Winter Institute 2019

Creating and nurturing relationships with publishers is key to building a thriving business. Panelists in this session will provide an overview of how publishers work with independent bookstores and discuss steps booksellers can take to capitalize on and grow these relationships. Booksellers will learn:

• Best practices for networking with publishers at industry events
• What publishers look for in event proposal and how to land the A-List author
• Best practices for pitching events in person
• How to keep your relationships moving forward

Join the National Book Foundation for a screening of Raoul Peck's award-winning documentary on James Baldwin, "I Am Not Your Negro." Inspired by a manuscript left unfinished at the time of his death, the film uses Baldwin's collection of personal notes and letters to recount the lives of his friends and civil rights leaders Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Medgar Evers, and explores the history of racism in the United States. This screening was made possible by the Ford Foundation and Velvet Film.