The program aims to help members, particularly new and prospective store owners, get oriented to SIBA and its member benefits, connect with sales reps and industry resources, get started with basic financial concepts, and have an outlet for questions. Continue Reading
At New Voices New Rooms, we know that the most valuable resource at the conference is not the authors, the piles of ARCs, or even the many education sessions. It is the conference attendees themselves, a deep resource of wisdom and industry experience, usually laden with totebags full of... Continue Reading
The New Voices New Rooms Conference app is the best tool for finding your way around NVNR. It allows you to focus your efforts according to your own priorities, track the programs you want to attend, and network with the people you want to meet. Continue Reading
Food and drink are an important part of NVNR's commitment to accessibility and creating a welcoming space for all attendees. NVNR has just posted the menus for the 2026 conference. Continue Reading
The New Voices New Rooms may be happening next week, but there is life after the conference! Here are some things for your bookseller to-do list for August. Continue Reading
Next week, the entire SIBA staff will be working at the New Voices New Rooms Conference. We invite booksellers to seek us out to say hello and tell us how things are going at their stores. Continue Reading
The books, audiobooks, music, movies, and television shows that have the SIBA staff riveted this week Continue Reading
New Voices New Rooms has published a land acknowledgement in advance of its 2026 conference in Baltimore next month, recognizing the event will be held on the traditional home of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Continue Reading
New Voices New Rooms has always celebrated genre in its commitment to title discovery for booksellers. Often the most joyful, or most terrifying, section in the store, genre books are also the fastest-growing, fastest-selling section, with many avid readers among booksellers. Continue Reading
A particularly pernicious scam targeting authors is making the rounds in the form of fake "invitations" from book clubs, book festival organizations, and bookstores. Continue Reading
By invoking communal participation in creating accessible space, NVNR seeks to create a culture not just free of barriers, but actively welcoming for all conference attendees. Continue Reading
I believe indie booksellers need people in the room who understand both the culture of the store and the mechanics of the systems running it. The industry conversation about technology has too often been reactive. I want to help it become proactive. Continue Reading
