New Voices New Rooms 2026

New Voices New Rooms 2026

The joint annual booksellers conference for NAIBA and SIBA

August 2 - 5, 2026

The NVNR Annual Conference and Tradeshow for bookseller members of both NAIBA and SIBA organizations serves eighteen states in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States.

The conference travels within the combined NAIBA and SIBA regions and is open to all SIBA and NAIBA members.

Booksellers: Register with Your Membership Association
Exhibitors: View 2026 Sales Opportunities
Conference Hotel: Reserve by July 10, 2026

Schedule

Sunday, August 2
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Conference Registration and info.
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
Gather here to be escorted to the different buses that will be taking us to the bookstores on our tours. We pull away at 1pm and will be back by 5pm, if not sooner.
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Visiting The Ivy Bookshop, Atomic Books and Urban Reads Bookstore
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Veteran booksellers offer best tips on how to make the most of your time, including having fun and staying healthy, at NVNR.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
NVNR kicks off with a gathering combining two great things: Authors & Trivia! Hear from authors about their new books before we swing into teams vying for cool literary-themed prizes. Snacks provided and plenty of ARCs! See you there!
Monday, August 3
7:15 AM - 6:30 PM
7:15 AM - 6:30 PM
Conference registration and info.
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:30 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A quiet space to take a breather from the hustle and bustle.
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Meet children’s authors whose audiences range from picture books to YA readers and hear how they reach their fans and work with indie bookstores to increase sales.
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Exhibitors may set up their display tables during this time. The exhibit hall is not open to anyone but exhibit staff at this time.
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
🔖Lunch service will begin promptly at 12:15 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom. In order not to disrupt our speakers, food service will be suspended when the speakers begin.
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
An exploration of how these award-winning children’s authors, whose books address mental health, social issues, and identity, find their inspiration, consider their imagined reader, and begin larger conversations.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
A lively conversation exploring how horror writers approach setting and cultural history in their work.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
New Voices, Debut Authors! Share the excitement of meeting authors with debut works in a variety of genres.
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Mix and mingle with debut and veteran authors from some of our favorite indie presses.
Tuesday, August 4
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Conference registration and info.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Exhibitor move-in for display set up. Only publisher staff permitted at this time.
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A quiet space to take a breather from the hustle and bustle.
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Fun and speedy rep talk about new titles they want you to love and connect with customers. Click for the schedule and collections.
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Meet publishers, gift vendors, service providers, and other industry partners to place orders, network, and improve your business.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A variety of box lunches for exhibitors and booksellers.
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Exhibitors will be packing up during this time. All freight must be boxed and moved off the exhibit floor by 8:00 pm.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Enjoy dinner with our community of book lovers, honoring authors and industry members for their contributions to our field.
Wednesday, August 5
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Conference registration and info.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Enjoy breakfast in a special community of authors and booksellers. Come away with handsellng insights and a big stack of books!
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A quiet space to take a breather from the hustle and bustle.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
For booksellers who focus on curating exceptional collections and reading experiences for a young audience and their grown-ups.
A big job - those responsible for events and / or marketing and / or program creation for their store. Come share ideas and get a few new ones for your store.
An opportunity for frontline booksellers to connect with peers, ask questions, and get advice.
For bookstore managers, who bridge frontline bookselling and ownership.
A place to ask the hard questions, find solutions, and commiserate with people who share the same ownership burdens, concerns, and joys as you.
For the sole owner-employee of a pop-up, bookmobile, novel model, or brick and mortar bookstore.
For owners and employees of pop-up, micro, mobile, and other non-brick & mortar bookstores, this gathering will let you share ideas, resources, and support as you build your reach and community.
3:00 PM
3:00 PM

Exhibitors

SEE the Difference with 2020 Vision USA! Eco-Friendly Readers. Indie Bookstore Partners. Vision with a Cause. 2020 Vision USA has proudly supplied independent bookstores with high-quality, affordable, and sustainable reading glasses
As the nation’s leading publisher of books of local nonfiction and rarely explored pockets of history, Arcadia’s mission is to connect people with their past, with their communities and with one another.
Astra Books for Young Readers creates children’s books of the highest quality! Our imprints are Astra Young Readers, Calkins Creek, Hippo Park, and Toon Books.
Bookish Birds is a NC-based, woman-owned business that repurposes old books into new gifts of page art, pins, and ornaments.
Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores.
Crafty Queer Studio merges playfulness with purpose to create feisty, fun, and inclusive products for those who refuse to blend in.
A cloud based POS system especially for bookstores that includes a website
Europa Editions is an independent publisher of quality literary fiction, mysteries, non-fiction and YA.
Federalisms was founded on the premise that working for the federal government can be challenging enough, and our relationships and interactions with colleagues should be fun and supportive.
Little Bird Press is an independent publishing company created as a non-profit to bring a kinder voice to the world through books.
Simon & Schuster is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing. For more information, visit www.simonandschuster.com.
Since its founding in 1890, The University of Chicago Press has published authors whose work challenges settled ways of thinking and makes a positive difference in the world.
The University of North Carolina Press publishes work from leading scholars, writers, and intellectuals for both academic and general readers.

2020 VISION USA Inc.

SEE the Difference with 2020 Vision USA! Eco-Friendly Readers. Indie Bookstore Partners. Vision with a Cause. 2020 Vision USA has proudly supplied independent bookstores with high-quality, affordable, and sustainable reading glasses

Arcadia Publishing/The History Press

As the nation’s leading publisher of books of local nonfiction and rarely explored pockets of history, Arcadia’s mission is to connect people with their past, with their communities and with one another.

Astra Books for Young Readers

Astra Books for Young Readers creates children’s books of the highest quality! Our imprints are Astra Young Readers, Calkins Creek, Hippo Park, and Toon Books.

Bookish Birds

Bookish Birds is a NC-based, woman-owned business that repurposes old books into new gifts of page art, pins, and ornaments.

Bookshop.org

Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores.

Crafty Queer Studio

Crafty Queer Studio merges playfulness with purpose to create feisty, fun, and inclusive products for those who refuse to blend in.

CirclePOS

A cloud based POS system especially for bookstores that includes a website

Europa Editions

Europa Editions is an independent publisher of quality literary fiction, mysteries, non-fiction and YA.

Federalisms

Federalisms was founded on the premise that working for the federal government can be challenging enough, and our relationships and interactions with colleagues should be fun and supportive.

Little Bird Press

Little Bird Press is an independent publishing company created as a non-profit to bring a kinder voice to the world through books.

Simon and Schuster

Simon & Schuster is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing. For more information, visit www.simonandschuster.com.

University of Chicago Press

Since its founding in 1890, The University of Chicago Press has published authors whose work challenges settled ways of thinking and makes a positive difference in the world.

University of North Carolina Press

The University of North Carolina Press publishes work from leading scholars, writers, and intellectuals for both academic and general readers.

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Authors & Speakers

Author
Red Hen Press
📕 FERRY TALES
Author
University of North Carolina Press
📕 NOTES FROM A WAYWARD SON
Author
Penguin Random House
📕 STRIVERS
Author
Summit Books/S&S
📕 JADED
Author
Walker Books Group
📕 YOU'RE NO BETTER: A NOVEL (DELUXE LIMITED EDITION)
Author
Tor Books
📕 THE COURT OF VENUS
Author
HarperCollins
📕 THE INHERITANCE
Author
HarperCollins
📕 THE SEA GLASS GIRLS
Author
HarperCollins
📕 HOW TO LOVE MEN WHEN YOU HATE MEN
Author
Kensington Publishing Corp
📕 RIFTBORNE: DELUXE LIMITED EDITION
Author
Regal House Publishing
📕 THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
Moderator
Parnassus Books
Author
HarperCollins
📕 THIS IMPOSSIBLE LIFE
Author
University of Nebraska Press
📕 HAVE YOU SEEN ROMIT?
Author
She Writes Press
📕 BEULAH
Author
Hachette Book Group
📕 RECORD LOWS
Moderator
Books & Books
Author
Sourcebooks
📕 BURIED IN THE WOODS BELOW
Author
Sourcebooks
📕 THIS IS A DOOR
Author
Otterpine
📕 THE CULTING OF AMERICA
Author
Random House Children's Books
📕 THE SEVENTEENTH QUEST
Author
Hachette Book Group
📕 DIVINE OATHS
Author
Zibby Publishing
📕 SALTWATER COWBOYS
Author
Sourcebooks
📕 WE ALREADY DUG THE GRAVE
Author
Tor Books
📕 TIME TO PLAY
Author
Riverhead Books
📕 THE LOSING TEAM
Author
Viking Penguin
📕 A GOOD MAN ON A DARK NIGHT
Author
Viking Books Young Readers | Penguin Young Readers
📕 EVERYTHING'S NOT LOST
Author
HarperCollins
📕 TWO THOUSAND HOURS OF US
Author
Zando/Tin House
📕 IMPS!
Author
Johns Hopkins University Press
📕 AN A–Z GUIDE TO JANE AUSTEN'S WORLD
Author
Macmillan
📕 BE THE ACORN
Author
Trio House Press
📕 WAR BOYS: A FATHER AND SON MEMOIR
Author
Penguin Random House
📕 MARIA, MARIA
Author
W. W. Norton
📕 THE LIGHT KEEPERS: BLACK WOMEN, HISTORY, AND THE LONG FIGHT AGAINST EMPIRE
Author
DoppelHouse Press
📕 THE FUTURE TENSE OF JOY
Author
Left Field Publishing
📕 FORTUNE AND GLASS
Moderator
The Book Worm Bookstore
Author
Walker Books Group
📕 IF MY SISTER WERE A WORM
Author
Bloomsbury Children's Books
📕 KEEP THE GHOST LIGHT ON
Author
Berkley | Penguin Random House
📕 WHEN THE NIGHT COMES KNOCKING
Author
Scholastic
📕 TYLOR WHITLOCK JUST WON'T DIE
Author
Authors Equity
📕 HOW IDEAS WORK
Author
Scholastic
📕 SAY LESS
Author
Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster
📕 THE CASTLE AND THE CLOISTER
Author
Central Avenue
📕 70,000
Author
Kensington Publishing Corp
📕 THE ANGRY HOUSE
Author
Penzler Publishers
📕 RAVEN
Author
Kensington Publishing Corp
📕 BENEATH, IT SLEEPS
Author
Thomas Nelson
📕 HANDLE WITH CARE
Author
Nightfire
📕 IT LOOKS LIKE YOU IN THE DARK
Author
Left Field Publishing
📕 THE CRIMSON TRAVELER
Author
The Collective Book Studio
📕 HAMANTASCHEN FOR HANUKKAH?!
Author
Thomas Nelson
📕 THE CHRISTMAS YES LIST
Author
Hachette Book Group
📕 MEET CUTE MAGIC
Author
PRH/One World
THEY WILL KNOW OUR NAMES
Author
Random House
📕 BLACK GOLD
Author
Simon & Schuster
📕 PEREGRINE HILL
Author
HarperCollins/Harlequin
📕 THE SOCIETY OF FORGOTTEN WIVES
Author
Kensington Publishing Corp
📕 RIFTBORNE: DELUXE LIMITED EDITION
Author
Bramble
📕 DAUGHTER OF THE DARK
Author
University of North Carolina Press
📕 THE POLITICAL SUPREME COURT: A FORGOTTEN HISTORY
Moderator
Book Banter Books
Author
HarperCollins
📕 A BITTERSWEET SPELL
Moderator
The Storybook Shoppe
Author
Penguin Random House
📕 THE ONLY THING THERE IS TO WANT
Author
Kensington Publishing Corp
📕 THE LOST UNICORN: DELUXE LIMITED EDITION
Author
HarperCollins/Harlequin
📕 MY GIRLS
Author
Blair // Hachette Book Group
📕 NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH 📕 THE TULIP POPLAR
Author
W. W. Norton
📕 FREEDOM'S GATE
Author
HarperCollins Focus
📕 WORD SALAD
Author
Tyndale House Publishers
📕 IN THESE HILLS
Author
Levine Querido
📕 SHIBU'S NEW FRIEND
Author
Wildthorn
📕 THE STARS LOOK LIKE HOME
Author
Kensington Publishing Corp
📕 THE DISGRUNTLED BLACK LADIES BOOK CLUB
Author
Viking Penguin
📕 HABILA

Abrea Armstrong

📕 FERRY TALES

Adrian De Leon

📕 NOTES FROM A WAYWARD SON

Afia Atakora

📕 STRIVERS

Anne Meredith

📕 JADED

Andrew Joseph White

📕 YOU'RE NO BETTER: A NOVEL (DELUXE LIMITED EDITION)

Bel Banta

📕 THE COURT OF VENUS

Bennett Capers

📕 THE INHERITANCE

Beth Ferry

📕 THE SEA GLASS GIRLS

Blythe Roberson

📕 HOW TO LOVE MEN WHEN YOU HATE MEN

Bree Grenwich

📕 RIFTBORNE: DELUXE LIMITED EDITION

Caroline Bock

📕 THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

Chinelo Okparanta

📕 THIS IMPOSSIBLE LIFE

Chital Mehta

📕 HAVE YOU SEEN ROMIT?

Christy Cashman

📕 BEULAH

CJ Green

📕 RECORD LOWS

Daniel G. Miller

📕 BURIED IN THE WOODS BELOW

Daniel Nayeri

📕 THIS IS A DOOR

Daniella Mestyanek Young

📕 THE CULTING OF AMERICA

Elisabeth Kamakawiwoole

📕 THE SEVENTEENTH QUEST

Elizabeth Agyemang

📕 DIVINE OATHS

Elizabeth Becker

📕 SALTWATER COWBOYS

Emma C. Wells

📕 WE ALREADY DUG THE GRAVE

Erin Ampersand

📕 TIME TO PLAY

Evan Calder Williams

📕 THE LOSING TEAM

Flynn Berry

📕 A GOOD MAN ON A DARK NIGHT

Frederick Joseph

📕 EVERYTHING'S NOT LOST

Gayle Forman

📕 TWO THOUSAND HOURS OF US

Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey

📕 AN A–Z GUIDE TO JANE AUSTEN'S WORLD

Jason Douglas Griffin

📕 BE THE ACORN

Jason Prokowiew

📕 WAR BOYS: A FATHER AND SON MEMOIR

Jennifer Galvão

📕 MARIA, MARIA

Jessica Marie Johnson

📕 THE LIGHT KEEPERS: BLACK WOMEN, HISTORY, AND THE LONG FIGHT AGAINST EMPIRE

Jessica Teich

📕 THE FUTURE TENSE OF JOY

John Mutter

📕 FORTUNE AND GLASS

Julie Hauswirth

📕 IF MY SISTER WERE A WORM

Kate Messner

📕 KEEP THE GHOST LIGHT ON

Katherine Daniel

📕 WHEN THE NIGHT COMES KNOCKING

Kendall Annette

📕 TYLOR WHITLOCK JUST WON'T DIE

Kyle Scheele

📕 HOW IDEAS WORK

Lamar Giles

📕 SAY LESS

Laura Weymouth

📕 THE CASTLE AND THE CLOISTER

Lenna Jawdat

📕 70,000

Leonard Pitts,Jr.

📕 THE ANGRY HOUSE

Lyndsay Faye

📕 RAVEN

Maria Tureaud

📕 BENEATH, IT SLEEPS

Marybeth Whalen

📕 HANDLE WITH CARE

Mathilda Zeller

📕 IT LOOKS LIKE YOU IN THE DARK

Matt Strollo

📕 THE CRIMSON TRAVELER

Maurice Elias

📕 HAMANTASCHEN FOR HANUKKAH?!

Melissa Ferguson

📕 THE CHRISTMAS YES LIST

Morgan Elizabeth

📕 MEET CUTE MAGIC

Nicole Cuffy

THEY WILL KNOW OUR NAMES

Nicole Dennis-Benn

📕 BLACK GOLD

Nina de Gramont

📕 PEREGRINE HILL

Pam Jenoff

📕 THE SOCIETY OF FORGOTTEN WIVES

Parker Lennox

📕 RIFTBORNE: DELUXE LIMITED EDITION

R.J. Valldeperas

📕 DAUGHTER OF THE DARK

Rachel Shelden

📕 THE POLITICAL SUPREME COURT: A FORGOTTEN HISTORY

Rebecca Ross

📕 A BITTERSWEET SPELL

Sarah Hepola

📕 THE ONLY THING THERE IS TO WANT

Sarah Maslin Nir

📕 THE LOST UNICORN: DELUXE LIMITED EDITION

Shannon Reed

📕 MY GIRLS

Silas House

📕 NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH 📕 THE TULIP POPLAR

Soyica Diggs Colbert

📕 FREEDOM'S GATE

Susan Coll

📕 WORD SALAD

Tamera Alexander

📕 IN THESE HILLS

Tess Thomas

📕 SHIBU'S NEW FRIEND

TJ Klune

📕 THE STARS LOOK LIKE HOME

Vanessa Miller

📕 THE DISGRUNTLED BLACK LADIES BOOK CLUB

Wayétu Moore

📕 HABILA

No records found.