MBA Booksellers –
Save the date!

MBA/ABA Spring Meeting & Forum
Sunday, March  21

ST. LOUIS, MO
at Left Bank Books, downtown St. Louis

This meeting will be co-hosted by MBA and ABA

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – updated as of March 11
– click for the compete schedule!

• ABA and MBA Bookseller Education
• ABA Forum
• Bookseller Networking
• Rep Picks
• Lunch with Author Speaker
  Patrick Somerville, THE CRADLE
• Authors Reception featuring Midwest Connections authors
  and other special guest authors:
  Heather Brewer, ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS
  Dori Hillestad Butler, THE BUDDY FILES
  Jody Feldman, THE SEVENTH LEVEL
  Susan McBride, THE COUGAR CLUB
  David Zimmerman, THE SANDBOX
  

MBA/ABA Spring Meeting & Forum
St. Louis Registration

Partial list of Hotels in St. Louis Area

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THANKS FOR COMING
TO THE MINNEAPOLIS SPRING MEETING!

The Spring Meeting in Minneapolis was a great success, from education to rep picks to authors to Mike Perry and his band.

We will make all of the education handouts from the meeting available on the MBA website  in the very near future.

If  you have questions about the meeting, be sure to contact us. Thanks again!

Saturday, March 6
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
at The Depot Minneapolis Hotel

NEW!  MBA Minneapolis Spring Meeting
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
updated as of March 3!

MBA Minneapolis Spring Meeting
Minneapolis Registration
(with hotel information)

Featured Lunch Speakers
“P.J. Tracy” – Patricia & Traci Lambrecht
SHOOT TO THRILL

Featured Authors Reception Guests
Peter Bognanni, THE HOUSE OF TOMORROW
Dori Hillestad Butler, THE BUDDY FILES Series
Michael Edmonds, OUT OF THE NORTHWOODS
Loretta Ellsworth, IN A HEARTBEAT
Michelle Hoover, THE QUICKENING
Diana Joseph, I’M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY
Sandra Kring, HOW HIGH THE MOON
Wendy Webb, THE TALE OF HALCYON CRANE
Michael J. White, WEEPING UNDERWATER LOOKS A LOT LIKE LAUGHTER

And a special performance by
Michael Perry and the Long Beds, TINY PILOT

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If you have questions about either one of our Spring Meetings, please let us know.

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WAIT! THE DETAILS BELOW ARE OLD 2009 INFORMATION!
The 2009 information below is left here for your reference only because the format of our 2010 Spring Meetings will be similar.

2009 MBA Spring Meeting
New Times =
New Opportunities to Sell Books

THIS IS OLD INFORMATION – NOT CURRENT !

Saturday, March 14, 2009
9:00 AM – 7:30 PM
at the
Park Plaza Hotel Bloomington
4460 W 78th Street Circle, Bloomington, MN, 952-831-3131
www.parkplaza.com/bloomingtonmn
(Directions to the Park Plaza are available on their website.)

Spring Meeting Schedule of Events
OLD INFORMATION – DON’T USE FOR 2010!

Bookseller Registration Form
OLD INFORMATION – DON’T USE FOR 2010!

EVENTS ARE FREE TO MBA BOOKSELLERS!
There is a $12 per person charge for lunch.

Non-member bookstores are welcome to attend for a $25 per store fee.
There is also a $12 per person charge for lunch for non-members.

Complete information about our 2009 Spring Meeting is available now. Click on the link above to our complete Schedule of Events to find out more about our full day of education sessions, publisher “Pick of the Lists” presentations, and author events.  Don’t miss this chance to hear our Midwest Connections lunch speaker — Jane Hamilton, author of LAURA RIDER’S MASTERPIECE — and our 10 other featured Midwest Connections Picks authors discuss their new books!  These authors include:

Clea & John Adams, THE DRAGONFLY SECRET
and THE DRAGONFLY DOOR
Robert Goolrick, A RELIABLE WIFE
Nicole Helget, THE TURTLE CATCHER
Dean Hulse, WESTHOPE
Julie Kramer, MISSING MARK
Stephen Lovely, IRREPLACEABLE
Alison McGhee, JULIA GILLIAN (AND THE QUEST FOR JOY)
Phyllis Root, PAULA BUNYAN
Kurtis Scaletta, MUDVILLE

And a special video greeting from
Michael Perry, COOP

We also welcome these publishers and independent sales reps, who will present their top “Rep Picks” –

Steve Horwitz, Abraham Associates
Jim Nichols, Consortium Book Sales & Distribution
John Adams, Feather Rock Books
Barbara Aronson, Fujii Associates
Suzanne Marx, Hachette Book Group
Jessica Weiner, Hyperion Books
Bill Roth, Ingram Publisher Services
Tom Leigh, Macmillan
Alex Genis, Penguin Group (USA)
Betty Redmond, Publishers Group West and Perseus Books Group
Cole Becker, Random House
Chris Satterlund, Scholastic
Michael Croy, Simon & Schuster

The 2009 MBA Spring Meeting date coincides with the UMAGA Spring Gift Show weekend again this year, so that you can take advantage of both events!

All events take place at the Park Plaza Hotel Bloomington.

Our 2009 MBA Spring Meeting will bring you education sessions and events that we know you’ll find valuable. Take advantage of timely bookseller education workshops. Pick of the Lists presentations by our participating sales reps will tell you what’s hot. Register for lunch and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere in which to network and discuss issues and ideas with your fellow booksellers and reps. Meet our special guest authors from our region at the reception, too.

Owners, managers, and staff – all will benefit from sharing indie bookseller energy, so bring as many people as you can!

The Midwest Booksellers Association Executive Director Susan Walker, Assistant Director Kati Gallagher, and our MBA Board of Directors all look forward to seeing and talking with you at the meeting.

Accommodations: MBA has reserved a small block of guest rooms at the Park Plaza Hotel Bloomington at the rate of $89/night + tax (13.9%), single or double. Reservations for these rooms may be made, based on availability, until 3/14/09. Make your Park Plaza Hotel reservation by calling 952-831-3131 or 800-814-7000. There are also many other hotels in the vicinity.

QUESTIONS?
Please contact Kati Gallagher or Susan Walker
MIDWEST BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
3407 West 44th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410
612-926-5868, 800-784-7522; Fax 612-926-6657
www.midwestbooksellers.org