CALIBA is proud to welcome the following 39 bookstores in 2025. From new and used to genre-specific stores, Eureka to San Diego, these new members demonstrate the liveliness of bookselling in California.

12 Jewelz Books & Wellness

All Booked Up

Beers Books

Bees Books & Binds

Bird Rock Bookshop

Black Bird Bookstore & Cafe

Bluebird Play

BookAttic

Buteo Books

Celestial Books

Crafty Chicks Book Nook

Ember & Ink

Fables & Fancies

Old Haunts Bookshop

Golden Hour Bookshop

Handcrafts and Hardbacks

Heartbound Book Shop

Hey Books!

Hill's Bookstore

In Bloom Bookery

Intersectionality

Judging By The Cover

Letterpress Words & Wine

Mon Amour Bookshop

Moonstone & Mist

Natalia's Coffee and Books

Noe Valley Books

Scrawl, Scribble & Smirch Bookshop

Seal Beach Bookshop

Soft Launch

Tally Ho! Books

Temerity Books

The Inked Octopus Bookstore & Coffeehouse

The Love Potion Library

The Plot Twist Bookstore

The Quirky Crow Bookshop

The Undead Bookshop

Through the Fold

YOU SHOULD READ

2026 SPRING FORUMS: PITCH YOUR TITLES TO OUR BOOKSELLERS

CALIBA is returning to the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (April 1) and the Pasadena Hilton (May 28) or our Spring Forums featuring lively conversation, education, rep picks, and networking.

AND NEW THIS YEAR, Owners' Retreats (Oakland: 3.31 and Pasadena: 5.27): owner-specific education the day before our Spring Forums.

Have a great idea for a panel, presentation, or creative addition to the day? Share your ideas in the forms - visit the link in our bio.

• Spring Forums: Call for Authors - due 1/23/26
• Spring Forums: Rep Picks interest Form - due 1/23/26
• Owners' Retreats + Spring Forums: Sponsorship & Promotional Opportunities - due 2/13/26

2025 GOLDEN POPPY BOOK AWARDS - FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION PROMOTIONS

Promote your Golden Poppy Finalist in our weekly Bookseller Newsletter with a Banner Ad or an E-Blast. For Your Consideration Promotions open soon and will run November 25th-January 11th.

Bookseller voting will take place January 1st-11th.

2025 GOLDEN POPPIES - BY THE NUMBERS

The Golden Poppy finalists have been announced! Click here to view the 2025 Golden Poppy Award Finalists. Congratulations to the authors and publishers whose books made the lists! The Virtual Golden Poppy Awards will take place on January 29th at 7 PM PST.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Now-January 11: For Your Consideration Promotions sent to Booksellers
• January 1-11: Bookseller Voting Period
• Week of January 12: CALIBA Office Will Reach Out to Winners' Submission Contacts
• January 29: Virtual Ceremony
• January 30: Shelf Awareness x Golden Poppy Awards Winners Emails Sent to Bookstore Customers

2026 Golden Poppy Book Awards Timeline | Learn about the Golden Poppy Awards History

If you're interested in sponsoring the Golden Poppy Display Contest prize, please email Hannah. 

JANUARY SOCIAL MEDIA - DUE TODAY (12/18)

Booksellers have voted - and they would like to promote National Bird Day (1/5/26). Submit your bird related titles for inclusion in our social media assets by Dec. 18th.

FEBRUARY SOCIAL MEDIA - DUE JAN. 15TH

Booksellers have voted - and they would like to promote Love Your Pet Day (2/20/26). Submit your pet related titles for inclusion in our social media assets by Jan. 15th.

Limit to 1 title per publisher. Spaces limited. Price: $100

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

SPRING 2026 SHELF INSIDER - BOOK SUBMISSIONS DUE FEB. 3RD

Want to maximize visibility for your latest titles? Our seasonal newsletters offer prime space to showcase your books to our engaged 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. Reaching over 1,000 booksellers, our first Shelf Insider had a 48% open rate. Member Price: $275 | Non-Member Price: $300

Save the date for these future Sponsorship Opportunities with CALIBA Programs & Events:

OPENING IN JANUARY

-2026 Summer Reading Guide

-2026 Golden Poppy Book Awards Ceremony

OPENING IN MARCH

-2026 Winter Catalog

OPENING IN MAY

-2026 Tri-West Summer School

OPENING IN JUNE

-2026 Fall Fest

Publishers, Sales Reps & Book Industry Professionals (Non-voting)

Individual: $150

Small House & Commission Groups: $250 (up to 3 sales reps)

Large House: $550 (up to 6 sales reps)

Membership Perks:

• Discounted admission/exhibit space to our annual Fall Fest
• Free or discounted rates at education and member programs
• Subscription to our weekly e-newsletter & bestseller list
• Stay up-to-date with industry, association and bookstore news
• Access to our online Rep Directory
• Post your job openings in our classifieds

Click here for more details.

December 14-22: Hanukkah

December 24: Jólabókaflóð

December 25: CALIBA Office Closed
in Observance of Christmas

December 26-January 1: Kwanzaa

January: #JanuaryinJapan / International Creativity Month / Financial Wellness Month / National Book Blitz Month

January 1: CALIBA Office Closed in
Observance of New Year's Day

January 1-11: Booksellers vote for the 2025 Golden Poppy
Book Awards

January 29: 2025 Golden Poppy Virtual Ceremony - RSVP Here

• James Patterson & Bookshop.org Literary Prize for Debut Authors
• Black Bookstore Heritage Grant

Have a grant or scholarship for booksellers? Email Alecia to be listed on our site.

• Associate Buyer - Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
• Bookstore for Sale - Camino Books, Del Mar
• Bookstore Manager - Chevalier's, Los Angeles
• Publishing Assistant - The Collective Book Studio, Oakland

Check out CALIBA's 2025 Reading List!

Alecia Supporting Staff

Hannah Executive Director

Valentina Operations Manager

• 2025 Fall Fest Exhibitor Evaluation Form
• For Authors: How to Partner with Independent Bookstores
• 2025 LA Fires Resources Page
• 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