02.27.25 CALIBA Bookseller News & Information

February 27, 2025

in Bookseller Newsletter,

2025 Indie Summer Reading Guide. Curated & Digital Catalogs. Order Now.

IN THIS ISSUE

Industry News: S&S Joins Batch for Books

CALIBA Programs & Events:

*Registration Opens Next Week* CALIBA Spring Forum: Oakland

*Next Thursday* Golden Poppy Awards Ceremony

RAMP Up Summer Sales & Summer Reading Guide Office Hours with Hannah

Resources:

Professional Booksellers School:

Bookstore Finances Course Registration Opens March 10 &

Read to Lead Book Club

Beneficial Ownership Reporting Update

Books Across Borders Fellowship

Children's Institute 2025 Scholarship Winners

Marketing Assets:

2024 Golden Poppy Awards

The Golden Poppy Wildfire Fundraiser for Binc: Help SoCal Booksellers Rebuild

Independent Bookstore Day

Dates and Deadlines

Bookseller Shoutouts

Bestseller Lists

Classifieds

CALIBA Currently Reading

Bookseller Resources

NEW MEMBER CORNER

Artifact Books New & Used Books, Encinitas

Welcome to CALIBA, Artifact Books!

Owner: Greg Mollin

Established: June 2019

About Our New Member: Artifact Books is a New, Used, and Rare bookstore owned by bookseller/

writer, Greg Mollin. They offer a curated selection of genres and

titles—everything from antiquarian collections, vintage sci-fi and fantasy paperbacks, to hot new bestsellers. They pride themselves on helping to create an active literary community in Encinitas, including year-round author events and book signings ranging from Indie authors to New York Times bestsellers.

LA WILDFIRES UPDATE

The fires are contained, but the work to rebuild continues. We will continue to update the LA Wildfires Mutual Aid Google document to share ways that you can support bookstores affected by the fires. You can find this document plus resources for booksellers affected by the fire on the CALIBA LA Fires Resource page.

MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

The CALIBA Office will be pairing booksellers interested in learning from each other to help their businesses thrive. Click here for more info.

CALIBA STAFF

Hannah Walcher

Executive Director

hannah@caliballiance.org

Valentina Moberg

Operations Manager

valentina@caliballiance.org

Alecia Reddick

Supporting Staff

alecia@caliballiance.org

JOIN CALIBA'S DISCORD!

Email Valentina to join.

Current CALIBA bookseller membership required.

INDUSTRY NEWS

SIMON & SCHUSTER JOINS BATCH FOR BOOKS

Simon & Schuster joins Penguin Random House, Macmillan, HarperCollins, Hachette, Microcosm, IPG, Blackstone, Arcadia, and Gardner's US in supporting Batch's mission to provide bookstores and publishers with a simpler, more efficient way to manage invoices and payments.

Click here to read the press release.

CALIBA PROGRAMS & EVENTS

OAKLAND SPRING FORUM ON APRIL 1ST *REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULE LIVE NEXT WEEK!*

Need a lift to Oakland Spring Forum '25? Sign up here and find a carpool.
Reserve your room by March 10th.

THE VOTES ARE IN. GOLDEN POPPY AWARDS CEREMONY HOSTED BY JOANNA HO

JOIN US NEXT THURSDAY! GOLDEN POPPY VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY

Tune in on Thursday, March 6th to watch the announcement and meet the winners. Register now!

Promote the Golden Poppy Awards in your store:

Host a watch party for your customers!
Share the link to register and the donation link to Help SoCal Booksellers Rebuild with your customers.
View the Golden Poppy Finalists here.
Order free Finalist stickers; Winner stickers and bookmarks here.
*NEW MERCH ADDED* Shop Golden Poppy merchandise here.
*NEW ASSETS ADDED* Download social media, shelf talkers, and posters.

Planning a Golden Poppy watch party in your store? Email Hannah.

RAMP UP SUMMER SALES

Our FREE 2025 Indie Summer Reading Guides are back! Order through RAMP (Regional Association Marketing & Promotion) by March 15th. Catalogs will arrive to stores by May 8th, to help you promote summer reading in time for Memorial Day!

This year's beautiful cover is from Zoé de Las Cases' Paris Colouring Book from Octopus Books/Hachette.

SUMMER READING GUIDE OFFICE HOURS WITH HANNAH

Need a buddy while you fill out the Summer Reading Guide form? Join our office hours to co-work with Hannah or discuss how you can use the Summer Reading Guide in your store, at events and within your community.

SESSION TIMES

Wed., March 5th - 9am to 10am

Wed., March 5th - 2pm to 3pm

Thurs., March 13th - 9am to 10am

Thurs., March 13th - 2pm to 3pm

RESOURCES

REGISTRATION OPENS FOR BOOKSTORE FINANCES COURSE ON MARCH 10TH

Bookstore Finances

Registration opens: March 10, 2025

Course begins: April 14, 2025

Tuition: $400

Discount code: CALIBAbf

CALIBA will reimburse booksellers for completion and certification of each live course. For those auditing courses, 1/2 of the cost will be reimbursed with proof of attendance.

PROFESSIONAL BOOKSELLERS SCHOOL BOOK CLUB: READ TO LEAD

Join PBS for Read to Lead 2025! The purpose of Read To Lead is to tap into the genius of the authors we sell in our stores to improve our own work and personal environments. Each session will include three meetings; meetings will be active learning; the $100 registration price includes all three meetings and a copy of each book will be mailed out in advance.

The March 2025 session features Sourcebooks' Maura Thomas and her new book "The Happy Inbox."

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING UPDATE

"Following the February 18, 2025, decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act are back in effect, with a new deadline of March 21, 2025 for most companies.

Click here for more information.

BOOKS ACROSS BORDERS FELLOWSHIP

Books Across Borders 2025-26 Fellowship Application

Apply for a fellowship to attend an International Book Fair!

The booksellers selected will be treated to customized itineraries at their fair, including specially developed panels, meetings, and receptions with publishers, authors, booksellers, and more. There are six potential fairs!

CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE 2025 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Congratulations, to all the Children's Institute 2025 Scholarship Winners!

Alma Guzman, Libros con Alma, Huntington Park
Stacey Haerr, Warwick's, La Jolla
Rachel Matsuoka, Books Inc., San Leandro
See the full list of 31 winners here.

Children's Institute 2025 Registration opens in early March. Information on what to know before you register will be available soon. Click here for more information.