Look for announcements soon regarding upcoming Group Bookstore Events
GLIBA Bookstores are partnering to co-host large author events together. GLIBA represents over 200 stores in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky and a consumer base in those bookstores in the thousands.
We are working together to bring major attention to our bookstores, to authors and to sell books. GLIBA Bookstores are looking to bring big names to their stores and work together as a region to sell those books.
As one organization we have the ability to streamline virtual events to a major audience under one event.
• If you are a publisher interested in pitching an author for the GLIBA Group Bookstore Event program please use the form below. Submissions will automatically generate and be made publicly available for all participating bookstores to see and opt into below.
• If you are a bookstore interested in participating in or co-hosting a GLIBA Group Bookstore Event please fill out the form below. Your submission will automatically be added and made publicly available to see below.
GLIBA Bookstores are partnering to co-host large author events together. GLIBA represents over 200 stores in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky and a consumer base in those bookstores in the thousands.
We are working together to bring major attention to our bookstores, to authors and to sell books. GLIBA Bookstores are looking to bring big names to their stores and work together as a region to sell those books.
As one organization we have the ability to streamline virtual events to a major audience under one event.
• If you are a publisher interested in pitching an author for the GLIBA Group Bookstore Event program please use the form below. Submissions will automatically generate and be made publicly available for all participating bookstores to see and opt into below.
• If you are a bookstore interested in participating in or co-hosting a GLIBA Group Bookstore Event please fill out the form below. Your submission will automatically be added and made publicly available to see below.
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Publisher Participation
• To pitch an author please use the button below or link located here • Confirmation of events will be decided by GLIBA and GLIBA bookstores • All 200+ GLIBA Bookstores are eligible to participate in events • Most likely events will be hosted via Crowdcast for better security unless Zoom is requested by the publisher or author • Booksellers from GLIBA will be chosen to co-host events together unless there is a publisher request for the author to be in conversation with another author • Participating Bookstore information will be provided to Publishers • There is a $300 fee for confirmed events |
Bookstore Participation
• To register to participate please use the button below or link located here • Participating Bookstores agree to market the event, book and author to their customers • It is not mandatory but for the benefit of bookstores and publishers, bookstores should report sales to the New York Times Bestseller List. Information on how to do so can be found here: https://bestsellers.nytimes.com/newstoreapp https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology/ • Bookstores may opt into hosting the live event in the participation form • Please contact the publisher or your rep if there is an author you would like to see in the GLIBA Group Bookstore Event Program |
GLIBA Participation
• GLIBA will accept all author pitches • GLIBA will share all author pitches with GLIBA bookstores • GLIBA will coordinate with publishers on confirming events • GLIBA will confirm events and supply event details and materials to participating bookstores • GLIBA will create a shareable map for publishers and authors to show participating bookstores • GLIBA will set-up and manage event administration on the selected platform • GLIBA will coordinate with participating bookstores to determine event hosts for each event |
Pitched Authors
Participating Bookstores
Past Events
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An Evening with Illustrator Richard Cowdrey
Richard Cowdrey’s favorite things to draw and paint are the things that reflect the awesomeness of God and his creation. From vast landscapes to the littlest bug on a leaf, Richard marvels at the beauty in the details. Richard's bestselling children's books include Fiona the Hippo, Legend of the Candy Cane, Bad Dog, Marley and A Very Marley Christmas. About Fiona Helps a Friend: Join Fiona, everyone’s favorite hippo, and her lovable animal friends as they try to help Matilda find her missing laugh. This fun and whimsical follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Fiona the Hippo is the perfect read-aloud for fans of Fiona (and hippos) everywhere! Fiona cannot figure out why the zoo seems so quiet as she wanders around, saying hello to all her friends. When she realizes she hasn’t heard Matilda the Kookaburra’s laughter in a while, Fiona and the other animals set out to find the missing laugh—and run right into a wonderful box of lost and found items. Their search turns into a dress-up party filled with laughter—and a great idea on how to get Matilda’s laugh back! Join us for very special evening with Richard Cowdrey, followed by a Q&A. The event will be hosted by Denise Phillips of Gathering Volumes in Perrysburg, OH. Presented on Thursday, July 8th, 2021 at 7:00 PM CT
Participating Stores
Beanbag Books Blue Manatee Literacy Project Fables and Fairy Tales Gathering Volumes Kicks Mix Bookstore The Learned Owl Book Shop Plaid Elephant Books Source Bookseller |
Christina Clancy in Convo with J Ryan Stradal
Christina Clancy is the author of The Second Home. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Sun Magazine and in various literary journals, including Glimmer Train, Pleiades and Hobart. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and lives in Madison, WI with her family. About Shoulder Season: A dazzling portrait of a young woman coming into her own, the youthful allure of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, and what we lose—and gain—when we leave home. The small town of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin is an unlikely location for a Playboy Resort, and nineteen-year old Sherri Taylor is an unlikely bunny. Growing up in neighboring East Troy, Sherri plays the organ at the local church and has never felt comfortable in her own skin. But when her parents die in quick succession, she leaves the only home she’s ever known for the chance to be part of a glamorous slice of history. In the winter of 1981, in a costume two sizes too small, her toes pinched by stilettos, Sherri joins the daughters of dairy farmers and factory workers for the defining experience of her life. Living in the “bunny hutch”—Playboy’s version of a college dorm—Sherri gets her education in the joys of sisterhood, the thrill of financial independence, the magic of first love, and the heady effects of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. But as spring gives way to summer, Sherri finds herself caught in a romantic triangle—and the tragedy that ensues will haunt her for the next forty years. Join us for very special in conversation between Christina Clancy and author of The Lager Queen Of Minnesota & Kitchens Of The Great Midwest, J Ryan Stradal, followed by a Q&A. Presented on Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 at 7:00 PM CT
Participating Bookstores
4 Kids Books & Toys Alcott's Attic Bluestocking Social Bookbug The Bookman Harvey's Tales Kicks Mix Bookstore The Learned Owl Book Shop Madison Street Books Nicola's Books Read Between The Lynes Schuler Books Grand Rapids Schuler Books Okemos Serendipity Books this is a bookstore Viewpoint Books |