Who Will You Meet at March Madness?
Booksellers can now see the growing gallery of authors who will be at the March Madness events next month. Each event follows the same schedule: a morning presentation by the hosting bookstore, followed by lunch with an author or even several authors, and then an afternoon idea share and free discussion among all the attending booksellers. All March Madness events are free for booksellers from SIBA member bookstores.
Because March Madness events tend to be smaller events, the author lunch quickly becomes a close conversation between the booksellers and the authors. Attending booksellers have a chance to create connections that may help them with their own events programs.
Authors appearing at March Madness (so far!):
3/2: Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN
- Victoria Aveyard / Tempest
(Fantasy, Harper Voyager, September 2026 , 9780063451360) - Christina Baker Kline / The Foursome
(Fiction, Mariner Books, May 2026, 9780063097995) - Ann Patchett / Whistler
(Fiction, Harper Books, June 2026, 9780063511637)
3/3: Resist Booksellers in Petersburg, VA
- Cali Adeline / People Watching in the Desert
(Fiction, Harpercollins, July 2026, 9780063481794) - Deesha Philyaw / TheTrue Confessions of First Lady Freeman
(Fiction, Mariner Books, September 2026, 9780063383074) - Gabbie Benda / Serendipity
(Graphic Novel, Holiday House, February 2026, 9780823457892) - Danielle Allen / Big Girl Blitz
(Romance, Branble, April 2026, 9781250331168)
3/4: Octavia Books in New Orleans, LA
- Emma C. Wells / We Already Dug the Grave
(Fiction, Poisoned Pen Press, September 2026, 9781464218651) - Pamela Colloff / Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
(True Crime, Knopf, July 2026, 9780593230862)
3/5: Main Street Reads in Summerville, SC
- Alissa DeRogatis / How to Find Love in the Cereal Aisle
(Fiction, Cosmo Reads, August 2026, 9781464223396) - Jenn Lyons/Green & Deadly Things
(Fantasy, Tor Books, March 2026, 9781250342188)
3/9: novel. & Burke's Books in Memphis, TN
- Christine Hartman Derr / Raven, Rising
(Juvenile Fiction, Harpercollins, July 2026, 9780063432833) - Marcus Wicker / Dear Mothership
(Poetry, Ecco, September 2026, 9780063487697)
3/11: The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines, NC
- F.A. Davidson / Flickerstate
(YA, Sourcebooks Fire, July 2026, 9781464266195) - Angela Velez / Tangled Roots & Wild Dreams
(YA, Harpercollins, June 2026, 9780063071889)
3/16: Auburn Oil Book Co. in Auburn, AL
- Erin Sterling / Hadley's Handbook for Haunting
(Romance, Avon, October 2026, 9780063297630) - Rebecca Lang/Pimento Cheese: The Southern Spread
(Cooking, University of Georgia Press, March 2026, 9780820374673)
3/17: Charis Books & More in Decatur, GA
- Lo Patrick/The Sins of Summer Daughters
(Fiction, Sourcebooks Landmark, July 2026, 9781464260506) - Vanessa Miller/The Ladies Hall
(Fiction, Thomas Nelson, August 2026, 9781400351107) - Julian Randall/Shook
( Juvenile Fiction, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, August 2026, 9781250882059) - Kelly Quindlen/Her Name in the Sky + This Must Be the Place
(YA, Roaring Book Press, January 2026, 9781250414472)
3/18: Writers Block Bookstore in Orlando, FL
- R.J. Valldeperas / Their Will Undone
(YA, Harpercollins, June 2026, 9780063388741) - Madeline Martin / A Time of Witches
(Fiction, Harlequin, September 2026, 9781335002891)