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’s 2026 Publicity Speed Dating event will be hosted on Zoom on May 7th. This is an opportunity for booksellers to meet publicists and share all the unique events they host in their store. This virtual event begins at 9:30 AM and ends at around 4:30 PM (ET), with a lunch break. Publicists will receive access to the publicity kits and a complete list of stores attending.
Publicity Speed Dating is an invaluable opportunity for bookstores to raise their visibility with publishers and enhance their events programs. The event was invented by NAIBA, which holds in-person Publicity Speed Dating events annually. Booksellers "pitch" their stores to an audience of publicists, each store enjoying their “fifteen minutes of fame” and the undivided attention ... Keep Reading
Travel grant applications are now open for the New Voices New Rooms Annual Conference (NVNR), taking place August 2-5, 2026, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Twelve travel grants will be awarded, six to bookstores in the NAIBA region and six to bookstores in the SIBA region. Applicants must be from a bookstore that is a current member of either NAIBA or SIBA.
The deadline to apply is April 3.
Recipients will be notified by April 10. Early applications are strongly encouraged.
NVNR serves bookstores across a wide geographic region—18 states, representing over a third of the country. It is committed to making ... Keep Reading