From: New England Independent Booksellers Association nan@neba.orgSubject: This Week from NEIBA

Date: March 13, 2019 at 2:35 PMTo: nan@neba.org

NEIBA NewsMarch 13, 2019

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Notes From the NEIBA AdvisoryCouncil

By Katie McGarry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Dear Readers of the NEIBA Newsletter,

Many of you know me as a Passionate (with a capital P reader) and have seenme sit and gaze upon the jewel like spines stacked at your desks with covetouseyes. There comes a point and a lull in the conversation when I can take it nomore. I take a breath and shyly ask “ Are you going to read that? May I have it?”

I present the following

Ode to the Stack of ARCsI take my place and sit acrosssales pitches and marketing plans are never a loss.We talk books and events (hope all are sold)until my eye is caught by script in goldBlue covers and red with titles in whitethe stories inside will truly delight.Some spines are made to look as though tomes of oldothers I judge too scary to be told!As I sit and talk about cookbooks to promotemy eyes are scanning the authors by roteThere are so many books in the pile to choose

There are so many books in the pile to chooseif I ask for just one, how can I lose?Please consider this a Thank-You note boldI appreciate your generosity tenfold!

New NEIBA FACEBOOK STORE OWNERS FORUM

Are you a NEIBA bookstore owner? We've just started a NEIBA Store Owner Forum onFacebook - an exclusive page designed for NEIBA member store owners to ask questions,share ideas and information, and discuss industry issues. Email Beth@neba.org yourFacebook-associated email to be added to the group.

Indies with Impact The Binc Foundation and Penguin Random House announce INDIES WITH IMPACT, a new grantopportunity open to independent bookstores. Two grants will be awarded to two bookstoresthat work in tandem with a community nonprofit or organization of their choice for a programthat strengthens their local communities and encourages a passion for reading. Applicationswill be accepted March 1 – May 1, 2019 and again during this period in 2020. A total of $3,000will be awarded over the two years.

APPLY

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Indie Publishers Backlist NominationsSummer 2019

The ABA is working with the Independent Publishers Caucus to feature a selection ofbacklist titles (Backlisted But Not Forgotten) from independent presses in the Indie NextSummer Reading Group Guide.

Choose up to 5 titles HERE that you recommend the most and/or have had the most stayingpower in your store.

Help Wanted

Job Opening: Independent Booksellers Consortium Executive Director

The Independent Booksellers Consortium is a small, membership organization formed ofindependent booksellers from across the country. As the sole paid staff member, the Executive Director is responsible for all administrative facetsof the corporation’s day-to-day functioning as well as ongoing service to its members. TheExecutive Director reports to the President of the Board on a weekly basis and is responsible tothe Board of Directors made up of bookstore members. The position is 30 hours per week. Responsibilities and Duties Include:

Organize, plan and execute logistics for two member meetings and additional smallermeetings throughout the year to share best practices and further industry learning.Manage all financial, legal and administrative aspects of the Corporation.Facilitate communication among members.Manage and facilitate all committee work to ensure progress towards organizationalgoals.Regularly report to a board of directors and respond to the goals/needs of the board.As directed, on occasion, communicate IBC interests to industry partners.Develop and maintain member programs and vendor relationships.Other duties as needs of members and the industry change.

Qualifications Include:

Ability to work independently from a home-based office including managing your ownpayroll.Strong organizational skills including attention to detail and project management skills.Strong communication skills including working with a diverse set of individuals.Proficient in basic budgeting: creating a budget in excel, generating budget vs. actualreports, and managing to a budget with the Board Treasurer. Proficiency in basicQuickbooks (or like programs) preferred.Knowledge of bookselling, retailing and publishing industries preferred.Experience planning meetings required.Ability to travel at least three times a year for multiple days.

To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and list of references toexecutivedirectorsearch@independentbooksellers.com. Please use IBC Job in the subjectline.

line. Salary $35K-40K, other benefits to be discussed at the time of interviews.

NEIBA Best Sellers

for the week endedSunday March 10, 2019

Based on reporting from the independent booksellers ofNEIBA and IndieBound

HARDCOVER FICTION1. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26, 97807352190902. Daisy Jones & The Six NewTaylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $27, 97815247986283. CirceMadeline Miller, Little Brown, $27, 97803165563474. Unto Us a Son Is Given NewDonna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26, 97808021291165. Black Leopard, Red WolfMarlon James, Riverhead Books, $30, 97807352201716. There ThereTommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 97805255203757. The River NewPeter Heller, Knopf, $25.95, 97805255218778. The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99, 97812503016979. DevotionsMary Oliver, Penguin Press, $30, 978039956324910. Lost Children ArchiveValeria Luiselli, Knopf, $27.95, 978052552061011. The Island of Sea Women NewLisa See, Scribner, $27, 978150115485012. The BorderDon Winslow, Morrow, $28.99, 978006266448813. The Last Romantics NewTara Conklin, Morrow, $26.99, 978006235820214. A Gentleman in Moscow NewAmor Towles, Viking, $27, 978067002619715. Unsheltered NewBarbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99, 9780062684561

HARDCOVER NONFICTION1. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $28, 97803995905042. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 97815247631383. Dreyer's EnglishBenjamin Dreyer, Random House, $25, 97808129957014. Say NothingPatrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.95, 97803855213145. Women Rowing NorthMary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $27, 9781632869609

Mary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $27, 97816328696096. The Uninhabitable EarthDavid Wallace-Wells, Tim Duggan Books, $27, 97805255767097. The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and MeditationsToni Morrison, Knopf, $28.95, 97805255210378. Bad BloodJohn Carreyrou, Knopf, $27.95, 97815247316569. InheritanceDani Shapiro, Knopf, $24.95, 978152473271410. Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's NewLargest Spy Network Against HitlerLynne Olson, Random House, $30, 978081299476611. The ThreatAndrew G. McCabe, St. Martin's, $29.99, 978125020757912. The Library Book NewSusan Orlean, S&S, $28, 978147674018813. Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves NewFrans de Waal, Norton, $27.95, 9780393635065 New14. Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room forHappinessGretchen Rubin, Harmony, $16.99, 978198482280215. Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35, 9781476753836

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION1. The HuntressKate Quinn, Morrow, $16.99, 97800627403732. An American MarriageTayari Jones, Algonquin Books, $16.95, 97816162086843. The Lost Girls of ParisPam Jenoff, Park Row, $16.99, 97807783302714. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 97800627971555. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 97807352206906. The ImmortalistsChloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16, 97807352150927. The Woman in the Window NewA.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99, 97800626784238. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 97803163161329. The PowerNaomi Alderman, Back Bay, $16.99, 978031654760410. AsymmetryLisa Halliday, S&S, $16, 978150116678511. MilkmanAnna Burns, Graywolf Press, $16, 978164445000012. The FriendSigrid Nunez, Riverhead, $16, 978073521945813. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 978145556392014. Us Against You NewFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17, 978150116080615. The Wife Between UsGreer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250130945

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION1. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 97803995881982. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 97800623161103. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 97803077424834. Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine

4. Searching for Stars on an Island in MaineAlan Lightman, Vintage, $15.95, 97805254325935. My Own WordsRuth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18, 97815011452546. Fascism: A Warning NewMadeleine Albright, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 97800628022007. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 97808070474158. Just MercyBryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 97808129849659. The Collected Schizophrenias: EssaysEsme Weijun Wang, Graywolf Press, $16, 978155597827310. Heavy: An American Memoir NewKiese Laymon, Scribner, $16, 978150112566911. I'll Be Gone in the Dark NewMichelle McNamara, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 978006231979112. The Salt Path: A Memoir NewRaynor Winn, Penguin, $17, 978014313411413. The Body Keeps the Score NewBessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $18, 978014312774114. You Are a BadassJen Sincero, Running Press, $16, 978076244769515. The Stranger in the Woods NewMichael Finkel, Vintage, $16, 9781101911532

MASS MARKET1. DuneFrank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 97804411727192. 1984George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 97804515249353. The Shining NewStephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 97803077436574. Animal FarmGeorge Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 97804515263425. Ninefox Gambit NewYoon Ha Lee, Solaris, $9.99, 97817810844966. The Diary of a Young Girl NewAnne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 97805535771297. The Name of the WindPatrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 97807564047418. Good OmensNeil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 97800628369779. The Catcher in the Rye NewJ.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 978031676948810. To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781455538966

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED1. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 97806940036172. Make Way for DucklingsRobert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 97801405643413. The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 97803992269084. Where the Wild Things Are NewMaurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 97800602549265. The Good EggJory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 97800628660046. The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 97806700127017. You Are My Happy NewHoda Kotb, Suzie Mason (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 97800628878948. We Don't Eat Our Classmates NewRyan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551

8. We Don't Eat Our Classmates NewRyan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 97813680035519. Pete the Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase NewJames Dean, Harper, $9.99, 978006240450310. Moo, Baa, La La La! NewSandra Boynton, S&S, $5.99, 9780671449018

CHILDREN'S INTEREST1. On the Come UpAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 97800624985642. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 97800628713503. Five Feet ApartRachael Lippincott, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 97815344515684. New KidJerry Craft, Harper, $12.99, 97800626911945. Max and the MidknightsLincoln Peirce, Crown Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 97811019310806. Meg, Jo, Beth, and AmyRey Terciero, Bre Indigo (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $12.99,97803165228857. Fish in a Tree NewLynda Mullaly Hunt, Puffin, $8.99, 97801424264258. Two Can Keep a SecretKaren M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 97815247147279. Song for a Whale NewLynne Kelly, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 978152477023510. Merci Suárez Changes Gears NewMeg Medina, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763690496

CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES1. Dog Man: Brawl of the WildDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 97813382365762. A Crystal of Time (The School for Good and Evil, #5) NewSoman Chainani, Harper, $17.99, 97800626951783. The Lost Heir Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire)Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 97805459422014. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The MeltdownJeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.95, 97814197274365. Dog ManDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 97805455816086. Lion Down (FunJungle)Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 97815344247397. Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas NewDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 97805459351738. Dog Man UnleashedDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 97805459352039. The Princess in Black NewShannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99, 978076367888310. Dog Man and Cat KidDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935180

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