The Nancy Olson Bookseller Award is named for the late founder of Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, NC. The award recognizes special booksellers who particularly excel in the areas that were important to Nancy: customer service and helping writers—especially new writers—reach their reading audience. Continue Reading
Silas House (All These Ghosts) and Christy Mandin (Millie Fleur Saves the Night) were both present at the New Voices New Rooms Conference to be honored at the NVNR Awards Dinner on August 4. Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Happy Land) was not able to attend, but provided a statement that was read aloud. Continue Reading
GG's Library in Charleston, SC, and People's Book in Takoma Park, MD, each won a $1000 cash prize by placing orders on the exhibit floor during the NVNR 2026 conference. Continue Reading
Twenty-six reps participated in the NVNR 2026 Rep Pick of the List event, and while they were each limited to talking about their top three books of the upcoming season, the Edelweiss collection links they submitted often had more titles. 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
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
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
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
The orientation emphasized the importance of building relationships between booksellers and the publishers and exhibitors, underscoring that booksellers were at the conference to make connections and do business. Continue Reading
