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Dispatch from A Bright Future: SIBA Transition Update

SIBA is on schedule to transition to a new member database and redesigned website before the end of the year. Here is an update from the staff on what they are doing and what SIBA's transition means to them.

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Why I Flew to Washington: Fighting for Fair Swipe Fees
Shari Stauch / Main Street Reads, Summerville, SC

Last week, I joined bookstore and retail advocates from across the country in Washington, D.C., for a “Fly-In” sponsored in part by the American Booksellers Association, to meet with members of Congress about swipe fee reform.

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Read This Next! November 2025 Sneak Peek

Unreliable narrators, unhinged characters, and anti-heroes -- Read This Next! November is a rambunctious collection of memorable and irrepressible voices. Read why booksellers love these titles and download the monthly resources: Edelweiss Collection | Flyer | Flyer Graphic

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What the SIBA Staff Is Reading / Listening to / Watching

SP Rankin / Website Administrator


Reading: I finished Mirage City, Lev AC Rosen's newest installment in his Evander Mills mystery series. Mostly set in 1950s (pre-Stonewall, pre-Harvey Milk) San Francisco, the newest book ventures to Los Angeles, and as in Rosen's other books seamlessly blends queer history into a moody, noir atmosphere.

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