Golden Poppy Display Contestthat will be running through January 31st. 2023 Display Contest Winner: Bookshop Benicia (pictured).

Golden Poppy Resources for Bookstores:Finalist posters, QR code sign, and shelf-talkers for displays. Ingram discount on Golden Poppy titles running through January 31st, 2025.

Golden Poppy Merchandise:CALIBA Bookstores can request FREE removable Finalist stickers. NEW THIS YEAR:Golden Poppy merchandise that booksellers can sell in their store!

If you're interested in sponsoring the Golden Poppy Display Contest prize, please email Hannah. 

LOOK AT ALL THOSE GOLDEN POPPIES! JUDGING BY THE COVER IN FRESNO

"You know what it is! 🐻✨ We’re thrilled to feature @caliba_20

Golden Poppy Finalist titles here at Judging by the Cover! 🎉 These books spotlight the incredible talent of the Golden State. 

From captivating mystery stories, multigenerational immigrant stories, LGBTQ+ love stories, guidebooks for grief, and more! These finalists represent the best of California’s literary landscape this year. 📚💜" – Judging by the Cover on Instagram

Want to maximize visibility for your latest titles? Our NEWseasonal newsletters offer prime space to showcase your books to our engaged booksellers and their audiences. Your book will be included in an email listing with cover art, blurb, and a contact link for ARCs or galley requests.

Start thinking about the titles you would like to share with our booksellers! Submissions open January 6th. To reserve your space, please fill out this form or email Alecia. Click here to learn more about the Shelf Insider.

The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation’s year-end campaign, I Stand with Book and Comic Stores, needs to raise $150,000 before Dec. 31, 2024, to ensure it can continue its commitment to never turn anyone in need away.

To date, 399 grants have been provided to book and comic people and their families compared to 312 in all of 2023. 

“The people who keep the doors of our beloved community bookstores and comic shops open need our support more now than ever,” said Binc Executive Director Pam French. “Binc is receiving 60% more calls for help from booksellers and comic retailers than before the pandemic. There are many worthy causes seeking support this Giving Tuesday and we’re grateful to everyone who thinks Binc.”

To donate and have the donation matched for greater impact, click here.

December 24: Celebrate Jólabókaflóð

December 25: CALIBA Office Closed in Observance of Christmas

December 25-January 2: Hannukah

December 26-January 1: Kwanzaa 

January 1: New Year's Day

January 5-15: 2024 Golden Poppy Awards Voting Period

January 30: 2024 Golden Poppy Awards Winners Announcement and Virtual Party

Golden Poppy Finalists shoutouts:

1 - Ying Cheng Compestine, author of Growing Up Under A Red Flag, expresses gratitude for the Golden Poppy nomination and more.

2 - Silver Unicorn Books celebrating the Golden Poppy nomination of it’s events manager, Casey W. Robinson, author of Small Things Mended

3 - Tomas Moniz, author of All Friends are Necessary, is making the most of the Golden Poppy nomination. Keep hustling!

4 - Sarah Ghazal Ali and Carolina Ixta, Golden Poppy Finalist Authors posing together with their nominated tomes.

Celebrating some bookstore milestones:

1 - La Playa Books, in San Diego, is celebrating their 8th anniversary! 🎉

2 - Bloodstone Bookshop, in Sacramento, held their first pop-up event.⛺

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3 - Napa Bookmine is making holiday shopping fun with a game of Small Business Holiday Bingo; getting customers to explore local shops. 😍 

4 - Pages: A Bookstore, in Manhattan Beach, displays their festive book tree and holiday treats.🌲

5 - Word Horde Emporium, in Petaluma, showing off their window display that ties into their 13 days of Creepmas deals.👀

6 - Chevalier’s Books, in Los Angeles, is raising awareness for their “Books for the Incarcerated” fundraiser. Keep going, almost at goal!📚

7 - Peninsula Book Collaborative, in Daly City, offers a list of ways to support their nonprofit and keep their mission going.❤️

8 - Green Apple Books on the Park, in San Francisco, “Give the Purr-fect Gift This Season with A Book” 🐈

9 - Monarch Books, in Arroyo Grande, has new store totes in stock! 🛍️

10 - Marcus Books, in Oakland, and Eastwind Books, in Berkeley, are teaming up to host a Holiday Book Festival on December 15th. 🌟 

11 - Avid Reader Bookstore, in Davis, kicked off their Staff Top 5 with their manager, Holly’s picks that she would like this year.🎁

Don't forget to follow CALIBA @caliba_20!

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

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

• Rebound Bookstore for Sale - San Rafael
• Events Coordinator, Linden Tree Books - Los Altos
• Director of Operations, Changing Hands Bookstore - Phoenix, AZ

Alecia

Supporting Staff

A Cruel Thirst

Angela Montoya

9780593643372

Hannah

Executive Director

The Witches of El Paso

Luis Jaramillo

9781668033227

Valentina

Operations Manager

A Master of Djinn

P. Djèlí Clark

9781250267665

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

Click here for a complete list.

Hannah Walcher, Executive Director

Livermore CA 94550