Fresh, innovative in-person and virtual programming created by NAIBA and SIBA for booksellers and industry.
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The quarterly Owners Retreats and Strategy Sessions bring store owners from NAIBA and SIBA together to network and share information. Strategy Sessions are virtual meetings held in January, May, and October, focusing on a specific topic. Retreats are in-person and held during the Annual Conference.
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The NVNR Annual Conference and Tradeshow for booksellers members of both NAIBA and SIBA organizations serves sixteen states in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States. The conference travels within the combined NAIBA and SIBA regions and is open to all SIBA and NAIBA members.
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NVNR’s Virtual Programming includes its signature online event, Publicity Speed Dating, an invaluable opportunity for bookstores to raise their visibility with publishers. Booksellers get a chance to shine and “pitch” their stores to the undivided attention of publicists from both major publishers and small presses.
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NVNR NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
NVNR attendees have until July 10 to make their room reservations at the at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel at the reduced conference rate of $185 per night. After July 10th, pricing will return to regular hotel rates, a significant increase.
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Contact Linda-Marie Barrett or Liz Hottel if you have any difficulties. Room blocks fill up quickly but the NVNR team will work with the hotel to ensure all attendees have accommodations.
NVNR 2026 Program
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The NVNR Awards Dinner takes place on Tuesday, August 4 at 6:30 P.M. This special, ticketed event is a celebration of the spirit and dedication of book people in the NAIBA and SIBA regions. Honorees include authors, members of the book industry, and indie booksellers. For conference attendees the dinner is place to recognize the achievements of their friends and compatriots.
2026 Honorees
Joe Drabyak Spirit Award
Vaugh Lachenauer, Main Point Books, Wayne, PA
Kristin Keith Rep of the Year Award
Julie Isgrigg, Hachette Book Group
NAIBA Book Award
Libba Bray, Under the Same Stars, Farrar Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers
Kate Messner, The Trouble with Heroes
NAIBA Legacy Award
Eileen Dengler, outgoing Executive Director, NAIBA
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