Specialty Bookselling

The Winter Institute session “ABC Group Presents: Using Common Core to Develop Your Community Profile” delved into the expanding relationship between independent booksellers and local educators and highlighted ways they can work together and with publishers on Common Core issues.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending February 2, 2014.

The Women’s National Book Association has announced the nominees in the children’s and general bookstore categories for the 2014 WNBA Pannell Award.

The full-day schedule on April 7 at the Children’s Institute will begin with a breakfast plenary session featuring Tim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever and Five, Six, Seven, Nate!, who will speak on diversity in middle grades.

On Monday, at its Mid-Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, the American Library Association presented its 2014 awards recognizing the best in books, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 12, 2014.

Registration for ABA’s 2014 Children’s Institute in San Antonio, Texas, is open, and booksellers are encouraged to sign up now to secure a spot at this all-day networking and educational event for children’s booksellers.

Registration for ABA’s 2014 Children’s Institute in San Antonio, Texas, opens today to booksellers at all ABA member stores. The program includes a diverse array of educational programming, featured author talks, a children’s rep picks lunch, bookseller roundtables, and opening and closing receptions.

Registration for ABA’s second Children’s Institute will open next Thursday, January 9. The full-day education program, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, will be held on Monday, April 7, in San Antonio, Texas, and is open to all ABA member booksellers.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending December 15, 2013.

The Women’s National Book Association has announced January 10 as the new deadline for customers, sales reps, store personnel, or anyone else who is impressed with the work of a particular children’s specialty or general interest independent bookstore to submit nominations for the 2014 WNBA Pannell Award.

Cristin Terrill, author of the debut YA novel All Our Yesterdays, believes that it is important for everyone to be able to see themselves and their experiences reflected back at them through art and entertainment, “and that probably goes double for teenagers,” she said.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending December 8, 2013.

Tone Almhjell’s debut novel for middle-graders is The Twistrose Key. Here, she talks about being inspired by her Norwegian homeland, favorite authors, and more.

“I wanted to write a book that I thought my students would like, one that was structured and formatted in a way that would entice struggling readers, and one that was as true to their lives as I could make it,” says Patrick Flores-Scott, author of the debut Young Adult novel Jumped In.