Online registration has closed. Registration at the door is welcome. 
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors HarperCollins and Bookshop.org, we can offer scholarships that can include a one-night hotel stay nearby (either Tuesday, March 28 or Wednesday, March 29), attendance to all Spring Forum sessions, and parking reimbursement.  
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The deadline to register for a scholarship is March 22. The Registration Form includes the scholarship request.
Tuesday, March 28
COME HANG OUT! 🍕🍻
7:00 PM at Parlour Oakland
357 19th St Oakland, CA 94612
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Email kristin@caliballiance.org to be
​included in our reservation.
Wednesday, March 29
​ALL DAY at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center
​388 Ninth Street 2nd floor (above the library).

A full day of education, authors, and rep picks! $25
VISIT THESE OAKLAND BOOKSTORES WHILE YOU'RE IN TOWN!

tuesday, march 28

@ Parlour Oakland 357 19th St Oakland, CA 94612
7:00 PM
COME HANG OUT! 🍕🍻
Join us on Tuesday, March 28 at 7 pm at Parlour Oakland for pizza and beer.  This is a great way to connect with old friends and meet new ones before the Spring Forum the next day.  If you would like to be included in our reservation, please email kristin@caliballiance.org.  

Hope you can join us!
Click here for a full Edelweiss list of author titles.

Wednesday, MARCH 29

@ the Oakland Asian Cultural Center: 388 Ninth Street (between Franklin and Webster Street)
Second floor of the Pacific Renaissance Plaza in Oakland’s Chinatown. $25
8:30 - 9 AM
CHECK-IN
Coffee & Continental Breakfast provided.
9 - 9:30 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE: GENE LUEN YANG
Featuring Gene's new titles: American Born Chinese MTI and The Books of Clash (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group / First Second​)
Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. He was named a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress in 2016, and advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novel American Born Chinese, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into a streaming series. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His nonfiction graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, received an Eisner award and a Printz honor. His other comics work includes Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), and Superman Smashes the Klan and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series (both with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.
9:40 - 10:25 AM
2 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
  • BEST PRACTICES FOR WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
    • ​Panelists will share best practices and strategies to maximize your relationships with local schools, including connecting to educators, hosting book fairs, and bringing authors to schools. Panelists: Sarah High (Bookshop.org), Hannah Walcher (Books Inc.), and Susan Tjoflat (Hicklebee's).
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​10:35 - 11:20 AM
3 CONCURRENT EDUCATION SESSIONS
  • EVENTS: SUCCESS STORIES AND NEW STRATEGIES
    • Our panel will discuss the strategies they use to create dynamic, effective, and profitable events (both virtual and in-person) and share specific examples. Panelists: Paula Farmer (Book Passage),  Eric Green (Mrs. Dalloway's), and Katerina Argyres (Folio Books) 
  • USED BOOKS BEST PRACTICES (ROUNDTABLE)
    • Current trends and challenges, marketing, merchandising, and selling in the used book market. Bring your questions, stories and strategies! Facilitated by EH Mann (Green Apple Books) 
  • OPERATIONAL LOGISTICS: BEST PRACTICES FOR OWNERS AND MANAGERS (ROUNDTABLE)
    • This roundtable is geared towards those looking to expand their knowledge and understanding of the tools needed to run a successful business. We will share ideas and best practices. Facilitated by Elayna Trucker (Napa Bookmine)
11:30 - 12:25 PM
AUTHOR SPEED DATING
Michael Genhart - SPANISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF MY FAMILY (Neal Porter Books)
Julie Soto - FORGET ME NOT (Forever)
Julia Vee - EBONY GATE (Tor Books)
Nina LaCour - MY FRIEND, LOONIE (Candlewick)
Katherine Lin - YOU CAN'T STAY HERE FOREVER (Harper)
Lara Love Hardin - THE MANY LIVES OF MAMA LOVE: A MEMOIR OF LYING, STEALING, WRITING, AND HEALING (Simon & Schuster)
​Lisa Brown - THE HOSPITAL BOOK (Neal Porter Books)
12:30 - 2PM
REP PICKS LUNCH - Click a rep's name to visit their Edelweiss collection.
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Tom McIntyre - HBG
Kevin Peters - Sourcebooks (click here to request galleys)
Andy Weiner - Abrams Books (click here to download pdf)
Wendy Pearl - Penguin Random House (click here to download pdf)
Brittany Greenway - Macmillan
Wendy Sheanin - Simon & Schuster (click here to request galleys)
Julia Callahan - IPG (click here to download pdf) Jim Hankey - HarperCollins (click here to download pdf)
Ty Wilson - Ingram Publisher Services
2:15 - 3 PM
2 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
3 - 4:45PM
AUTHOR RECEPTION
End the day with some light refreshments and meet these wonderful authors!

Ash Van Otterloo - THE BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING ELSE (Scholastic Press)
Katie Van Heidrich - THE IN-BETWEEN (Aladdin)
Olivia Allen-Price - BAY CURIOUS EXPLORING THE HIDDEN TRUE STORIES OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA (Chronicle Books)
Aisha Harris - WANNABE: RECKONINGS WITH THE POP CULTURE THAT SHAPES ME (HarperOne)
Emma Mieko Candon - THE ARCHIVE UNDYING (Tor)
Connie Wang - OH MY MOTHER! (Viking)
​Fae Myenne Ng - ORPHAN BACHELORS (Grove Press)
Angela Dalton - TO BOLDLY GO: HOW NICHELLE NICHOLS AND STAR TREK HELPED ADVANCE CIVIL RIGHTS (HarperCollins)