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Applications Open for Binc Susan Kamil Emerging Writers Prize
Applications Open for Binc Susan Kamil Emerging Writers Prize

Any writer working on a full-length manuscript, graphic novel, or comic who is currently employed at a physical book or comic store in the U.S. and has been for a minimum of three months is eligible. Continue Reading

Date posted03/25/2026


Put Your Bookstore In Front of Publicists
NVNR,
Put Your Bookstore In Front of Publicists

There is still limited space available for the upcoming NVNR Publicity Speed Dating virtual event on May 7. Bookstores interested in expanding their events programs will have a chance to pitch their stores to a Zoom room of publicists from both large and small publishing houses. Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted03/23/2026


What We're Reading, Listening to, and Watching This Week (3/22/2026)
What We're Reading, Listening to, and Watching This Week (3/22/2026)

The books, audiobooks, music, movies, and television shows that have the SIBA staff riveted this week Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted03/22/2026


SIBA Promotions now feature reservation calendars
SIBA Promotions now feature reservation calendars

SIBA's promotion options now feature full design specs and reservation calendars. It is now possible to make reservations directly on the SIBA website and check that your preferred run date is available when you place your order. Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted03/18/2026


Summer Catalog Participation Up from 2025
Summer Catalog Participation Up from 2025

The catalog program remains one of SIBA's most tangible member benefits, and one with the highest return on investment and is a powerful tool for recruiting new customers. Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted03/17/2026


NVNR Travel Grant & SIBA Registration Scholarship Deadlines are April 3
NVNR,
NVNR Travel Grant & SIBA Registration Scholarship Deadlines are April 3

NVNR Travel Grants and SIBA Registration Scholarship Applications both close on April 3, only two weeks away. Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted03/17/2026


Promotion Spotlight: Combined Regional Bookstore Banner
Promotion Spotlight: Combined Regional Bookstore Banner

Designed to encourage book purchases via bookstore websites, CRBB has the widest reach of any online promotion SIBA offers. Continue Reading

Date posted03/16/2026


SIBA Seeks Promotions of Diverse Authors
SIBA Seeks Promotions of Diverse Authors

SIBA actively works with publishers and authors to support the representation of Black, BIPOC, queer, disabled, and other marginalized authors and books in SIBA promotions. Continue Reading

Date posted03/16/2026


Madly March Madness! Bookseller Series Receives High Marks
Madly March Madness! Bookseller Series Receives High Marks

The smaller, more intimate format of MMBS, with its focus on bookseller-led programming and emphasis on bookseller-to-bookseller connections, is one of the reasons March Madness is so popular with members. Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted03/16/2026


What We're Reading, Listening to, and Watching This Week (3/15/2026)
What We're Reading, Listening to, and Watching This Week (3/15/2026)

The books, audiobooks, music, movies, and television shows that have the SIBA staff riveted this week Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted03/15/2026


Meet the SIBA Staff: Candice Huber / Membership and Social Media Coordinator
Meet the SIBA Staff: Candice Huber / Membership and Social Media Coordinator

Candice has been bookselling for 12 years, and they are also a bookstore business coach, small publisher, instructor, and dean for the Professional Booksellers School, and author of a tabletop roleplaying book about monsters called Carnival of Creatures. Continue Reading

Date posted03/13/2026


Lunch and Learn, A SIBA Industry Partner Series: with Daniel O'Brien / IPC
Lunch and Learn, A SIBA Industry Partner Series: with Daniel O'Brien / IPC

SIBA’s Lunch & Learn series brings industry partners to SIBA booksellers to share tips on the best ways to work together to save time, take advantage of benefits, and sell more books. Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted03/10/2026