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
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
NVNR Travel Grants and SIBA Registration Scholarship Applications both close on April 3, only two weeks away. Continue Reading
NVNR’s 2026 Publicity Speed Dating event will be hosted on Zoom on May 7th. This is an opportunity for booksellers to meet publicists and share all the unique events they host in their store. Continue Reading
Meet booksellers from NAIBA and SIBA and hear about all the unique events they host in their stores. This virtual event begins at 9:30 am and ends at around 4:30 pm, with a lunch break. Continue Reading
Twelve travel grants will be awarded, six to bookstores in the NAIBA region and six to bookstores in the SIBA region. Applicants must be from a bookstore that is a current member of either NAIBA or SIBA. Continue Reading
Because this year’s conference is held outside SIBA territory, the registration scholarships equal the cost of a full event pass to NVNR and are intended to help reduce the cost of attendance. Continue Reading
Designed to help bookstores expand their events programs, PSD flips the bookstore/publisher dynamic. Instead of listening to publishers pitch books to them, booksellers have a chance to pitch their bookstores to publishers and publicists, and have their undivided attention. Continue Reading
Author submissions are now open for the 2026 New Voices New Rooms Annual Conference, to be held August 2-5 in Baltimore, Maryland. Continue Reading
