Many readers want to buy and engage with Spanish language books at their local indie bookstore, but curating a meaningful selection can feel overwhelming. This session will guide you through how to source quality titles, evaluate translators, and discover essential tools for informed purchasing decisions. You'll also explore ways to connect with Spanish-speaking communities in your area — through inclusive events, local partnerships, and culturally relevant programming. You'll leave with actionable ideas to build not only a strong Spanish language section, but a welcoming space where more readers feel seen, supported, and celebrated.

Recorded February 24, 2026 at Winter Institute 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA.

Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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With pressure on bookstores increasing over the books they decide to carry or not carry, it is essential to have a clear curation policy that reflects your store's emphasis and values. Having a curation policy helps a store keep the team on the same page, explain curation decisions to customers, and work through disagreements within the staff and community. Led by ABFE's Associate Director Philomena Polefrone, this session will offer a structure to help you start articulating your store's process and values. Attendees will leave with a draft they can continue developing when they return to their store.

Recorded February 25, 2026 at Winter Institute 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA.

Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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Independent bookstores and publishers share the same goal: getting the right books into readers' hands. This session unveils a new tool that brings publishers and booksellers together more directly than ever by expanding access, elevating diverse catalogs, and removing the roadblocks in how booksellers discover forthcoming content. Join us for a first look at this new tool and learn how you can help shape what comes next.

Recorded February 26, 2026 at Winter Institute 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA.

Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.

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ABA's Indies Introduce interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book.

In this episode, Elisa McIntosh of The Bookstore Plus in Lake Placid, NY interviews Ahmad Saber, author of Ramin Abbas Has MAJOR Questions, available March 3rd, 2026 at your local independent bookstore.

Theme song by Constant Companion

ABA's Indies Introduce interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book.

In this episode, Cassie Goodwin of Loudmouth Books in Indianapolis, IN interviews Reena Shah, author of Every Happiness, available February 3rd, 2026 at your local independent bookstore.

Theme song by Constant Companion

ABA's Indies Introduce interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book.

In this episode, Haley Calvin of The Novel Neighbor in St. Louis, MO, interviews Alice Evelyn Yang, author of A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing, available January 27th, 2026.

Theme song by Constant Companion

ABA's Indies Introduce interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book.

In this episode, Ambir Moore of The Book Lovers Era in Hill AFB, UT interviews Eric King, author of A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America's Most Notorious Dungeon, available January 20th, 2026 as your local independent bookstore.

Theme song by Constant Companion

ABA's Indies Introduce interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book.

In this episode, VaLinda Miller of Turning Page Bookshop in Goose Creek, SC interviews Char Adams, author of Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore, now available at your local independent bookstore.

Theme song by Constant Companion

ABA's Indies Introduce interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book.

In this episode, Marisa Spence of Ballast Book Co., Bremerton, WA interviews Julian Brave NoiseCat, author of We Survived the Night, available October 14th, 2025 at your local independent bookstore.

Theme song by Constant Companion

ABA's Indies Introduce interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book.

In this episode, Laurie Gillman of East City Books in Washington, DC interviews Laura Venita Green, author of Sister Creatures, available October 7th, 2025 at your local independent bookstore.

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