• BincTank is Accepting Applications
• CALIBA Bestsellers of 2023
• Oakland Spring Forum Call for Authors
• Register for the Golden Poppy 2023 Awards Ceremony - Jan. 25th @ 7PM PST
• RAMP 2024
• Dates and Deadlines
• Bestseller Lists
• Classifieds
• Resources

BINCTANK IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Binc believes that every community deserves their bookstore. BincTank is an incubator pilot program whose primary mission is to support BIPOC entrepreneurs to open new bookstores in underserved communities.

Find out morehere.

CALIBA BESTSELLERS OF 2023

We've compiled our lists to bring you the titles that appeared on our bestseller lists the most last year.

CALL FOR AUTHORS - OAKLAND SPRING FORUM - 4.3.24

Call for Authors and Sponsors | Oakland Spring Forum

4.3.2024 at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center

Connect your authors and books to 100 California booksellers! CALIBA is returning to the Oakland Asian Cultural Center for a day of lively conversation, education, rep picks, and networking.

The deadline for submissions is January 24th.

Questions? Email ann@caliballiance.org

Bookseller voting closes Monday, January 15th!

Be sure to register and save the date for our virtual awards show: Thursday, January 25, 2024.

Click here to view the Golden Poppy finalists.

New in 2024: The power of collaborations extends as California indie booksellers join RAMP to create the ultimate summer and holiday print and digital consumer catalogs.

Sales for the Summer Indie Reading Guide are open now.

Find more informationhere.

• January 1-15:Golden Poppy Voting Period

• January 24:Deadline for Author Submissions - Oakland Spring Forum

• January 25:Golden Poppy Awards Virtual Ceremony

• April 3:Oakland Spring Forum

• May (date tba):Spring Forum SoCal

• Sept. 17 & 18:Fall Trade Show - Pasadena Hilton

Click herefor the Los Angeles Times & Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestseller List

Click herefor the San Francisco Chronicle & Northern California Independent Bookstore Bestseller List

• *Salary adjusted* Executive Director - CALIBA
• Calling all LA Bookstores and Pop-Ups! - Bookstore Crawl 2024
• Head Book Buyer/General Manager - Godmothers, Summerland

• Anti-Censorship Resources
• Panorama Picks - Books in Demand at US Libraries

Click here for a complete list.

Support CALIBA

Publishers support CALIBA when bookstores participate.

Bookstore Participation = Publisher Sponsorship = CALIBA = Bookstore Education, Advocacy, Networking +++

Ann Seaton, Stonyford 415-561-7686 ext. 101