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ABA and BookExpo Programming Highlights for Booksellers
Below is the schedule of all ABA programming at BookExpo, as well as other events with special appeal to ABA member booksellers. For complete show information visit the BookExpo website.*
Click here to reserve for ABA's Celebration of Bookselling Lunch
Click here to register for Meet the Editor
Click here for Silent Auction tickets
Click here to register for Publicist Speed Dating
Click here for ABC/CBC Speed Dating Lunch With Authors tickets
Click here for Author Breakfasts and Stages
Click here for An Evening with Senator Bernie Sanders tickets
Sessions marked with this symbol 
require pre-registration.
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
9:00 pm to 11:45 pm
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Crystal Ballroom / Wyndham New Yorker Hotel |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
9:00 am to 6:00 pm
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ABA Member Lounge |
ABA Member Lounge |
Trade Show Floor |
9:30 am to 11:00 am
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Various NYC Offices |
11:00 am to 11:50 am
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1E10 |
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
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Trade Show Floor |
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
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Main Stage |
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm
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1E12/13/14 |
2:00 pm to 2:45 pm
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ABA Member Lounge |
3:15 pm to 4:30 pm
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1E12/13/14 |
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
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Main Stage |
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
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1E12/13/14 (Awards) and South Corridor (Auction) |
Thursday, May 31, 2018
8:00 am to 9:30 am
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Special Events Hall |
9:00 am to 6:00 pm
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ABA Member Lounge |
ABA Member Lounge |
Trade Show Floor |
10:00 am to 11:00 am
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ABA Member Lounge |
10:00 am to 10:50 am
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1E10 |
1E12/13/14 |
10:10 am to 5:30 pm
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The Vital Bookstore |
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
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Trade Show Floor |
11:45 am to 12:45 pm
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Downtown Stage |
1:00 pm to 1:50 pm
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1E10 |
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
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Trade Show Floor |
2:15 pm to 4:15 pm
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1E12/13/14 |
4:45 pm to 5:35 pm
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1E10 |
6:15 pm to 7:15 pm
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Main Stage |
Friday, June 1, 2018
8:00 am to 9:30 am
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Main Stage |
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
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ABA Member Lounge |
ABA Member Lounge |
Trade Show Floor |
9:45 am to 11:45 am
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River Pavilion |
10:00 am to 11:00 am
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ABA Member Lounge |
11:00 am to 11:50 am
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1E12/13/14 |
12:15 pm to 1:45 pm
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1E07/1E08 |
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
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Trade Show Floor |
1:10 pm to 4:00 pm
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The Vital Bookstore |
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Trade Show Floor |
3:15 pm to 4:15 pm
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1E10 |
About ABA
American Booksellers Association is a national trade association that supports and advocates for the success of independent bookstores. We provide members with education, networking opportunities, advocacy, resources, and technology. In turn our members support local schools through book fairs, donations and author visits; promote literacy; provide inclusive community centers; connect readers and books; add character to neighborhoods; champion and center diverse and new voices; and contribute to the local economy. We feel honored to support them in their work.
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