Announcements

New Voices New Rooms Confirms Leadership Expert Julia Fabris McBride for Conference Keynote

New Voices New Rooms is pleased to announce leadership expert Julia Fabris McBride as the Keynote speaker for the upcoming NVNR conference August 7-10 in Arlington, Virginia. The keynote address will be held on Tuesday, August 8 at 9:00 AM. When Booksellers Lead: The Tough Challenges Get Seen and Solved Leadership is not about authority …

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NVNR 2023: Looking Ahead to an In-Person Conference

In August, 2023 New Voices New Rooms, innovative event platform and partnership developed by NAIBA and SIBA, will enter a new phase as it hosts its first in-person conference in Arlington, Virginia. Combining lessons learned from three years of successful virtual event programming with longstanding event experience from the NAIBA and SIBA teams, the in-person …

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NVNR 2023 Publisher & Vendor Registration is Open!

New Voices New Rooms (NVNR), the virtual event platform created by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) and the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) goes live in 2023 with an in-person conference August 7-10 in Arlington, Virginia. The conference will take place at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, a four-star hotel located just one mile …

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New Voices New Rooms Registration Opens March 15, 2023

New Voices New Rooms: Live & In-Person 2023 New Voices New Rooms (NVNR), the virtual event platform created by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) and the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) goes live in 2023 for a joint, in-person conference August 7-10 in Arlington, VA. The conference will take place at the Crystal …

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The VIndies

2022 VIndies: Nominations are open!

Nominations have opened for the 2022 VIndies Awards, celebrating the best of independent bookstore video. Launched in 2021 by New Voices New Rooms, the collaborative partnership for virtual and hybrid programming created by the New Atlantic Booksellers Association (NAIBA) and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA), The VIndies recognize the spirit and creativity of independent …

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NVNR May & August

Registration is now open for New Voices New Rooms, May and August

The highly acclaimed virtual industry conference returns this year with an expanded program in both May and August. Attendees can register for either or both programs at the same time. There are discounts for publishers who commit to both conferences. NVNR May is May 17-18 and is focused on bookseller and author/publisher connections, introducing booksellers …

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NVNR May & August

NAIBA and SIBA Reimagine Conference

While creating New Voices New Rooms (NVNR), the virtual meeting space for SIBA and NAIBA, the two organizations took the opportunity to ask questions and reinvent their regional conferences. Covid protocols stripped away business habits and patterns. Now NVNR is moving their Fall Conference to the Summer, and adding a Spring event to provide crucial title introductions for publishers and …

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Book Stack

NVNR Website Hub, Galley Room Now Open to Registered Attendees

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 …

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“Readers of the Last ARC” Galley Room is now open for publisher & vendor submissions.

The “Readers of the Last ARC” Galley Room is now open for publisher & vendor submissions. The Galley Room is a premium, attendee-only feature of New Voices New Rooms. It will launch on August 15th, remain open for new submissions until the start of the show on September 27, and close when the show ends on …

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The VIndies

NVNR Presents: The VIndies!

A Celebration of Indie Bookstore Videos (From A Bookstore Not Very Far Away) — Lights, Camera, Fiction! New Voices New Rooms, the collaborative partnership between NAIBA and SIBA, is launching The VIndies to recognize the spirit and creativity of independent bookstore videos. NVNR and an academy of judges drawn from the bookselling community will award prizes to …

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New Voices New Rooms 2021: Opening Doors

New Voices New Rooms 2021: Opening Doors The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) and the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) are coming together again for their fall virtual conference, New Voices, New Rooms (NVNR) September 27-October 1. NVNR will offer our beloved community of booksellers, publishers, authors, and other industry partners a week of …

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