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
At New Voices New Rooms we know that the most valuable resource at the conference is not the authors, the piles of ARCs, or even the many education sessions. It is the conference attendees themselves, a deep resource of wisdom and industry experience, usually laden with totebags full of books.
For that reason, NVNR makes a point of showcasing the experience of booksellers at the conference by recruiting them to act as moderators and leaders at education sessions and group discussions.
Even so, booksellers come to NVNR with many more questions than can be addressed in even a full day of education. So on Tuesday, August 4, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., NVNR is hosting "Ask Me Anything" Table ... Keep Reading
One of the distinctive aspects of the New Voices New Rooms (NVNR) conference is that event passes include all on-site, non-ticketed meals. The conference team made the decision in the very first year of NVNR to always include food with each pass, so that attendees could focus on the full benefits of the program without feeling excluded, and to help defray some of the expense of attending.
NVNR has just posted the menus for the 2026 conference: View the 2026 Menu
Food and drink are an important part of NVNR's commitment to accessibility and creating a welcoming space for all attendees.
Water stations will be available during the conference. NVNR prioritizes a vegetarian menu, but the conference offers vegan, vegetarian, and meat or ... Keep Reading