Events

Each week, the American Booksellers Association hosts a live virtual Coffee Break forum where bookseller members can discuss any bookselling-related topics.

Each week, the American Booksellers Association hosts a live virtual Coffee Break forum where bookseller members can discuss any bookselling-related topics.

BookExpo, BookCon, and UnBound will not return in 2021, ReedPop announced on December 1.

A national event featuring Rather will take place on Wednesday, December 2, at 7:00 p.m. ET on Zoom. Booksellers can share the registration link with customers now and encourage them to purchase Rather’s What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism. 

Bookstores can request bookplates signed by Black Lives Matter founder and author Patrisse Cullors. 

Submit your ideas for next year’s Banned Books Week theme. Booksellers are encouraged to provide their input for the annual event by Tuesday, December 1.

Five Coffee Breaks will be held in December, including a late-night session and a BIPOC-only session. The final Coffee Break of the year will take place on December 15.

The Banned Books Week Coalition is now planning next year’s event. Booksellers are encouraged to make their voices heard by submitting ideas for next year’s theme by Tuesday, December 1.

A late-night Coffee Break for November was also added for this Thursday, November 19, at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Booksellers from across the country are welcome to register now for NAIBA’s Professional Bookseller Certification program; event management is the first of six courses in the program.

This is the final meetup of 2020; a new series of Marketing and Technology meetups will begin in 2021.

The event is free to all who would like to attend. Donations are being taken in support of Black Lives Matter Global Foundation.