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 [email protected] 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 [email protected].  

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)