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We're coming to SaN FRANCISCO September 27 & 28, 2023!
Free Parking!
South San Francisco Conference Center, 255 S Airport Blvd
South San Francisco Conference Center, 255 S Airport Blvd
Two full days of author sessions, rep picks, education, networking, and exhibits
in San Francisco for our second all-California Trade Show.
in San Francisco for our second all-California Trade Show.
Accommodations: The Double Tree Inn, 275 S. Airport Blvd., South San Francisco 94080; $159 + tax, etc. per night, 9/26-9/28, parking is free. The last day to reserve a room is 9/5/2023. Book your room here.
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Registration at the door welcome.
Registration at the door welcome.
You've registered for Fall Fest '23...now what?
Take a look at our Fall Fest checklist with tips to help you make the most of the show.
Take a look at our Fall Fest checklist with tips to help you make the most of the show.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27th
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8:00-9:30 AM: Indie All-Star Opening Breakfast
Sponsored by Simon & Schuster
Oyster Point Join us for breakfast with these indie bookstore favorites in conversation with Seth Marko of The Book Catapult. Tickets are needed to attend breakfast and lunch sessions. Purchase a ticket here. Viet Thanh Nguyen, A Man of Two Faces (Grove Atlantic)
Stephanie Land, Class (Atria/One Signal Publishers) Alex Michaelides, The Fury (Celadon Books) R.O. Kwon, Exhibit (Riverhead) Melissa Broder, Death Valley (Scribner) 9:45-10:30 AM: Education Session: Edelweiss 101
Baden A Intended for both new and seasoned buyers, this session will walk you through the mechanics of ordering in Edelweiss featuring our brand-new List View. We'll cover creating, building, and managing orders along with major tips & tricks from bookseller panelists that will help you maximize the tools available to you. 9:45-10:30 AM: Education Session: Hiring & Retention Best Practices For Bookstores of All Sizes
Baden B Join booksellers and a business advisor as we explore one of the biggest challenges facing bookstores today: hiring and retaining good people. Panelists: George Seamer (Books, Inc.), Amanda Scott (A Seat at the Table in Elk Grove), Vanessa Greene (bizhaven), and Kelly Timbrook. Moderated by Christie Olson Day (Gallery Bookshop in Mendocino). 9:45-10:30 AM: Figuring it Out: YA Authors Explore the Creation of Perfectly Imperfect Protagonists
Sponsored by Levine Querido
Moderated by Connie Lin, Books Inc Salon A-D Maggie Tokuda-Hall, The Siren, The Song, and The Spy (Candlewick) Carolina Ixta, Shut Up, This is Serious (Quill Tree Books) Jasmine Walls, Brooms (Levine Querido) Dale Walls, The Queer Girl is Going to Be Okay (Levine Querido) Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning (HarperCollins) 10:45-11:30 AM: Education Session - Ingram Essentials: How to Save Time, Order Strategically & More
Baden A Join Ingram for an informative workshop with ipage® tips that can help you manage your account and store more efficiently. Whether you’re new to ipage or an experienced user, gain a clearer understanding of our platform’s full capabilities so you will spend less time navigating and more time selling. We will also outline continued improvements to ipage for our wholesale and IPS customers. Come learn about our streamlined stock box and cart, Direct to Home improvements, IPS publisher direct discounts, and more! Click here to register and be eligible to receive one of three $100 Ingram credits. Plus, learn more about how Ingram is investing in the future. We are adding automation to our distribution centers. We’ll explain why it matters and how it will impact your store. 10:45-11:30 AM: Education Session - Used Books & Remainders Panel
Baden B Join seasoned and savvy booksellers as they explore ways to incorporate used books and remainders into your inventory. For those already selling used books or remainders, you will get a deeper understanding of this type of inventory, its benefits and challenges. Panelists: Amy Thomas (Pegasus Books, Berkeley & Oakland), E.H. Mann (Green Apple Books, San Francisco), Matt Henriksen (Bart’s Books, Ojai). Moderated by Mimi Hannan (La Playa Books, San Diego). 11:45 AM-1:15 PM: Author Buzz Luncheon - $35
Sponsored by HarperCollins
Oyster Point Join us for lunch with five authors whose 2024 titles have everyone buzzing. Moderated by Jhoanna Belfer, Bel Canto Books, Long Beach. Tickets are needed to attend breakfast and lunch sessions. Purchase a ticket here. Matthew Blake, Anna O (Harper) Téa Obreht, The Morningside (Random House) Claire Oshetsky, Poor Deer (Ecco) Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife (Henry Holt and Co.) featuring: mimi tempestt, the delicacy of embracing spirals (City Lights Publishers) 1:30-2:15 PM: Roundtable: Book Clubs
Salon A-D Explore ways to incorporate Book Clubs into your store’s operations. Discuss what works and what doesn’t and walk away with new ideas and actionable strategies. Facilitated by: Mary Williams (Skylight Books, Los Angeles). |
1:30-2:15 PM: Education Session: Edelweiss Analytics
Baden A This session will walk you through how you can easily manage your inventory by integrating your POS data into Edelweiss to analyze your stock and view comp & aggregate market data without missing a beat. Edelweiss Analytics has two tiers with a variety of tools to help you ensure that your inventory is as strong and profitable as possible. Edelweiss team members in partnership with bookseller panelists will demonstrate the possibilities with Edelweiss Analytics that will benefit you, your store, and the industry at large. 1:30-2:15 PM: Roundtable: Handselling
Salon A-D Discuss strategies and new ideas for upping your handselling game. Explore do’s and don’ts with other booksellers. Facilitated by: Michael Barnard (Rakestraw Books, Danville). 1:30-2:15 PM: Education Session: Marketing: Up Your Marketing Game
Baden B This session by Shelf Awareness’ Kristianne Huntsberger will offer best practices for creating, maintaining, and making the most of a customer email list. Kristianne will also walk attendees through the FREE marketing programs provided by CALIBA via Shelf Awareness, as well as other opportunities to promote your store and great books. 2:30-3:30 PM: Speed Dating: Adult Titles
Sponsored by Sourcebooks
Baden A Nancy Jooyoun Kim, What We Kept to Ourselves (Atria) Benjamin Breen, Tripping On Utopia (Grand Central Publishing) Rachel Stark, Perris, California (Penguin Press) Scarlett St. Clair, A Touch of Chaos (Bloom Books) Venita Blackburn, Dead in Long Beach, California (FSG) Isabella Kamal, The Temple of Persephone (Blackstone Publishing) Susan Lieu, The Manicurist’s Daughter (Celadon Books) Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Ray (Bloomsbury Publishing) 2:30-3:30 PM: Speed Dating: Kids' Titles
Sponsored by Chronicle Books
Salon A-D Justine Pucella Winans, The Otherwoods (Bloomsbury) Micah Siva & Josh Siva, 1, 2, 3...Nosh with Me (Collective Book Studio) Joe Cepeda, I Help (Holiday House) Donna Barba Higuera, Alebrijes (Levine Querido) G. Z. Schmidt, The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby (Holiday House) Sarah Mlynowski & Christina Soontornvat, Time After Time (Best Wishes #3) (Scholastic Press) Ajuan Mance, What do Brothas Do All Day? (Chronicle Books) Nina LaCour, The Apartment House on Poppy Hill (Chronicle Books) Kristina McMorris, Ellie Mae Dreams Big (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Eunice and Sabrina Moyle, Get Outer My Space! (The Cosmic Adventures of Astrid and Stella Book #3 (Amulet Books) 3:40-4:00 PM: Toast with Wine People (Zibby Books) author Michelle Wildgen
Sponsored by Zibby Books Main Lobby 4:00-6:00 PM: Exhibit Hall Open
4:00-5:00 PM: Education: Edelweiss 360
Baden A An Edelweiss team member will walk you through the possibilities available to you with Edelweiss 360. Edelweiss 360 is a tool that carries many benefits. Free to use by booksellers who subscribe to Edelweiss Analytics and powered by your store’s sales data, with Edelweiss 360 you can send targeted email marketing newsletters, streamline store operations like ordering, staff picks, marketing, and more while gaining revenue through our Collaborative Consumer Marketing program. This session will serve as a demonstration and invitation to discover the power of leveraging Edelweiss 360! 6:15-7:00 PM: Annual Meeting
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Please join us after visiting the Fall Fest ’23 Exhibit Hall. Your board members will be there and they are excited to share updates from the CALIBA office. We will also be discussing and voting upon proposed updates to our bylaws to reflect and support recent industry changes (one vote per store). 7:00 PM: Small Press Rep Picks BINGO!
Sponsored by Shelf Awareness @ The DoubleTree View the Edelweiss collection here! Why fight traffic when you can hang out, have some pizza and drinks with us!
Think gameshow-style, fast moving, one-minute per title, with cash prizes! Free to booksellers, registration requested so we can plan accordingly, Featuring:
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THURSDAY, sept. 28th8:00-10:00 AM: Rep Picks Breakfast- $25
Oyster Point 1. Roz Hilden (Scholastic) 2. Dandy Conway (Penguin Random House) 3. Bob Belmont (Penguin Random House) 4. Michele Sulka (Penguin Random House) 5. Lauren Gallagher (Penguin Random House) 6. Joe Murphy (W. W. Norton) 7. Jim Hankey (adult) (HarperCollins) 8. Andrea Smith (kids) (HarperCollins) 9. Brittany Greenway (Macmillan) 10. Valerie Pierce (Sourcebooks) 11. Bryan Green (Blackstone Publishing) 12. Shannon Grant (adult) (Simon & Schuster) Click here for a pdf version. 13. Brandi Stewart (kids) (Simon & Schuster) Click here for a pdf version. 14. Andy Weiner (Abrams) Click here for a pdf version. 15. Courtney Payne (Chronicle Books) 16. Julia Callahan (Hachette Book Group) 17. Patricia Nelson (University Press) 18. Will Gawronski (University Press) 19. Elyse Vincenty (Holiday House/ Peachtree / Pixel + Ink) 10:15 AM-12:45 PM: Exhibit Hall Open
10:15 AM-11:00 AM: Education: ABA - This is a Fire Drill: Preparing for and Avoiding Crises
Oyster Point Join ABA staff as we review some of the top crises stores have experienced this past year. From cybersecurity threats to a car driving into the store, we will provide resources and tips to prepare for and, when possible, avoid these crises at your store. Topics will include: fire, flood, and natural disasters; bomb threats; social media trolls; cybersecurity incidents; protesters; bad actors; break-ins, and more. Throughout the session, we’ll explore ways to respond to these crises and ways to mitigate the risk of these events occurring at your store. Think of this session as insurance and take this time to invest in protecting your business. 11:15 AM-12:00 PM: Education: Drag Storytime
Salon A-D Vera! Creative Director and Performer Liaison and Baylee Van Director of Programming and Operations will discuss Drag Story Hour's role in national politics, the importance of our programming, tips and tricks for planning safe events and a Q&A! 12:15-1:45 PM: Scholastic Lunch
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Moderated by Brein Lopez, Children’s Book World, LA Join Scholastic and four of their fantastic authors for lunch! Booki Vivat, Meet Me on Mercer Street (Scholastic Press) Ali Terese, Free Period (Scholastic Press) Mason Deaver, Okay, Cupid (PUSH) Joanna Ho, On the Tip of a Wave (Orchard Books) 100 seats available free to the first booksellers who sign up. Limit 3 booksellers per store. 1:00-1:45 PM: California Panel: What's Past is Prologue: How Our Complicated Past is Shaping Our Future
Sponsored by libro.fm
Moderated by Stephen Sparks, Pt. Reyes Books Salon A-D David Kipen, Dear California: The Golden State in Diaries and Letters (Stanford University Press) Obi Kaufmann, Deserts of California: A California Field Atlas (Heyday) José Vadi, Chipped: Writing From a Skateboarder's Lens (Catapult) Jason de León, Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling (Viking) 3:30 PM: Join us and toast to our retiring sales reps, our indispensable allies in this wonderful, crazy business!
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Thank you to our sponsors!
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