New Voice New Rooms has extended its early-bird pricing through Friday, May 1, 2026, giving booksellers an extra day to receive a reduced rate when they register for a full conference event pass. Continue Reading
Over 140 people from more than 90 bookstores have already taken advantage of NVNR's early-bird pricing and registered for New Voices New Rooms 2026. Is your store on the list? Continue Reading
Congratulations to the booksellers who received NVNR Travel Grants to attend the New Voices New Rooms 2026 Conference in Baltimore, MD. Continue Reading
Recognizing that travel expenses are a major factor in a store’s decision on whether to attend the conference, NVNR has opened up two dedicated channels in its Discord community for booksellers to arrange ride and room shares. Continue Reading
Beyond the education sessions, author keynotes, and receptions, it’s those moments when booksellers connect, network, and have fun hanging out together that receive the most attention. Continue Reading
From panels to receptions to featured authors at meals, NVNR offers many opportunities to get your author in front of booksellers from SIBA and NAIBA. An intimate experience on a grand scale, author appearances are curated to reach their perfect audience of booksellers. Continue Reading
Fast and fun for both bookstores and publishers! It is a chance to put faces to the names you may only see attached to an event grid, and to find new opportunities to get your authors in front of readers. Continue Reading
NVNR has created a wait list for conference attendees who can’t reserve rooms on the dates they need. Attendees can use this wait list form to request extensions on their hotel reservations within the conference dates. Continue Reading
Although applications have closed for NVNR travel grants and the SIBA Registration Scholarships, SIBA has a number of other grants and scholarships created to help bookstores attend their annual conference that are still open and accepting applications Continue Reading
SIBA is offering two practice sessions for registered booksellers who would like to try out their store pitches before making their presentations to publicists Continue Reading
Exhibitor Sales and Attendee Registrations are now open for the 2026 New Voices New Rooms (NVNR) conference in Baltimore, Maryland, from August 2-5. Continue Reading
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
