We're coming to Sacramento September 9-11, 2022!

​Two days of authors, education and connection in our capitol for our first-ever all California Trade Show.
Online registration has closed. Registration and tickets available on-site.
Hope to see you there!

Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1230 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Scroll down for a map of the hotel.

Fall Fest Exhibit Hall

Friday, sept. 9th

Spend your Friday visiting these amazing Sacramento bookstores, Amatoria Fine Art Books, Avid Reader , Capital Books,  Crawford's Books,  East Village Bookshop , Underground Books ,  Wild Sisters Book Company,  Ruby's Books  (Folsom), Face-in-a-Book  (El Dorado Hills),  A Seat at the Table (Elk Grove),  Avid Reader  (Davis).

It's an election year! Are health care, housing and cost of living issues creating barriers for your bookstore? Make an appointment with your elected officials and let them know what's important for you and your business.
Governor Gavin Newsom
Find & Contact My State Legislator
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6:00-8:00 PM: Opening Cocktail Reception @ Capital Books' There and Back Café!
Moderated by Tina Ferguson (Face in a Book​).
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​Clare Frank, Burnt: A Memoir of Fighting Fire (Abrams Books)
Salina Yoon, Penguin and Penelope (Bloomsbury Children's)
Charmaine Craig, My Nemesis (Grove Atlantic)
Joseph Earl Thomas, Sink (Grand Central Publishing)
Benson Shum, Anzu the Great Kaiju (Macmillan Children's Publishing Group)
Stephanie Keuhn, By the Time You Read This I'll Be Gone (Murder, She Wrote #1) (Scholastic)

Saturday, Sept. 10th

8:00-9:30 AM: Author Breakfast - Indie Rock Stars in Conversation - $35
     Sponsored by Simon & Schuster​
​     Gardenia
Join us for breakfast with these indie bookstore favorites in conversation with Jhoanna Belfer (Bel Canto Books) and Seth Marko (The Book Catapult).

Tickets are needed to attend breakfast and lunch sessions. Purchase a ticket here​.
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Jenny Odell, Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock (Penguin Random House)
Andrew Sean Greer, Less is Lost (Little, Brown and Company)
Ross Gay, Inciting Joy (Algonquin Books)
Abraham Verghese, Covenant of Water (Grove Atlantic)
Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter (Gallery Books)
9:40-10:35 AM: Adult & Kids Rep Picks (two concurrent sessions)
​Adult Rep Picks - Compagno Kids Rep Picks - Bataglieri
10:40-11:30 AM: Keynote with Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine)
     Bataglieri
Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) will be talking about her new book, I Swear: Politics is Messier Than My Minivan with the ABA's Allison Hill.
10:40-11:30 AM: Education Session - Bookseller Roundtable: One Good Thing
     Compagno
​Share one great idea, concept, experience or connection you've made over the last couple of years. We'll discuss and celebrate as a group! Facilitated by Tina Ferguson (Face in a Book).
11:45 AM-1:15 PM: Author Speed Dating Lunch - $35
     Sponsored by Blackstone Publishing & Sourcebooks
     Gardenia
Moderated by Judy Wheeler (Towne Center Books).

Tickets are needed to attend breakfast and lunch sessions. Purchase a ticket here​.
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Darwin Bond Graham, The Riders Come Out at Night (Atria)
Jennifer Givhan, River Woman, River Demon (Blackstone Publishing)
Trang Thanh Tran, She is a Haunting (Bloomsbury YA)
Susanne Pari, In the Time of Our History (Kensington Publishing)
Ethan Chatagnier, Singer Distance (Tin House Publishing)
Kiyash Monsef, Once There Was (Simon & Schuster)
Acharya Shunya, Roar Like a Goddess: Every Woman's Guide to Becoming Unapologetically Powerful, Prosperous and Peaceful (Sounds True)
Ava Chin, Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming (Penguin Press)
Carell Augustus, Black Hollywood: Reimagining Iconic Movie Moments (Sourcebooks)
1:30-2:30 PM: Mixed Rep Picks
     Bataglieri
1:30-2:30 PM: Bookseller Roundtable: Staffing for Success
     Gardenia
Moderated by Elayna Trucker, Napa Bookmine and the CALIBA Education Committee.
​Topics include: retention and career tracking, diversity building, attracting talent that stays, scaling your business to fit your profit margins. 
1:30-2:30 PM: Meet the Publishers: How to Build and Maintain Great Publisher Relations
     Compagno
Moderated by Mary Williams (Skylight Books)
​This session will be a panel discussion featuring representatives from Sourcebooks, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster and PGW/Two Rivers/Ingram Academic.
2:30-3:00 PM: Macmillan New Bookseller Reception
​     Foyer
Join Macmillan for a refreshment before heading into the show floor! Meet Macmillan's CALIBA Authors and our California rep Brittany Greenway and receive a BLISS MONTAGE tote!
3:00-5:00 PM: Exhibit Hall
​     Magnolia & Camellia
5:10-6:00 PM: Cocktail Reception
​     Sponsored by HarperCollins
​     Foyer
Moderated by Claire Bone & Noelle Baganz (Wild Sisters Book Company).
*Featuring recipes* Jorge Gaviria, Masa (Chronicle Books)
Annalee Newitz, The Terraformers (Tor Books)
Kristen Mai Giang, Last Flight (Levine Querido)
Janice Lyle, Sunnylands (Vendome)
Cory Doctorow, Read Team Blues (Tor Books)
Alka Joshi, The Perfumist of Paris (MIRA)

sunday, sept. 11th

8:00-9:30 AM: All Star Children's Author Breakfast - SOLD OUT - ​Please check at registration in case any seats become available
     Sponsored by Shelf Awareness
​     Gardenia
Moderated by Valerie Lewis (Hicklebees).

Join us for breakfast with these children's authors in conversation with some of our very own indie bookselling talent.

Tickets are needed for our breakfast and lunch sessions. Purchase a ticket here​.

Deborah Underwood, Walter Had a Best Friend (Beach Lane Books)
Julie Fogliano, I Don't Care (Neal Porter Books)
Jason Chin, The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey (Neal Porter Books)
Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen, The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Orchard Books; Fairy Tales & Folklore)
Matt de la Peña, Patchwork (G. P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers)
9:40-10:35 AM: Adult & Mixed Rep Picks (two concurrent sessions)
​Adult Rep Picks - Compagno Mixed Rep Picks - Bataglieri
10:40-11:40 AM: ipage® Essentials: Holiday Edition Join us and you could win a $100 credit!
     Gardenia
Let Ingram's ipage tools help you maximize the holiday season. Join us for an informative workshop with essential tips and techniques for using ipage.

Please register here and provide us with topics you would like to see addressed.
​10:40 AM-11:40 PM: Children's Author Panel: Allyship and Activism in Children's Books
     Compagno
Moderated by Linda Sherman-Nurick (Cellar Door Bookstore).
Lesa Cline-Ransome, For Lamb (Holiday House)
Angela Joy, Choosing Brave (Macmillan Children's Publishing Group)
Doyin Richards, You Matter to Me (Macmillan Children's Publishing Group)
11:45 AM-1:15 PM: Author Speed Dating Lunch - $35
​     Gardenia
Moderated by Jhoanna Belfer (Bel Canto Books)

Tickets are needed to attend breakfast and lunch sessions. Purchase a ticket here​.

Matthew Reinhart, Marvel Super Heroes: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Mirelle Ortega, Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land (Cameron Kids)
Lily Brooks-Dalton, The Light Pirate (Hachette Book Group)
Aya de Leon, Undercover Latina (Candlewick Press)
Erika Hayasaki, Somewhere Sisters(Algonquin Books)
Ying Chang Compestine, Dragon Noodle Party(Holiday House)
Michelle Gagnon, Killing Me (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter (Macmillan Children's Publishing Group)
Amber and Danielle Brown, Someone Had to Do It (HarperCollins)
1:30-3:30 PM: Exhibit Hall
​     Magnolia & Camellia
3:40-4:30 PM: Annual Meeting 
​     Gardenia
4:40-5:30 PM: Cocktail Reception
​     Sponsored by Baker & Taylor Publisher Services and Little Feminist Press
​     Foyer
Glenn Goldman Scholarship raffle drawing - must be present to win!
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Moderated by Eric Green (Mrs. Dalloway's)
Louesa Roebuck, Punk Ikebana (Cameron + Company)
               Live demo and floral giveaways!
Stephen Markley, The Deluge (Simon & Schuster)
Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, Dear Wild Child (Cameron Kids)
Tess Sharpe,  6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) (Hachette Book Group)

Thank you to our sponsors!