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AAUP gets new name; New York Times op-ed addresses sales tax fairness; Obama names favorite books of the year; Costa Book Award winners announced 

Following the holiday shopping season, many indie booksellers reported plentiful foot traffic, spurred by strong shop local programs, compelling regional association catalogs, and creative promotions and partnerships.

The January Red Box, mailing to stores this week, will include a packet of 50 bookmarks featuring The New York Times Book Review’s picks for the 10 Best Books of 2017.

Booksellers, authors, publishers, distributors, and others with ties to the book industry have until January 8 to submit nominations for the Publishers Weekly Bookstore and Sales Rep of the Year awards.

ABA’s Book Buyer’s Handbook is a valuable resource where booksellers can find information about publishers’ special offers, contact information, ordering and returns policies, co-op advertising, and more.

ABA member booksellers can register for free badges to BookExpo 2018 and take advantage of a great rate at Hotel ABA — The New Yorker, a Wyndham Hotel.

Dozens of booksellers from ABA member stores around the country have been awarded scholarships to the upcoming Winter Institute in Memphis, Tennessee.

Booksellers can register now for BookExpo 2018, which will be held at New York’s Javits Convention Center from Wednesday, May 30, through Friday, June 1.

In spring 2018, PBS will debut The Great American Read, an eight-part television series and nationwide campaign that aims to spark a national conversation about books and reading.

The American Booksellers Association’s Board of Directors met on July 10–13, 2017, in Bothell, Washington, to work on a range of issues.

The American Booksellers Association’s Board of Directors met on May 29–30, 2017, in White Plains, New York, just prior to the start of BookExpo, to work on a range of issues.

After a bookseller at Carmichael’s Bookstore reached out him, author Shea Serrano pointed his sizeable Twitter following to the store’s website, resulting in 1,000 online orders in one day.

Booksellers planning to participate in the Meet the Editor or Publicists Speed Dating programs at BookExpo 2017 must sign up by May 12; the deadline to register for the ABC/CBC Speed Dating Lunch With Children’s Authors is May 15.

Programming for American Booksellers Association members attending BookExpo 2017 includes the Celebration of Bookselling lunch, an opportunity to Meet the Editor, and Publicists Speed Dating.