CALIBA STAFF

Hannah Walcher

Executive Director

hannah@caliballiance.org

Valentina Moberg

Operations Manager

valentina@caliballiance.org

Emma Marie

Supporting Staff

emma@caliballiance.org

CHECK OUT THE UPDATED CALIBA BOOKSELLER MAP!

SUBMIT YOUR TITLES!

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

We are especially looking for titles for the following committees: Glenn Goldman (especially Design/Architecture titles), Martin Cruz Smith Award (Emerging Diverse Voices), Romance, Poetry and Young Adult.

Take advantage of the summer months to ensure that your submission has the best reading by our committees. The deadline for submissions is September 10, 2024.

CALIBA'S SHELF INSIDER - SEASONAL NEWSLETTERS

Looking to boost visibility for your latest titles? Our new exclusive seasonal newsletters are designed to showcase your latest titles to our dedicated network of booksellers and their audiences. Each featured book will be highlighted with cover art, a blurb, and a contact link for ARC or galley requests. This exclusive member-only benefit is available for just $275 per title. Click here to view the sample.

Questions? Email: emma@caliballiance.org

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

Deadline: July 31st or until spaces have filled.

Only 10 tables available!

CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS.

Bookseller Registration Opens Next Week, Aug. 1st!

Galley Table & Welcome Bag

$150 per title or insert.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT.

Rep Picks will be invite only this year. Invitations to go out the week of August 9th!

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.

• July: #MarginsBooksellingMonth

• July-August: Tri-West Bookseller Summer School

• July 31: CALIBA Fall Fest Exhibitor Registration Deadline

• August 1: Fall Fest Bookseller Registration Opens

• August 9-13: Holiday Catalog: Office Final Proofs

• August 17: Bookstore Romance Day

• September 17 & 18: CALIBA Fall Trade Show in Pasadena

• September 22-28: Banned Books Week

• October 1: Holiday Catalogs Shipped to Stores and Newspapers

• November 1: Holiday Catalogs Mailed to Consumers

1 -Jhoanna Belfer of Bel Canto Books in Long Beach joined the virtual event presented by #MarginsBookselling with the 2023 BIPOC Bookseller Award winners. Go Jhoanna!

2 - Mrs. Dalloway's in Berkeley is hiring! Link is in their bio.

3 - A Seat at the Table Books was featured in the Elk Grove Citizen Newspaper for their Local Author Fair!

4 - Happy Parable Day! (July 20th) - Post by Octavia's Bookshelf in Pasadena.

Don't forget to follow CALIBA on Instagram @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

• *New*Director of Operations - Changing Hands Bookstore (Phoenix, AZ)
• Bookseller - Mrs. Dalloway's Literary and Garden Arts (Berkeley)
• Sales Floor Manager - Bookshop Santa Cruz
• Field Sales Representative - HarperCollins (California)
• Telesales/Inside Sales Rep - HarperCollins
• Adult Book Buyer - Changing Hands Bookstore (Phoenix, AZ)
• 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.

Emma

Supporting Staff

Chain Gang All Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

9780593469316

Hannah

Executive Director

Even Though I Knew the End

C. L. Polk

9781250375100

Valentina

Operations Manager

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon

Kimberly Lemming

9780316570275

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

Click here for a complete list.

Hannah Walcher, Executive Director

Livermore CA 94550