It’s time again for the Trans Rights Readathon! This year’s readathon will be from March 22 to March 29.

Originally created by author Sim Kern, the Trans Rights Readathon encourages readers to read books written by (or featuring) trans, genderqueer, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and two-spirit authors and to donate to their local trans advocacy groups.

Visit their website to join the readathon, find advocacy groups, and download readathon assets!

And check out ABA's Advocacy Associate Manager, Philomena Polefrone, in conversation with Rebecca Skyhart and KC Norton from the Trans Rights Readathon volunteer leadership team.

This year, ABA is calling on all bookstores to commit to three actions that are critical to the foundation of our collective future: report to ABACUS, sign up for BATCH, and make your sales COUNT.

An election year seems like a good time to remember that the future doesn't just happen, we build it. And with all bookstores completing these three tasks, we can collectively build a brighter future for independent bookselling.

ABA will be rolling out a series of educational resources over the next year to help bookstores perform these action items, so stay tuned to Bookselling This Week for more details!

Today is the last day to renew your membership!

If you haven’t already done so, head over to BookWeb to renew your membership and avoid a lapse in membership benefits.

Don’t forget to vote in this year’s Board of Directors election!

You can visit BookWeb to learn more about this year’s candidates or head over to the ballot to cast your vote!

Only the store owner of an ABA member store, or their designated principal, may vote.

The deadline to vote is April 3.

Our annual Publisher Survey is your chance to have your voice heard by publishers!

Although ABA meets with publishers throughout the year to advocate on behalf of bookstores, once a year we have our official, annual meetings with publishers and their teams, including key decision-makers.

In the past these survey results have informed ABA's successful lobbying for increased discounts, better school business terms, participation in Batch, and more! Your input matters!

Please submit your feedback by 11:59 pm ET on Sunday, April 7.

The Q2 Marketing Calendar is here! These handouts are filled with ideas and copy you can use in your bookstore.

Philomena Polefrone, ABA’s Advocacy Associate Manager, sat down with Erin Decker, former librarian and co-owner of White Rose Books & More in Kissimmee, FL, to talk about book challenges and how booksellers can support libraries.

We continue our Women’s History Month coverage with this interview from another amazing woman-owned bookstore.

We spoke to The Islander Bookshop’s founder and co-owner, Melissa Haffeman, to hear about the recent expansion and what it's like to own an independent bookstore on an Alaskan island!

In celebration of Independent Bookstore Day on April 27, independent bookstores have been sharing their plans, including special events, speakers, and bookshop crawls.

Visit IndieBound to see how stores are planning to spend their day! And, if your store has something planned for this Independent Bookstore Day, let ABA know. 

Join fellow booksellers to discuss selected business books, ranging from retail strategy and customer engagement, to time management and workplace dynamics. The Book Biz Book Club meets on the third Wednesday of every month.

On April 17 at 3:00 pm ET, join other booksellers in conversation about Irreplaceable: How to Create Extraordinary Places That Bring People Together by Kevin Ervin Kelley (9781637744741).

Sara Daniele Rivera is the author of The Blue Mimes, a Winter/Spring 2024 Indies Introduce selection. Here, Rivera and Devon Overley of Loganberry Books in Shaker Heights, OH, discuss The Blue Mimes.

Kathy MacLeod is the author of Continental Drifter, a Winter/Spring 2024 Indies Introduce Kids’ selection. Here, MacLeod and Ann Branson of Beach Books in Seaside, OR, discuss Continental Drifter.