12.19.24 CALIBA Publisher News & Information

December 19, 2024

IN THIS ISSUE

CALIBA Office Closed During the Holidays

Oakland Spring Forum: Call for Authors & Sponsors

Tentative CALIBA “Save the Dates”

CALIBA 2024 Wrapped

Golden Poppy ‘24 Promotional Opportunities

Dates and Deadlines

Bestseller Lists

Classifieds

CALIBA Currently Reading

Resources

CALIBA STAFF

Hannah WalcherExecutive Directorhannah@caliballiance.org

Valentina MobergOperations Managervalentina@caliballiance.org

Alecia ReddickSupporting Staffalecia@caliballiance.org

MEET HANNAH AT WINTER INSTITUTE

Will you be attending Winter Institute? Schedule a meeting with Hannah by email.

'TIS THE SEASON! CALIBA IS DOING SOME HOUSEKEEPING

Time to update the rep directory! The directory is alphabetized by publisher/rep group and remains keyword searchable. Please check and email Valentina if corrections are needed!

WRAPPING UP 2024

CALIBA is in the process of following up on overdue payments by email. Watch your inboxes!

CALIBA OFFICE CLOSED DURING THE HOLIDAYS

The CALIBA Office will be closed December 25th–26th and January 1st. We wish you wonderful holiday celebrations and a happy New Year!

OAKLAND SPRING FORUM: CALL FOR AUTHORS

Connect your authors and books to 100+ California booksellers! CALIBA is returning to the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, April 1st, for a day of lively conversation, education, rep picks, and networking.

Have a great idea for a panel, presentation, or creative addition to the day? Share them in the form below!

The deadline for submissions is January 24th.

Southern California Spring Forum (May 2025) final date and call for authors to come.

SUBMIT AN AUTHOR

Questions? Email Hannah.

Author invitations for the Oakland Spring Forum will be sent the week of February 3rd. The event schedule and details will be live March 3rd on the CALIBA website.

OAKLAND SPRING FORUM: CALL FOR SPONSORS

Sponsorships help us keep the event affordable for booksellers and help fund bookseller grants to attend. Please help us get as many booksellers to the event as possible.

Sponsorships include your logo on our website and all printed material, acknowledgment at the Forum, one welcome bag insert, eblasts/banner promotions, and rep picks.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Rep Picks Interest Form to Come in the New Year!

Save the Date

TENTATIVE CALIBA "SAVE THE DATES"

SoCal Spring Forum

Week of May 5th

Fall Fest at the South San Francisco Conference Center

September 17th &18th, 2025

Hotel link is open!

WELCOME TO 2024'S NEW CALIBA MEMBERS

CALIBA is proud to welcome the following 29 bookstores in 2024. From new and used to genre-specific stores, Eureka to San Diego, these new members demonstrate the liveliness of bookselling in California.

Artifact Books (Encinitas)

Asian Art Museum Store (SF)

Avant Growth

Bloodstone Books (Sacramento)

Culinarian Bookshop (Cotati)

dym books & boba (Pasadena)

Fair Arrow Books + Goods (Martinez)

Fireside Books (Redwood City)

Get Lit Books & Things (Moreno Valley)

Gigglemugs (Burlingame)

Godmothers (Summerland)

Invisible Jet Comics, Inc. (SF)

Li’l Book Bug (Lancaster)

Libelula Books & Co. (San Diego)

Libros con Alma (Huntington Park)

Love in Print, LLC (Van Nuys)

North Figueroa Bookshop (Los Angeles)

On Waverly (SF)

Rebel Reads (Yucaipa)

Reflections Bookstore (Antioch)

Singularities LLC (Irvine)

Spellbinder Books (Bishop)

Taft College Bookstore (Taft)

TEM Books and Blocks (Cotati)

The Rickety Ladder

The Spine and Vine (Murrieta)

Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural and Bookstore (Sylmar)

Wallflower Bookshop (Oakland)

Wild Plum Books (St. Helena)

Don't forget to follow CALIBA @caliba_20!

GOLDEN POPPY 2024 FINALIST PROMOTIONS

Promote your Golden Poppy Finalist in our weekly Bookseller Newsletter with a Banner Ad or an E-Blast. For Your Consideration Promotions are open and will run until January 15th. Email Alecia to schedule a promotion. Click here to learn more.

GOLDEN POPPY FINALISTS BY THE NUMBERS

•67 finalists from across the state of California

•14 categories, 2 juried

•90 dedicated bookseller judges

•350+ submissions

•16% of the finalists have appeared at CALIBA events over the past 12 months

The Golden Poppy Finalists have been announced! Click here to view the 2024 Golden Poppy Award Finalists. Voting for the winners will take place January 5th-15th. The Virtual Golden Poppy Awards will take place on January 30th at 7 PM PST. Mark your calendars and register now.