• LAST CHANCE - Fall Fest 2024 Call for Authors Closes this FRIDAY, June 28!
• July is #MarginsBooksellingMonth
• Submit Your Titles to the Golden Poppy Awards
• CALIBA's Shelf Insider
• RAMP Holiday Catalog Submissions are Closed
• Dates and Deadlines
• Bestseller Lists
• Classifieds
• Promote Your Titles to CALIBA Booksellers
• Resources

200+ booksellers throughout the state will be gathering together for two full days of author sessions, rep picks, education, networking, and exhibits.

*LAST CHANCE* Call for Authors

Take advantage of author placements throughout the show: keynote, author panels, speed dating, bookseller receptions, (cookbook folks, we're looking at you), and more! Have a great idea for your author? We'd love to hear it!

Deadline for author submissions: 

TOMORROW, June 28th.

Join us in the Exhibit Hall!

Exhibitor set up: Tuesday, 9/17: 10:00 AM

Exhibit hours:

Tuesday, 9/17: 3:00 - 5:30 PM

Wednesday, 9/18: 10:45 AM - 3:15 PM (closed for lunch)

***Do not ship to the Pasadena Hilton***

Exhibitor kit to come shortly.

Priority is given to previous participating publishers.

Get Your Titles Front & Center at our Galley Table

Display your galleys in the lobby at the show!

$150 per title.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Your support keeps admission to this event free for our booksellers. We appreciate your support! Please email hannah@caliballiance.org or fill out our sponsorship form.

Save the Date for Fall Fest 2025: September 17 & 18 at the San Francisco Conference Center

From our friends at The Word, A Storytelling Sanctuary:

This July, The Word, A Storytelling Sanctuary presents the fourth annual #MarginsBookselling Month. The goal of this program is to celebrate BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, neurodiverse, and disabled booksellers - a community that works tirelessly to get our books into the hands of readers. We are excited to support 200+ booksellers and showcase 150+ bookstores via our map and database that are working to center diverse voices and stories. This year we are collaborating with Bookshop, Libro.fm, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and industry advocate Danny Caine, co-owner of Raven Bookstore in Lawrence, KS, and author of How to Fight Amazon and Why and How to Protect Bookstores and Why, amongst others. Together we will highlight booksellers and the work they do and celebrate bookstores and booksellers. We will host a GIVEAWAY, plus stay tuned for our list of events. You can check out our past events here to get an idea of what we are cooking up.

Find out more and view the map on their site!

Reps! Please scour your list and send us your best from California authors and illustrators published from November 1, 2023, and October 31, 2024.

We are especially looking for titles for the following committees: Martin Cruz Smith Award (Emerging Diverse Voices), Romance, Glenn Goldman (CA Lifestyle/Cooking), and Poetry.

Take advantage of the summer months to ensure that your submission has the best reading by our committees.

*New* Shelf Insider - Seasonal Newsletters

Want to maximize visibility for your latest titles? Our NEW seasonal 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. This is a member-only benefit- $275 per title.

Timeline for submissions: 

FALL/WINTER - Submissions open August 5th, newsletter sends September 10th.  

SPRING - Submissions open January 6th, newsletter sends February 11th. 

SUMMER- Submissions open April 9th, newsletter sends May 14th. 

To reserve your title space, fill out this form. Questions? Email: emma@caliballiance.org

Thank you for your holiday catalog reservations!

Catalogs Shipped to Stores and Newspapers - October 1

Catalogs Mailed to Consumers - November 1

• June: Pride, Immigrant Heritage, and Audiobook Appreciation Month

• June 28: CALIBA Fall Fest Call for Authors Deadline

• July: #MarginsBooksellingMonth

• July 31: CALIBA Fall Fest Exhibitor Registration Deadline

• Sept. 17 & 18: CALIBA Fall Trade Show in Pasadena

• Sept. 22-28: Banned Books Week

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

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

• *New* Adult Book Buyer - Changing Hands Bookstore (Phoenix, AZ)
• Telesales Account Manager, Western Region - Simon & Schuster
• Managing Partner - Fair Arrow Books + Goods, Martinez

You Have Books; We Have Booksellers!

Promote your key titles to our booksellers through dedicated eblasts, banners and website promotions.

Our stats are pretty impressive!

Take a look and book your promotions.

• 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 +++

Hannah Walcher, Executive Director

Livermore CA 94550