New Voices New Rooms is pleased to announce the finalists for The 2021 VIndie Awards, a celebration of Bookstore videos. Winners will be announced at a ceremony on Thursday, September 30 at 6:00 PM ET during the New Voice New Room Trade Show. Michael Triebwasser of Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, will MC. A panel of judges drawn from book industry partners in publishing, bookselling, and media, reviewed over fifty bookstore videos from two dozen independent bookstores, selecting sixteen finalists in the ... Keep Reading

All of us here at NVNR have been glued to the Weather Channel, watching the progress of Hurricane Ida as it made landfall on the Louisiana coast. We are thinking constantly of our friends and colleagues in the path of the storm, hoping you are safe. For those of you affected by Hurricane Ida there is immediate assistance available from the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc). Please don't hesitate to ask for help For those of you who would like ... Keep Reading

Free Books, Free Stuff: Why Booksellers should register now for NVNR 2021 Following its orientation session for booksellers, New Voices New Rooms has opened its website hub to all registered attendees of NVNR2021.  Bookstores are strongly encouraged to have their entire staff register for the show by September 1st -- the deadline for attendees to receive the popular "Show Box" of goodies: tote bags, books, journals, chocolate, and so, so much more! NVNR events will be held on the Zoom platform. But the ... Keep Reading