Bookseller of the Year Award
Team's Mission
To recognize the role that independent booksellers play in curating diverse collections, and to participate in industry outreach to aid booksellers in the discovery of diverse authors and illustrators.
Critical Accomplishments
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Participation in the ABA Winter Institute, ABC Children's Institute and co-development of outreach to diverse teens at the Texas Teen Book Festival.
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Creation of "Booktalking Kits" to provide booksellers with a framework to successfully handsell diverse books.
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Establishment of the WNDB Bookseller of the Year Award to honor a bookseller who has shown exemplary community engagement and support for diverse books.
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Partnership with Edelweiss so book buyers can easily identify books in the the OurStory App by a WNDB icon.
