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GLIBA Spring Rep Night

Sponsored by Baker & Taylor
Sunday, March 24, 2019, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Big Bricks, Chicago, IL
​3832 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
BOOKSELLER REGISTRATION
Schedule
7:00-7:30 PM – Free drinks and dinner buffet. Welcome from GLIBA and Baker & Taylor
7:30-8:20 PM – Round 1 of presentations
8:20-8:30 PM - Trivia questions and prize giveaways
8:30-9:20 PM - Round 2 of presentations
9:20-10:00 PM - Trivia questions, prize giveaways, and galley time
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Booksellers: Our Rep Night last Spring was such a hit we are doing it again! Join us for GLIBA Rep Night! A new title presentation party. Sponsored by Baker & Taylor, hosted by GLIBA. Featuring an amazing mix of 10 sales reps presenting their forthcoming titles, this night will be both fun and informative, and give attendees a chance to relax, meet book industry colleagues, and stay informed about new books and authors to feature in the seasons to come. This invite is public, so please share it with your bookselling friends! Bookstore staff only, please. Space is limited so I encourage you to sign up quickly.

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We are thrilled to announce that author Elliot Ackerman will be joining us for Rep Night. Elliot is the author of the novels Waiting for Eden (Knopf), Dark at the Crossing, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and Green on Blue. His writings have appeared in Esquire, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New York Times Magazine, among other publications, and his stories have been included in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Travel Writing. He is both a former White House Fellow and Marine, and served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart. He divides his time between New York City and Washington, D.C.


Participating Reps

Bruce Miller: Miller Trade Book Marketing
Sandra Law: Abraham Associates
Cathy Schornstein: HarperCollins Publishers
Aaron Howe: Independent Publishers Group
Betty Redmond: Ingram Publisher Services
Chris Conti: Phaidon
Heidi Weiland: ​Sourcebooks
Eric Heidemann: Fujii Associates
Bridget Piekarz: Penguin Random House
Lauren Moseley: Algonquin Books

Attending Bookstores

57th Street Books
Anderson's Bookshop 
The Book Cellar 
The Book Stall
Booked
Bookends and Beginnings 
Bookie's in Chicago & Homewood
City Lit Books
Cover to Cover 
Forever Books
Harvey's Tales
Island Bookstore​
Kazoo Books
Lake Forest Book Store
Mac's Backs-Books on Coventry
Women & Children First
Read Between the Lynes
Unabridged Bookstore
Seminary Co-op
Source Booksellers
Three Sisters Books & Gifts ​​

Rep Guidelines

* 10 REP SPOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED

REP SELECTION

As much as we'd love to give every interested rep a spot, we need to cap participation at 10 reps in the interest of time. Reps will be chosen by our board and member booksellers based on criteria of their choice that will best serve their stores.  

Schedule
7:00-7:30 PM – Free drinks and dinner buffet. Welcome from GLIBA and sponsorship information from B&T
7:30-8:20 PM – Round 1 of presentations
8:20-8:30 PM - Trivia questions and prize giveaways
8:30-9:20 PM - Round 2 of presentations
9:20-10:00 PM - Trivia questions, prize giveaways, and galley time

FEE
There is a fee of $100 per rep to help cover the cost of the night. Please let us know who to invoice.

FORMAT
• The vision for this event is to learn about new titles and have a good time.
• Each rep will be given 10 minutes.
• All attendees and reps will receive complimentary dinner and wine/beer
• The event is sponsored by B&T, with B&T staff attending and sharing remarks to kick off the evening
• Trivia: We're going to break up the evening with trivia questions. I will be writing one trivia question on the spot based on each presentation. 
• Trivia prizes: We can supply some prizes, but it's ideal if your publisher is willing to chip in. First editions, box sets, signed stock, etc, stuffed tote bag, etc. Prizes can be brought to the venue to or shipped to the winner after the event. We request one prize per rep if possible.
• If you plan on providing a handout please bring it to the venue.

BOOKS/GALLEYS
Galleys/books: We hope you have galleys and/or books to share. We expect 50-60 booksellers. We hope you can arrange to bring books straight to the event, but if you need assistance, we're happy to receive shipments in advance and will bring books to the event.

Larry Law
250 Woodstock Ave,
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514

Photos from the 2018 Great Midwest Rep Night

Check out our last Rep Night!

250 Woodstock Ave,
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514

Contact Us
(630) 841-8129
larry@gliba.org

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