Winter Institute

On Saturday, February 20, more than 200 book industry colleagues joined a virtual trivia game to benefit the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.

Booksellers who attended the virtual Winter Institute last week are encouraged to fill out the post-event survey by Monday, March 1.

The authors discussed state of literature in the aftermath of political upheaval, as well as their upcoming books. 

The future is “not a fixed point on the horizon that we’re all running towards, helpless to do anything about,” Johnson said. “The future is built by people.”

“Right now, the most important thing we have is each other. Our human beings, our people,” Brown said. “It is very necessary right now as a leader to make sure that people are seen.”

Booksellers are invited to chat with author Julie Murphy, who was unable to attend her designated Author Social during Winter Institute last week, in an event hosted by Blue Willow Bookshop.

Booksellers are invited to speak with the advocacy team about any legislative or policy issues that impact their store, negatively or positively.

Booksellers should check their inboxes (and spam folders) for an invitation to log in to the American Booksellers Association’s 16th annual Winter Institute (Wi16), which is taking place February 18-20.

Saturday, February 20, at 5:00 p.m. ET is now the deadline to sign up for a trivia night to benefit the Book Industry Charitable Foundation. Tickets are $5.

Visit as many Expo booths as possible on all three days of Wi16 to win one of 15 $100 AmEx gift cards.