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19 Feb

About ABA [2]

125 Years of ABA: Q&A with ABA CEO Allison Hill [1]

By Zoe Perzo [3]

This year marks ABA’s 125th year of helping indie bookstores thrive. As part of our 125th anniversary celebration, we’ll be sharing interviews with key figures in the industry and exploring how the organization has changed since its inception in 1900.

This week, ABA CEO Allison Hill (it’s also her 5th anniversary at ABA!) sat down with Bookselling This Week to discuss the challenges of becoming CEO during the pandemic, share her most vivid memories of the past five years, and her hopes for the future.

Winter 2025 Health and Wellness Resources for Booksellers [4]

The American Booksellers Association’s health coverage partner LIG Solutions wants booksellers to stay healthy in 2025. Read on for resources that are meant to help expand your health and wellness awareness and increase your knowledge about new health insurance solutions/legislation.

Bookshop.org Celebrates 5th Anniversary [8]

This year, Bookshop.org is celebrating its 5th anniversary!

31 Booksellers Win Scholarships to Children's Institute 2025 [10]

The awards cover the conference fee, hotel stay, and up to $600 in travel expenses to Children's Institute 2025 in Portland, Oregon.

Indies Introduce Q&A with Alasdair Beckett-King [14]

“Where was this book when I was young? I loved Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys and later Agatha Christie. Montgomery Bonbon has it all. Quirky, smart, characters and laugh out-loud-funny schemes,” said Suzanne Lucey of Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, North Carolina.