IndieBound

Booksellers have praised Hannah Kent’s debut novel, Burial Rites (Little, Brown), for its evocative imagery, attention to detail, and lyrical prose. Here, Kent talks about the inspiration for her impressive first novel, the process of writing and researching, and the line between fact and fiction.

Here’s a preview of the titles on the October Indie Next List flier, on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement. A downloadable PDF version of the list will also be available beginning October 1 on BookWeb.org and IndieBound.org.

The September Indie Next List’s 10 “Now in Paperback” titles are featured with bookseller quotes on a downloadable flier and shelf-talkers.

Booksellers participating in Baker & Taylor’s Indie Next Promotion in a Box report it’s been a great time-saver that drives sales of Indie Next and Now in Paperback titles each month.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending August 18, 2013.

The fall flier, arriving at stores in the upcoming Children’s White Box, features the top 10 titles of the season based on nominations from independent booksellers nationwide and an additional 41 titles organized by age group.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending August 4, 2013.

Author Boris Kachka talks about Hothouse: The Art of Survival and the Survival of Art at America’s Most Celebrated Publishing House, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, which holds the top spot on this month’s Indie Next List.

Here’s a preview of the titles on the September Indie Next List flier, on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement. A downloadable PDF version of the list will also be available beginning September 1 on BookWeb.org and IndieBound.org.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending July 21, 2013.

Booksellers can now submit their nominations to the Indie Next List by entering reviews directly into Edelweiss. The process is simple and allows for maximum exposure of reviews.

Two booksellers have been named the winners of a set of IndieBound “Eat Sleep Read” and “Snack Nap Read” posters. They were chosen at random from ABA members who “liked” the Facebook pages of both ABA and the ABC Group at ABA by July 4.
 

The August Indie Next List’s 12 “Now in Paperback” titles are featured with bookseller quotes on a downloadable flier and shelf-talkers.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending July 7, 2013.

All ABA member booksellers are being encouraged to express their enthusiasm for the children’s books that they’re looking forward to handselling this fall by nominating those titles by July 16 to the Fall Kids’ Indie List.