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The American Booksellers Association has appointed two new board members, Bookselling This Week reported, fulfilling bylaw changes made in July that increased the number of board members to 13 from 11 and required that four of the 13 seats be held by BIPOC booksellers, of whom two are Black.
The new board members are Jake Cumsky-Whitlock of Solid State Books, Washington, D.C., and Melanie Knight of Books Inc., San Francisco, Calif. The two will serve on the board until the next election, in April 2021, at which time they will be eligible for a three-year term.
The two were recommended by the nominating committee, chaired by board member Jenny Cohen of Waucoma Bookstore, Hood River, Ore.
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In other ABA news, in Bookselling This Week, CEO Allison Hill offered a second installment of information and suggestions about how booksellers can prepare for the critical 4th Quarter of 2020. "The uncertainty of the last six months has come to a head and many stores find themselves on precarious ground going into this critical 4th quarter," she wrote. "ABA continues to work on ways to mitigate risks and help stores plan and prepare for a successful season."