During the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association fall discovery show last week, friends and colleagues toasted Ron Shoop, longtime Penguin Random House sales rep who is retiring soon. From l.: Valerie Walley, PRH; Anna-Lise Sandstrum, Chronicle Books; Tom McIntyre, Hachette; Jim Hankey, HarperCollins; Wendy Pearl, PRH; Michele Sulka, PRH; Shoop; Jenn Ramage, PRH; Bob Belmont, PRH; Andy Weiner, Abrams; Lise Solomon, Consortium; and Reed Oros, Macmillan.
