Canadian Independent Booksellers Association upcoming events

Discussion Group for Shopify Users: Inventory Management Solutions (12-May-2026)

Tue, 12 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Current and prospective Shopify users are invited to come together for peer support and discussion. During this session, we invite booksellers to share how they handle inventory management, demonstrate workflow, and discuss best practices within Shopify in response to the ‘retirement’ of the Stocky app.

Event time is listed as ET.

Publisher Picks: Fall Picks for Adult Readers from Canadian Independent Publishers (Part One) (21-May-2026)

Thu, 21 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT

CIBA's Publisher Picks will bring you to the heart of publisher marketing discussions to discover the fall season's best bets for adult readers from Canadian Independent Publishers.

The goal of these sessions is to give booksellers an insider look at titles they need to be aware of, and help them understand why these books are going to have buzz this season.

Publishers will each be presenting one book - a highlight from the season!

Who should attend? Bookstore owners, managers, and staff to find out upcoming publisher highlights and how to sell them.

Presenting Publishers:

Arsenal Pulp Press
Assembly Press
Brick Books
At Bay Press
Between the Lines
Biblioasis
Book*hug Press
Breakwater Books Ltd.
Coach House Books
Cormorant Books Inc.
Dundurn Press
Drawn & Quarterly
ECW Press
Fernwood Publishing
Figure 1 Publishing
Firefly Books
Freehand Books

The event time is listed as ET.

Publisher Picks: Fall Picks for Adult Readers from Canadian Independent Publishers (Part Two) (26-May-2026)

Tue, 26 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT

CIBA's Publisher Picks will bring you to the heart of publisher marketing discussions to discover the fall season's best bets for adult readers from Canadian Independent Publishers.

The goal of these sessions is to give booksellers an insider look at titles they need to be aware of, and help them understand why these books are going to have buzz this season.

Publishers will each be presenting one book - a highlight from the season!

Who should attend? Bookstore owners, managers, and staff to find out upcoming publisher highlights and how to sell them.

Presenting Publishers:

Douglas & McIntyre
Greystone Books
Guernica Editions
Harbour Publishing
House of Anansi Press
Invisible Publishing
McGill-Queen's University Press
New Society Publishers
Nimbus Publishing
Page Two
Portage & Main Press
Thistledown Press Ltd.
University of Alberta Press
University of Manitoba Press
University of Regina Press

The event time is listed as ET.

Thriving together: How independent publishers and booksellers are a perfect match (28-May-2026)

Thu, 28 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT

The interests of independent booksellers and independent publishers align in many ways. In a time where uplifting Canadian storytelling, its authors, and the industry as a whole are top of mind, these two sectors have the opportunity to come together to help each other thrive. Join us for an opportunity-focused session where booksellers and independent publishers will share insights into how they’ve strengthened the connection between both sectors, as well as case studies and strategies that have proven successful in terms of sales boosts, increased discoverability, community engagement, and more. In addition to this, BookNet’s very own Kalpna Patel will share an overview of the state of the independent bookselling market from a sales data perspective.

This session is presented by BookNet Canada and the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association (CIBA), in partnership with the Literary Press Group (LPG).

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Publisher Picks: Fall Picks from Multinational Publishers (11-Jun-2026)

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

CIBA's Publisher Picks series is back with its Fall 2026 edition! We will bring you to the heart of publisher marketing discussions to discover the season's best bets – the books you might not (yet) know you need to stock, but will definitely be glad you have on hand.

Who should attend? Bookstore owners, managers and staff to find out upcoming publisher highlights and how to sell them.

Presenters:

Canadian Manda Group
HarperCollins Canada
Penguin Random House Canada
Raincoast Distribution Group
Scholastic Canada
Simon & Schuster Canada

The event time is listed as ET.

Publisher Picks: Fall Picks for Children and Young Adults from Canadian Independent Publishers (25-Jun-2026)

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

CIBA's Publisher Picks will bring you to the heart of publisher marketing discussions to discover the fall season's best bets for children and young adults from Canadian Independent Publishers.

The goal of these sessions is to give booksellers an insider look at titles they need to be aware of, and help them understand why these books are going to have buzz this season.

Publishers will each be presenting two books - a highlight from the season!

Who should attend? Bookstore owners, managers, and staff to find out upcoming publisher highlights and how to sell them.

Presenting publishers:

Annick Press Ltd.
Arsenal Pulp Press
Auzou Canada
Durvile Publications Ltd.
Greystone Books
Groundwood
Nimbus Publishing
Orca Book Publishers
Owlkids Books
Portage & Main Press
Second Story Press
Tielmour Press

The event time is listed as ET.