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 - 6:30 PM
10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Conference Registration and info.
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.
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.
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.
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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.
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Rendezvous with the authors who melt hearts and craft pages that sizzle!
Tuesday, August 4
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Conference registration and info.
8:00 AM - 9:20 AM
8:00 AM - 9:20 AM
SIBA: Town Hall to Town Square NAIBA Annual Meeting
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 - 6:15 PM
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Some of our industry's best editors will share their current projects and upcoming releases.
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: A MEMOIR
Author
Summit Books/S&S
JADED
Author
The Collective Book Studio
LUNA AND THE LOST COVE
Author
HarperCollins
THE INHERITANCE
Author
University of Nebraska Press
HAVE YOU SEEN ROMIT? A NOVEL
Author
Sourcebooks
THIS IS A DOOR
Author
Zibby Publishing
SALTWATER COWBOYS
Author
Tor Books
TIME TO PLAY
Author
Viking Books Young Readers | Penguin Young Readers
EVERYTHING'S NOT LOST
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
DoppelHouse Press
THE FUTURE TENSE OF JOY
Author
Left Field Publishing
FORTUNE AND GLASS
Author
Berkley | Penguin Random House
WHEN THE NIGHT COMES KNOCKING
Author
Central Avenue
70,000
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
University of North Carolina Press
THE POLITICAL SUPREME COURT: A FORGOTTEN HISTORY
Author
Blair
NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH

Abrea Armstrong

FERRY TALES

Adrian De Leon

NOTES FROM A WAYWARD SON: A MEMOIR

Aria Joy Prichard

LUNA AND THE LOST COVE

Bennett Capers

THE INHERITANCE

Chital Mehta

HAVE YOU SEEN ROMIT? A NOVEL

Daniel Nayeri

THIS IS A DOOR

Elizabeth Becker

SALTWATER COWBOYS

Erin Ampersand

TIME TO PLAY

Frederick Joseph

EVERYTHING'S NOT LOST

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 Teich

THE FUTURE TENSE OF JOY

John Mutter

FORTUNE AND GLASS

Katherine Daniel

WHEN THE NIGHT COMES KNOCKING

Lenna Jawdat

70,000

Maria Tureaud

BENEATH, IT SLEEPS

Marybeth Whalen

HANDLE WITH CARE

Mathilda Zeller

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU IN THE DARK

Matt Strollo

THE CRIMSON TRAVELER

Rachel Shelden

THE POLITICAL SUPREME COURT: A FORGOTTEN HISTORY

Silas House

NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH

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