

Exhibitors check your inboxes for deadline reminders. Click here to check your listing.

Please check:

Exhibitor listing
Show specials
Orders
Author booth signings - Now Live!

If you have any corrections please email the CALIBA staff.

VIEW THE SCHEDULE

2026 GOLDEN POPPY AWARDS - FINALISTS ARE UP!

CALIBA members present The Golden Poppy Book Awards to recognize the most distinguished California writers and artists. Winners will be announced at our first in-person awards ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 15th at 7pm PT.

VIEW THE LIST OF FINALISTS

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

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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.

GP E-BLAST - $150

GP NEWSLETTER AD - $500

*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

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

HOUSEKEEPING

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.

CALIBA BOOKSTORE MAP

This map shows our current

bookstore members.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

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

October: LGBTQ+ History Month / Filipino American History Month / National Book Month / National Reading Group Month / National Cookbook Month / TeenTober™ / National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)