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President Barack Obama to Appear at Winter Institute
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The American Booksellers Association announced today that President Barack Obama, an avid supporter of independent bookstores and bestselling author of the recent memoir A Promised Land (Crown), will open the 2021 Winter Institute with a personal video message to independent booksellers.
Winter Institute will be held virtually from Thursday, February 18, through Saturday, February 20. Registration is open now; the deadline to register is Friday, January 29.
Questions about the event can be sent to [email protected].