A highlight on Sunday is the second annual IGNITE conference for BIPOC booksellers (including those who won't be attending Winter Institute). IGNITE programming includes rep picks, an authors and editors reception, and roundtables promoting "substantive conversation and connection with others who understand the ups and downs of the bookstore business and the particular experiences of being BIPOC in the book industry."
Monday programming includes bookstore tours, a tour of Book Country Clearing House's warehouse, a Paz & Associates seminar on opening a bookstore, several in-depth sessions on remainders, leadership, and a session on "big picture challenges" bookselling is currently facing. From noon to 4, the Indie Press Summit, sponsored by the Independent Publishers Caucus, focuses on the "indie-to-indie" connection between indie publishers and indie booksellers and will feature a town hall and discussions on the state of the indie publishing industry; alternative and adaptive publishing models; and the recently launched Independent Press Bestseller List. Booksellers are welcome to attend.
The Winter Institute's Opening Reception will be held Monday 5:30-7 p.m. at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center at 980 Liberty Avenue, which is close to the convention center and ABA hotels.