Join us for a day filled with books, authors, education, rep picks, and bookseller camaraderie!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND

ALL DAY at the LA Yacht Club in San Pedro!

285 Whalers Walk, San Pedro, CA 90731 (Second Floor)

$35 includes food, beverages and books!

Scholarships available!

Online registration closes Friday, May 10th .

We welcome registration at the door.

CALIBA login required for registration. Having trouble accessing your account? Email Valentina at valentina@caliballiance.org .

9:30: REGISTRATION OPENS - Check in is on the second floor.

10:00: KEYNOTE:

Laura Dave, THE NIGHT WE LOST HIM  (Marysue Rucci Books)

moderated by Linda McLoughlin Figel of {pages} a bookstore in Manhattan Beach.

10:40: Two concurrent sessions

• ROUNDTABLE: SPREADSHEETS & TECHNOLOGY FOR OPERATIONS

Bring your questions and expertise to share!

Moderator: Mary Williams (Skylight Books, Los Angeles)

• AUTHOR PANEL: SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN PICTURE BOOKS

Moderated by Ashlee Null (Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena )

Featuring authors

Christy Mandin - MILLIE FLEUR'S POISON GARDEN (Cartwheel Books)

Laura Obuobi - WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE (HarperCollins)

Linda Liu - SOUR APPLE (Henry Holt and Co.)

11:40: AUTHOR SPEED DATING

Moderated by Nikki High (Octavia's Bookshelf, Pasadena)

• Molly Knox Ostertag - THE DEEP DARK: A GRAPHIC NOVEL (Graphix)
• Trinity Nguyen - A BANH MI FOR TWO (Henry Holt and Co.)
• Teddi Lynn Chichester - WILDLIFE CROSSINGS OF HOPE: CONNECTING CREATURES AROUND THE GLOBE (Holiday House)
• Nora Lange - US FOOLS (Two Dollar Radio)
• Brandon Hoang - THE CROSSBOW OF DESTINY (Scholastic Press)
• T. Jefferson Parker - DESPERATION REEF (Forge Books)
• Pamela Samuels Young and Dwayne Alexander Smith - SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN (Atria Books)
• Marcelo Verdad - THE DREAM CATCHER (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

12:30: REP PICKS LUNCH

Kicking it off with author Johanna Flashman , BEER HIKING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: THE TASTIEST WAY TO DISCOVER SOCAL'S BEACHES, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS (Helvetiq)

• Sales Reps: Shannon Grant (Simon & Schuster), Dave Ehrlich (Chronicle Books), Joe Murphy (W.W. Norton), Vicki DeArmon (Sibylline Press), Penguin Random House, more to come!

2:00: Two concurrent sessions.

• CHILDREN'S REP PICKS BINGO!
• Shannon Grant (Simon & Schuster), Dave Ehrlich (Chronicle Books), Kristin Rasmussen (Scholastic Press), more to come!

• AUTHOR PANEL - EXTREMELY ONLINE: WRITING FOR THE CURRENT TIMES, moderated by Mimi Hannan (La Playa Books, San Diego)
• Christine Ma-Kellams - THE BAND (Atria Books)
• Rufi Thorpe - MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES (William Morrow)

3:00: Two concurrent roundtable sessions.

Bring your questions and expertise to share!

• CHILDREN'S BOOK DISCOVERY

How kids are discovering new titles and how booksellers can respond.

• CHANGEMAKER'S ROUNDTABLE

Booksellers discuss key issues faced by bookstores. Where can we organize, lobby, and elevate the voice of indie bookselling? Moderated by Matthew Hein (The Book Catapult, San Diego).

4:00: AUTHOR RECEPTION

End the day with some light refreshments and meet these wonderful authors!

• Ream Shukairy - TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• Jesse Katz - THE RENT COLLECTORS (Astra House)
• Tom Phillips - THE CURIOUS LEAGUE OF DETECTIVES AND THIEVES 3: THE PERUVIAN EXPRESS (Pixel+Ink)
• Dana Elmendorf - IN THE HOUR OF CROWS (MIRA)
• Suzy Vitello - BITTERROOT (Sibylline Press)
• Jason Roberts - EVERY LIVING THING: THE GREAT AND DEADLY RACE TO KNOW ALL LIFE (Random House)

Online registration closes Friday, May 10.

We welcome registration at the door.

Support CALIBA

Publishers support CALIBA when bookstores participate.

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

Valentina Moberg, Livermore 415-561-7686 ext. 103