Ci2023: Frontlist Discovery of Debuting BIPOC & Queer Authors

Booksellers know it's important to create a space where readers can find stories with characters that represent their experiences, but how does one do that if some authors aren't receiving the same buzz as other authors with high sales records? How can bookstores market and support debuting LGBTQIA2S+, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American, and Pacific Islander authors so that everyone can read their stories? In this session, a panel of booksellers will discuss these questions and share how curating a diverse selection of books impacts their community and businesses. Speakers: Revati Kilaparti, Old Firehouse Books - Fort Collins, CO Rebecca Crosswhite, Rediscovered Books - Boise, ID Sydne Conant, A Room of One's Own Bookstore - Madison, WI Cortney Yee, Changing Hands Bookstore - Tempe, AZ (Recorded June 6, 2023, at Children's Institute 2023 in Milwaukee)   Theme by Constant Companion https://constantcompanion.bandcamp.com