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4/28/2023

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​SPRING FORUM RECAP

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​A huge thank you to our Spring Forum Sponsors: Dan and Gary at Prologue Bookshop, bookstore tour stores: Beanbag Books, Birdie Books, The Book Loft of German Village, Bookspace Columbus, Cover to Cover Children's Books, Gramercy Books, Eric Obenauf, Eliza Wood Obenauf, Brett Gregory and the entire staff at Two Dollar Radio, 7 Stories Press, Sarabande Books, Tin House Press, Biblioasis, Mariner Books, HarperCollins, Peachtree Teen, Chronicle Books, Bloomsbury and She Writes press for making this year's event incredible. We welcomed 75 attendees to Columbus over two days.

We started Spring Forum with a seven store Columbus area bookstore tour ending with a reception at Prologue Bookshop. Followed Spring Forum at Two Dollar Radio featuring authors Alex Crespo, Christine Lai, Gabi Burton, Linda Kass, Sara Herchenroether, Thao Thai, Nina Barret and Abra Berens. We had a day full of education, author presentations, lunch, bookselling camaraderie and ended the evening with a poetry reading from Hanif Abdurraqib.

​SPRING FORUM HIGHLIGHTS

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​7 Store Bookstore Tour
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Opening Reception at
Prologue Bookshop
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​Opening Welcome from Eric Obenauf at Two Dollar Radio

Two Amazing Firsts
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We got a photo of author Thao Thai signing her first ever book!
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Despite being a renowned chef and author, Abra Berens has never done a live author reading until now! Check out the video.

Featured Authors
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Thank you to our featured authors! From left to right: Christine Lai (Landscapes), Linda Kass (Bessie), Sara Herchenroether (The Night Flowers), Alex Crespo (Saint Juniper's Folly), Abra Berens (Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit), Gabi Burton (Sing Me to Sleep), Thao Thai (Banyan Moon), Nina Barrett (The Leopold and Loeb Files)

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Our fearless education leaders: Alana Haley, Schuler Books, Alyson Turner, Source Booksellers, Kathy Burnette, Brain Lair Books
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Special visit from Hershel, bestest boy of Gary Lovely at Prologue Bookshop.
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We ended Spring Forum in the most perfect way with a poetry reading from Hanif Abdurraqib.
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THANK YOU SPRING FORUM SPONSORS!

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  • About
    • Join GLIBA
    • Bookstore Members
    • Board of Directors >
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  • Catalogs
    • Summer Catalog
    • Holiday Catalog Cover WInner
    • Holiday Catalog >
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      • Holiday Catalog Cover Contest
  • Events
    • Jack White and Hanif Abdurraqib
    • Past Events >
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      • George Saunders
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      • Heartland
      • Chicagoland IBD Bookstore Crawl
      • Group Bookstore Events
      • Rep Night >
        • Rep Night 2019
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    • Awards >
      • Heartland Booksellers Award 2023
      • Voice of the Heartland >
        • Past Winners
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    • Amazon Instructions Poster
    • Bookstore Map Artwork and Shirts
    • Publisher Promotions
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  • Publishers, Authors and Industry Affiliates Info
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