The executive committee from the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association traveled to Café con Libros Press bookstore in Pomona, Calif., on Tuesday to meet with the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association board. There, they discussed possibly merging the two associations as well as other options that might help them better serve their members. Following the meeting, member booksellers participated in a town hall discussion.
Pictured: (back row, l.-r.) Cecil Brown, Kinokuniya; Mark O'Neal, Karel/Dutton Group; Bridget Schinnerer, Vroman's Hastings Ranch; Ann Seaton, NCIBA; Michael Barnard, Rakestraw Books; Maryelizabeth Yturralde, Creating Conversations and Mysterious Galaxy; Carolyn Hutton, Mrs. Dalloway's Literary & Garden Arts; Robert Turner, Café con Libros Press; Calvin Crosby, NCIBA; (front row) Melinda Powers, Bookshop Santa Cruz; Jessica Palacios, Once Upon a Time, Andrea Vuleta, SCIBA; Nicole White, Penguin Young Readers.