Heartland Fall Forum program

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Contents

Thank you Heartland Sponsors

Show Information

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At-a-Glance Schedule

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Boards of Directors

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Map of The Depot

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Exhibitor Floor Plan

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Exhibitors, Numeric

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Exhibitors, Alphabetical

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Detailed Schedule

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In-Booth Book Signings

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Special Offers

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Welcome to the Heartland Fall Forum!

October 3, 4, and 5, 2012 The Depot, Minneapolis, MN A mere 574 years ago, Gutenberg created moveable type, thereby inventing one of man’s most constant companions— the bound book. Here in the 21st century, we’re still struggling to accept the fact that this marvelous invention is changing in extraordinary ways. Books have become format-agnostic. They’re saved as files, stored on computers and in the cloud, and transformed into e-books and apps for tablets and smart phones. Books occupy our content-rich world in ways we never predicted they would.

As a result, those of us who publish and sell books must remain endlessly adaptable, light on our feet, and willing to re-envision our work on a regular basis. In an industry where change is constant, it’s more important than ever for us to gather and exchange ideas.

Hosted cooperatively by the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association (GLIBA) and the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association (MIBA), the Heartland Fall Forum was created to strengthen independent bookselling during one of its most dynamic times in history. While we exist to serve our separate memberships, we’ve combined our trade shows to gain strength in numbers. We’re very excited to have created this venue and hope it serves everyone well as our industry continues to evolve. We’re thrilled you joined us. We hope your experience at the Heartland Fall Forum brings you many new connections and exciting ideas.

Deb Leonard and Carrie Obry

Badges

Exhibitor Assistance

Exhibitor Meeting

Your badge is your admission, so please wear it at all times. White: Attendee and press. Green: Exhibitors, authors, speakers. All events are free, except for those where a meal is served and require advance tickets: Adult Author Breakfast, Children’s Author Breakfast, the Moveable Feast, and the Rep Around Luncheon.

The floor manager, Roger Taylor from A&N Convention Services, is available throughout the show to help exhibitors. You can find him at table #418 on the exhibit floor.

To bring our exhibitors together to review trade show logistics, there will be an exhibitors’ meeting at the end of show set-up on Thursday, October 4 from 4:30–5:00 pm on the exhibit floor. Free beer, soda, and snacks will be served.

Scholarships Sponsor signs in exhibitors’ booths signify that those publishers donated to the bookseller scholarship fund. Please thank them generously for their support! Here’s this year’s scholarship winners.

Shirley Mullin, Kids Ink (Indianapolis, IN) Emily Colton, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Bookstore (Edwardsville, IN) Joanna Parzakonis, Bookbug (Kalamazoo, MI) Sally Wizik-Wills, Sister Wolf Books (Park Rapids, MN) Robin Allen, Forever Books (St Joseph, MI) Hannah Manshel, The Book Table (Oak Park, IL) Rose Josephv, Magic Tree (Oak Park, IL) Carla Ketner, Chapters Books & Gifts (Seward, NE) Kathleen Dixon, Islandtime Books Washington Island, WI) Ray Numi, Snowbound Books (Marquette, MI) Bev Denor, La De Da Books & Beans (Manitowoc, WI) Beth Black, The Bookworm (Omaha, NE)

Melanie Green, Bluebird Books (Hutchinson, KS, new store) Hilary Lowe, Literati (Ann Arbor, MI, new store) Acia Morley, Mysteryscape (Overland Park, KS, new store) Ken Favell, Books & Company (Oconomowoc, WI) Tami Furlong, Fundamentals (Delaware, OH) Betsy Schram, The Bookshelf (Cincinnati, OH) Jay Schwandt, Carmichael’s (Louisville, KY) Miranda Boggs, Carmichael’s (Louisville, KY) Peter Moore, Blue Marble Books (Ft. Thomas, Kentucky) Nathan Montoya, Village Lights (Madison, IN) Chris Fairchild, Bookshelf Batesville (Batesville, IN) Kathleen Angelone, Bookmamas (Indianapolis, IN)

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Show Information Silent Auction The silent auction is conducted for the benefit of BINC, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation. It’s a great way to help a valuable cause and get some great deals at the same time. Items for the auction have been generously donated by our exhibitors. A complete list of items is available at the silent auction booths 802 and 803.

To participate, visit exhibitors to see their auction items (look for the red pennant). Place your bids at the silent auction booth, where the current high bid will be on display. Bidding begins at 9:30 am and ends at 3:30 pm, so place your bids before then. Winners must be present to win. They will be announced over the PA system and must claim their prize within 30 minutes, or the item(s) will be awarded to the next highest bidder. If you can’t carry your items with you, you can ship them on-site through our floor manager.

Registration Desk

Shipping Can’t carry everything home? Shipping is available at the back of the Pavilion on Friday, October 5.

Wednesday, October 3

5:00 pm-6:30 pm, Pavilion

Thursday, October 4

7:00 am-5:00 pm, Winter Garden

Friday, October 5

7:00 am-5:00 pm, Winter Garden

Trade Show Staff Deborah Leonard Executive director, Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association 2113 Roosevelt, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 (734) 340-6397

Carrie Obry Executive director, Midwest Independent Booksellers Association 2355 Louisiana Ave N, Golden Valley, MN 55427 (612) 208-6279

Joan Jandernoa Trade show coordinator, Heartland Fall Forum PO Box 881, Grand Haven MI 49417 (616) 935-7704

Proud Sponsor of GLIBA and MIBA

HarperCollins welcomes you to the 2012 Heartland Fall Forum!

Please visit us at booth #513

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At-A-Glance Schedule Wednesday, October 3 6:30 pm–9:00 pm

Opening Reception: A Celebration of Independent Bookselling

Pavilion

Thursday, October 4 7:30 am–8:45 am

Adult Author Breakfast

Great Hall

9:00 am–10:00 am

Ideas That Work

Hiawatha

Let No Dust Fall: Savvy Inventory Management

Soo Line

What’s the Buzz? Adult Books

Hiawatha

Edelweiss for Everyone

Rock Island

Creative Co-op

Soo Line

What’s the Buzz? Children’s Books

Hiawatha

Bookstore Marketing in the Digital Age

Rock Island

The Moveable Feast Author Lunch

Great Hall

Maximizing Outside and Corporate Sales

Hiawatha

Sales Tips for Frontline Booksellers

Rock Island

ABA Education: Meeting the Literacy Needs in Your Community

Soo Line

3:30 pm–4:30 pm

ABA Education: New E-Book Solutions

Hiawatha

4:45 pm –5:45 pm

Bookseller Roundtables

Hiawatha

6:00 pm–7:30 pm

Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards and Voice of the Heartland

Great Hall

9:00 pm

Quiz Bowl

Hiawatha

10:15 am–11:15 am

11:30 am–12:30 pm 12:45 pm–2:00 pm 2:15 pm–3:15 pm

Friday, October 5 7:30 am–9:00 am

Children’s Author Breakfast

Great Hall

Membership Meetings

MIBA: Great Hall GLIBA: Hiawatha

9:30 am–12:30 pm

Trade show floor is open

Pavilion

12:30 pm–2:00 pm

Rep Around Lunch. Show floor is closed

Great Hall

2:00 pm–5:00 pm

Trade show floor is open

Pavilion

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Book Signing Reception

Great Hall

9:00 am–9:30 am

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Boards of Directors Midwest Independent Booksellers Association

Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Terry Whittaker, president Viewpoint Books Columbus, IN viewpointbooks@tls.net

Chris Livingston, interim president Owner of The Book Shelf Winona, MN store@bookshelfwinona.com Kathy Borkowski, vice president Director of the Wisconsin Historical Society Press Madison, WI kathy.borkowski@wisconsinhistory.org Jennifer Wills Geraedts, secretary Manager of Beagle Books & Bindery Park Rapids, MN beagle-books@arvig.net Jim Nichols, treasurer Vice President, Sales at Consortium Book Sales and Distribution Minneapolis, MN jnichols@cbsd.com

Greg Danz Owner of Zandbroz Variety Fargo, ND greg@zandbroz.com Tripp Ryder General books manager at Carleton College Bookstore Northfield, MN tryder@carleton.edu Nancy Simpson-Brice Consultant at Book Vault Oskaloosa, IA nsimpsonia@gmail.com

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Robin Allen, vice president Forever Books St. Joseph, MI foreverbooks@qtm.net

John Mesjak Abraham Associates Sycamore, IL john@abrahamassociatesinc.com

Susan Takacs, secretary The Book Cellar Chicago, IL words@bookcellarinc.com

Roberta Rubin Book Stall at Chestnut Court Winnetka, IL rrubin811@aol.com

Anne Storan, treasurer Paragraphs Bookstore Mount Vernon, OH paragraphs@earthlink.net

Bridget Piekarz Random House Itasca, IL bpiekarz@randomhouse.com

Cynthia Compton 4 Kids Books & Toys Zionsville, IN kidsbooks4@msn.com

Tom Lowry Lowry’s Books Three Rivers, MI hiphop@net-link.net

Sally Bulthuis Pooh’s Corner Grand Rapids, MI poohs@iserv.net

Suzanne DeGaetano Mac’s Backs Books on Conventry Cleveland Heights, OH suzanne@macsbacks.com

Map of The Depot

Exhibitor floor plan

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Exhibitors, numeric 100 101, 103 102 104, 106 105 107 108, 110 109, 111 112 113 114 115 116 200, 202 201, 203 204 205 206, 208, 210, 212, 214 207 209 211, 213 215 216 217 218 219 300 301 302 303 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318 305, 307 309 311 313 315, 317

319 321, 323 400 401, 403, 405, 407 402 404 406 408 409, 411 413 415 417 418 500 501, 503, 505, 600, 602, 604, 606, 608 502 504 506 507

Adventure Publications Wisconsin Historical Society Press Nodin Press University of Minnesota Press University of Wisconsin Press Miller Trade Book Marketing Minnesota Historical Society Press/Borealis Books Llewellyn Worldwide Hachette Book Group The RoadRunner Press Simon & Schuster Lone Pine Publishing Steven M. Lewers & Associates Random House, Inc. Partners Book Distributing Baylor University Press Boys Town Press

508 Graywolf Press 509 Chronicle Books 510 University of Chicago Press 511 National Geographic Maps 512 East View Map Link 513, 515, 517, 612, 614, 616 HarperCollins Publishers 514 Shire Books (Osprey Publishing) 516 Trellis Publishing 601, 603, 605, 607, 700, 702, 704 Penguin Group (USA) 609 Coffee House Press 610 Raven Productions 611 Staccato Publishing 613 David R. Godine, Publisher 615 Allium Press of Chicago 617 Columbia University Press 706 School Zone Publishing Co. 708 Beaver’s Pond Press 710 Anthology Inc. 712 Rain Taxi Review of Books 714 Carson-Dellosa Publishing 716 Whitehead Press 800 MIBA Catalog Display 801 GLIBA Catalog Display 802, 803 Silent Auction

Publishers Group West/Perseus Books Group Free Spirit Publishing McGraw-Hill Professional American Booksellers Association Above the Treeline/Edelweiss MIBA The History Press GLIBA Michelle Moline & Associates Carl R. Sams II Photography Ingram Content Group W. W. Norton & Company Lake Superior Port Cities Fujii Associates Scholastic Baker & Taylor Trim Associates Fulcrum Publishing Independent Book Publishers Association/ Midwest Independent Book Publishers Association Twist Sales TRISTAN Publishing Fresh Frances Greetings & Gifts Macmillan Sky Spinner Press McNaughton & Gunn Mrs. Nelson’s Library Services North Star Press of St. Cloud Blue4Books Better World Books Magnetic Poetry Wicker Park Press Trade Show Floor Manager/Roger Taylor Harvard/MIT/Yale University Press Abraham Associates Scarletta Press Indiana Historical Society Press Milkweed Editions Consortium Book Sales & Distribution

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Exhibitor, alphabetical

A&N Convention Services/Roger Taylor

418

Above the Treeline/Edelweiss

215

Abraham Associates

501, 503, 505, 600, 602, 604, 606, 608

Adventure Publications

100

Allium Press of Chicago

615

American Booksellers Association

211, 213

Anthology

710

Baker & Taylor

309

Baylor University Press

204

Beaver's Pond Press

708

Better World Books

413

Blue4Books

409, 411

Boys Town Press

205

Carl R. Sams II Photography

300

Carson-Dellosa Publishing

714

Chronicle Books

509

Coffee House Press

609

Columbia University Press

617

Consortium Book Sales & Distribution

507

David R. Godine, Publisher

613

East View Map Link

512

Free Spirit Publishing

207

Fresh Frances Greetings & Gifts

400

Fujii Associates

304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318

Fulcrum Publishing

313

GLIBA

218

GLIBA Catalog Display

801

Graywolf Press

508

Hachette Book Group

112

HarperCollins Publishers

513, 515, 517, 612, 614, 616

Harvard/MIT/Yale University Press

500 History Press, The 217

Heartland Fall Forum Registration

Winter Garden

Heartland Self Storage Bag Self-Storage

Promenade

Indiana Historical Society Press

504

Independent Book Publishers Association 315, 317

Ingram Content Group

301

Lake Superior Port Cities

303

Llewellyn Worldwide

109, 111

Lone Pine Publishing

115

Macmillan

401, 403, 405, 407

Magnetic Poetry

415

McGraw-Hill Professional

209

McNaughton & Gunn

404

MIBA

216

MIBA Catalog Display

800

Midwest Independent Publishers Association 315, 317

Michelle Moline & Associates

219

Milkweed Editions

506

Miller Trade Book Marketing

107

Minnesota Historical Society Press/

Borealis Books

108, 110

Mrs. Nelson’s Library Services

406

National Geographic Maps

511

Nodin Press

102

North Star Press of St. Cloud

408

Partners Book Distributing

201, 203

Penguin Group (USA)

601, 603, 605, 607, 700, 702, 704

Publishers Group West / Perseus Books Group 206, 208, 210, 212, 214

Rain Taxi Review of Books

712

Random House, Inc.

200, 202

Raven Productions

610

Raven Productions 610 RoadRunner Press, The

113 Scarletta Press

502 Scholastic

305, 307 School Zone Publishing Co.

706 Shire Books (Osprey Publishing)

514 Silent Auction

802, 803 Simon & Schuster

114 Sky Spinner Press

402 Staccato Publishing

611 Steven M. Lewers & Associates

116 Trade Show Floor Manager

418 Trellis Publishing

516 Trim Associates

311 TRISTAN Publishing

321, 323 Twist Sales

319 University of Chicago Press

510 University of Minnesota Press

104, 106 University of Wisconsin Press

105 W. W. Norton & Company

302 Whitehead Press

716 Wicker Park Press

417 Wisconsin Historical Society Press

101, 103

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Detailed Schedule WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 Opening Reception

6:30 pm-9:00 pm

Pavilion

A Celebration of Independent Bookselling Sponsored by HarperCollins

Hans Weyandt, co-owner of Micawbers Books (St. Paul, MN) interviews Garrison Keillor and Louise Erdrich, both highly acclaimed authors and owner of independent bookstores. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar at 6:30. Event at 7:00. Free to all registered attendees. Includes books.

Garrison Keillor is best known for his popular radio program A Prairie Home Companion, distributed via American Public Media. The show attracts more than 4 million listeners on more than 600 public radio stations weekly. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including the novels of Lake Wobegon, a fictional town modeled on small towns in the Midwest, and Guy Noir and the Straight Skinny.

He lives in St. Paul with his wife and daughter, where he is owner of Common Good Books.

Hans Weyandt is a coowner at Micawber’s Books, an independent bookstore in St. Paul.

He lives in Minneapolis.

He is a passionate handseller of books, as reflected in his new book, Read This!

Handpicked Favorites from America’s Indie Bookstores.

Louise Erdrich is the author of thirteen novels as well as volumes of poetry, short stories, children’s books, and a memoir of early motherhood. Her novel Love Medicine won the National Book Critics Circle Award. The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse was a finalist for the National Book Award. Most recently, The Plague of Doves won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Louise Erdrich lives in Minnesota and is the owner of Birchbark Books.

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Detailed Schedule THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 Adult Author Breakfast

7:30 am-8:45 am

Great Hall

The Adult Author Breakfast is a ticketed event in which booksellers and four keynote authors with notable forthcoming books enjoy breakfast together. All ticket holders receive complimentary signed copies of all four books.

Born in New England, Justin Cronin is the author of Mary and O’Neil, which won the Pen/Hemingway Award and the Stephen Crane Prize, and The Summer Guest. He has an MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop and is a professor of English at Rice University. He lives with his family in Houston, Texas.

Christina Schwarz grew up in southeastern Wisconsin, which figures prominently in three of her four novels. After earning a BA and MA in English from Yale, she taught high school English before becoming a writer. Schwarz and her husband, Atlantic literary editor Benjamin Schwarz, their tenyear-old son, and two dogs now make their home in South Pasadena, California.

Emma Straub is from New York City. Her fiction and nonfiction have been published by Tin House, The Paris Review Daily, Time, Slate, and The New York Times, and she is a staff writer for Rookie.

Emma lives with her husband in Brooklyn, where she works as a bookseller.

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Peter Geye received his MFA from the University of New Orleans and his PhD from Western Michigan University, where he was editor of Third Coast. He was born and raised in Minneapolis and continues to live there with his wife and three children. He is the author of the award winning novel, Safe from the Sea.

Detailed Schedule EDUCATION

Sponsored by Random House

Round #1

9:00 am–10:00 am

Common Session: Ideas That Work

Round #2

10:15 am–11:15 am

Let No Dust Fall: Savvy Inventory Management

What’s the Buzz? Adult Books

Edelweiss for Everyone

Soo Line

Moderator: Anne Storan, Paragraphs Bookstore (Mt. Vernon, OH) Panelists: Michael Boggs, Carmichael’s Bookstore (Louisville, KY), Chris Livingston, The Book Shelf, (Winona, MN), Mary Joyce DiCola, Book Stall on Chestnut Court (Winnetka, IL) Booksellers share proven strategies for improving bottom line by fine-tuning your inventory management techniques. Topics include improving turn, using distributors, supplier mix, and the returns cycle.

Hiawatha

Moderator: Roy Schonfeld, Abraham and Associates Panelists: David Enyeart, Common Good Books (St. Paul, MN), Sarah Bagby, Watermark Books and Cafe (Wichita, KS), Stacie Williams, Boswell Book Company (Milwaukee, WI), Roberta Rubin, Book Stall at Chesnut Court (Winnetka, IL), Sue Boucher, Lake Forest Book Store (Lake Forest, IL) Booksellers reveal their favorite picks for fall. You probably won’t hear about commercial blockbusters, but you will no doubt find some future indie-made gems.

Rock Island

Moderator: Robin Allen, Forever Books (St. Joseph, MI) Panelists: Jeff Freisthler and Ruth Bradstreet, Edelweiss, Ellen Scott, The Bookworm (Omaha, NE) Whether a beginner or seasoned user, this session will get you up to speed on this extremely effective tool for efficient ordering, collaborating with sales reps, and requesting authors for your store.

Round #3

Hiawatha

Moderator: Jessilynn Norcross, McLean & Eakin Booksellers (Petoskey, MI) Always popular and extremely productive, this opening plenary allows booksellers to share best practices in a fun, high-energy setting.

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Creative Co-op

Soo Line

Moderator: Bridget Piekarz, Random House Panelists: Heidi Weiland, Sourcebooks; Beth Golay, Watermark Books and Cafe (Wichita, KS), Jessilynn Norcross, McLean & Eakin Booksellers (Petoskey, MI), Ellen Scott, The Bookworm (Omaha, NE) Discover great ways to use co-op to create unique events with or without an author. Booksellers and sales reps discuss innovative publisher-approved methods, including how to collect co-op without a rep.

What’s the Buzz? Children’s Books

Hiawatha

Moderator: Robin Allen, Forever Books (St. Joseph, MI) Panelists: Sally Bulthuis, Pooh’s Corner (Grand Rapids, MI), Robert McDonald, Book Stall at Chestnut Court (Winnetka, IL), Cynthia Compton, 4 Kids Books and Toys (Zionsville, IN), Lisa Baudoin, Books & Company (Oconomowoc, WI)

Bookstore Marketing in the Digital Age

Rock Island

Moderator: Suzanne DeGaetano, Mac’s Backs Books (Cleveland Heights, OH) Panelists: Matt Norcross, McLean & Eakin Booksellers (Petoskey, MI), Becky Anderson, Anderson’s Bookshop (Naperville, IL), Kari Erpenbach, University of Minnesota Bookstore (Minneapolis, MN) Learn new methods for using online advertising to promote your store to a wide customer base.

The Moveable Feast

12:45 pm-2:00 pm

Great Hall

Sponsored by Ingram Content Group

Join our ongoing tradition of feasting with a host of authors. Enjoy a plated lunch while a series of authors visits your table, bringing their book to life and making it easier to sell in your store. Ticketed event.

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Detailed Schedule Keynote Authors Jim Heynen is best known for his collections of short prose featuring young farm boys: The One-Room Schoolhouse: Stories about the Boys, Boys House: New & Selected Stories, Fishing for Chickens: Short Stories about Rural Youth, and The Man Who Kept Cigars in His Hat. He is also the author of poetry and young adult fiction. Heynen lives in St. Paul, MN with his wife, Sarah T. Williams, formerly the books editor for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Jami Attenberg is the author of four books of fiction: Instant Love, The Kept Man, The Melting Season, and, most recently, The Middlesteins. Her fiction and essays have been widely anthologized, and she has contributed to The New York Times, Salon, and numerous other publications. A Chicago native, she lives in Brooklyn, NY.

All Participating Authors Children’s and YA Authors

Adult Authors

Gennifer Albin Derek Anderson Kelly Barnhill Rae Carson Julia Cook Barbara DaCosta Sid Farrar Brian Farrey Molly Beth Griffin Todd Hasak-Lowy Geoff Herbach Mike Mullin Trent Reedy Anne Sawyer-Aitch Eliot Schrefer Raina Telgemeier

Jeff Backhaus Anna Blessing Amanda Carlson Wendy Francis Dobby Gibson Warren Hanson Melanie Hoffert Kate Hopper Owen Laukkanen Jess Lourey

Marnie O. Mamminga

Leslie Adrienne Miller Julia Pandl Sofia Samatar Christine Sneed Joan Steffend Leah Stewart

Andrea Thalasinos

Crewel, Farrar, Strauss & Giroux/Macmillan Waking Dragons, S&SBFYR/Simon & Schuster Iron Hearted Violet, LBYR/Hachette Crown of Embers, Greenwillow/HarperCollins Cliques Don’t Make Cents, Boys Town Press Nighttime Ninja, Orbit/Hachette The Year Comes Around, Albert Whitman & Co. The Vengekeep Prophecies, HarperCollins Silhouette of a Sparrow, Milkweed Editions 33 Minutes, Aladdin/Simon & Schuster Nothing Special, Sourcebooks Ashen Winter, Tanglewood Press Stealing Air, Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Nalah and the Pink Tiger, Scarletta Press Endangered, Scholastic Press Drama, GRAPHIX/Scholastic

Hikikomori and the Rental Sister, Algonquin Locally Grown, Agate Publishing Full Blooded, Orbit/Hachette Three Good Things, Simon & Schuster It Becomes You, Graywolf Press What Really Matters, TRISTAN Publishing Prairie Silence: A Memoir, Beacon Press Use Your Words, Cleis Press/Viva Editions Criminal Enterprise, Putnam/Penguin December Dread: The Murder-by-Month Mysteries, Midnight Ink Return to Wake Robin, Wisconsin Historical Society Press Y, Graywolf Press Memoir of the Sunday Brunch, Algonquin A Stranger in Olondria, Small Beer Press Little Known Facts, Bloomsbury peace in peace out, TRISTAN Publishing The History of Us, Touchstone/Simon & Schuster An Echo Through the Snow, Forge/Macmillan

EDUCATION Round #4

2:15 pm–3:15 pm

Maximizing Outside and Corporate Sales

Hiawatha

Moderator: David Enyeart, Common Good Books (St. Paul, MN) Panelists: Sue Boucher, Lake Forest Book Store (Lake Forest, IL), Deb Lewis, Penguin; Robert McDonald, Book Stall (Winnetka, IL), Roberta Rubin, Book Stall (Winnetka, IL) Publisher reps and booksellers discuss ways to increase your revenue by pursuing partnerships with companies in your area.

Options for large markets and smaller markets will be discussed.

Sales Tips for Frontline Booksellers

Rock Island

Moderator: Jennifer Geraedts Wills, Beagle Books (Park Rapids, MN) Panelists: Betsy Vonkerens, The Bookworm (Omaha, NE), Cynthia Compton, 4 Kids Books & Toys (Zionsville, IN), Kelly Estep, Carmichael’s Bookstore (Louisville, KY) How do you turn that first-time browser into a devoted regular customer? This session gives frontline booksellers effective tips on hooking customers and turning that casual customer into a lifelong customer.

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Detailed Schedule Round #4

2:15 pm–3:15 pm

ABA Education: Meeting the Literacy Needs in Your Community

Moderator: Dan Cullen, content officer at American Booksellers Association

Panelists: Tami Furlong, Fundamentals Parent Teacher Bookstore (Delaware, OH), Karen Hildebrand, former librarian and adjunct professor at Ashland University Every good bookseller knows childhood readers become lifelong readers as well as future customers. Working with literacy groups in your community is a perfect way to help children develop a love for books. ABA and local booksellers discuss ways to use your knowledge and experience for this great cause.

Round #5

3:30 pm–4:30 pm

Hiawatha

Common Session ABA Education: New E-book Solutions Moderator: Oren Teicher, CEO, American Booksellers Association Staff from ABA will be on hand to provide an in-depth introduction about Kobo's eReading platform, which is available to all ABA member bookstores through a partnership between ABA and Kobo. Under the agreement, all ABA members will be able to offer their customers a full line of eReaders, eReading accessories, and eBooks from Kobo’s catalog of nearly three million titles. Come hear the latest updates and get an in-depth introduction to a digital solution that can support your bricks-and-mortar business. The session will include an opportunity to ask questions.

Round #6:

Soo Line

4:45 pm–5:45pm

Maximizing Growth

Bookseller Roundtables

Moderator: Martin Schmutterer, Common Good Books (St. Paul, MN)

Grab a chair, settle in, and share successful strategies and pressing questions with your colleagues. This is a great chance for people with similar experiences to connect.

Kids Sidelines Moderators: Tom Lowry, Lowry’s Books (Three Rivers, MI), Ellen Davis, Dragonwings Bookstore (Waupaca, WI)

Used Books Moderators: Suzanne DeGaetano, Mac’s Backs Books (Cleveland Heights, OH), Sharon Nagel, Boswell Book Company (Milwaukee, WI)

Adult Sidelines

Children’s Books

Owners/Managers

Moderators: Lisa Baudoin, Books & Co. (Oconomowoc, WI); Sarah Bagby, Watermark Books and Café (Wichita, KS)

Moderator: Cynthia Compton, 4Kids Books & Toys (Zionsville, IN)

Awards Reception

Moderators: Suzy Takacs, The Book Cellar (Chicago, IL), Chris Livingston, The Book Shelf (Winona, MN)

6:00 pm–7:30 pm

Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards

The annual Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards celebrate the best of the literary Midwest. Knowledgeable booksellers from the independent bookstores throughout the MIBA region nominate their favorite titles of the year, then vote on the top three nominations to select the winning authors in each of the five categories below. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar at 6:00. Event at 6:30.

Hiawatha

Great Hall

Voice of the Heartland The Voice of the Heartland award is a Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association tribute to a person or association that has shown an exceptional commitment to regional bookselling.

This year, the GLIBA board of directors unanimously selected Liz Murphy of the Learned Owl, and Roberta Rubin of The Book Stall at Chestnut Court to receive the award. Both women have been store owners for 30 years, as well as outstanding participants in the bookselling and local communities. Both have served on the GLIBA board (as well as many community organizations), and as experienced members of the association have contributed time, money, and hard work to help our member stores thrive.

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Detailed Schedule Keynote Author Michael Perry has written for numerous publications, including Esquire, the New York Times Magazine, Salon, and the Utne Reader. A contributing editor to Men's Health, he lives in northern Wisconsin with his family. His most recent book is Visiting Tom, a Man, a Highway, and the Road to Roughneck Grace (HarperCollins).

2012 Winners: Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards

Cheryl Strayed is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the memoir Wild (Alfred A. Knopf), the advice essay collection Tiny Beautiful Things (Vintage Books), and the novel Torch (Houghton Mifflin). Wild was chosen

by Oprah Winfrey as her first selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0, and it has been optioned for film by Reese Witherspoon's production company. Raised in Minnesota, Strayed now lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, the filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, and their two children.

Chad Harbach grew up in Wisconsin and was educated at Harvard and the University of Virginia.

He is a cofounder and coeditor of n+1. The Art of Fielding had a great deal of publicity prior to publication, especially for a first-time novelist, and Harbach’s advance escalated after a bidding war for the publishing rights. The book was well received, making the New York Times bestseller list.

Quiz Bowl

Todd Boss grew up on a cattle farm in Wisconsin, and was educated at St. Olaf College and the University of Alaska Anchorage, where he received an MFA. His first poetry collection, Yellowrocket 2008 by Virginia Quarterly Review and was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award. His honors include the Emily Clark Balch Prize for Poetry from Virginia Quarterly Review and the Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award.

He lives in St. Paul with his family.

9:00 pm

Loren Long is an awardwinning, #1 New York Times best-selling children’s book author and illustrator. In addition to illustrating such acclaimed books as Watty Piper’s The Little Engine That Could, Madonna’s Mr. Peabody’s Apples, and President Barack Obama’s book, Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters, Loren is also the author/illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Otis picture books, Otis, Otis and the Tornado, and the upcoming Otis and the Puppy, scheduled for publication in March 2013. Loren lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife and two sons.

Hiawatha

The winner of last year’s brainiac brawl Team Mesjak 2.0 challenges all comers to this competition of the most crafty and creative cerebra. Our tenacious team of brilliant booksellers, sagacious sales reps, and inventive intelligentsia has crafted questions so formidable that even the more perspicacious participants will be perplexed! Are you up to the challenge?

Put together a team and test your knowledge of books, authors, and publishing trivia. No entry fee required, but donations to Literacy Fund are encouraged. Suggested donation: $15.

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Detailed Schedule FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 Children’s Author Breakfast

7:30 am-9:30 am

Great Hall

The Children’s Author Breakfast is a ticketed event in which booksellers and four keynote authors with notable forthcoming books enjoy breakfast together. All ticket holders receive complimentary signed copies of all four books.

Husband and wife duo Sarah Stewart and David Small have worked together on several picture books, most recently The Friend. Small has also written and/or illustrated other books, including the 2001 Caldecott Medal winner So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George.

Stewart and Small live in a historic home on a bend of the St. Joseph River in Michigan.

Maggie Stiefvater is a writer, artist, and musician and the New York Times bestselling author of Shiver, hailed by Publishers Weekly in a starred review as, “a lyrical tale,” and by BookPage as, “beautifully written, even poetic at times, and a perfect indulgence for readers of all ages.” There are more than 1.7 million copies of the trilogy in print. Since publication, rights to more than thirty-six foreign editions of Shiver have been licensed. Linger, the second book in the Shiver trilogy, debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

Mary Casanova is the author of 30 books for young readers. Once a reluctant reader, Mary is passionate about writing “stories that matter and books that kids can't put down.”

Her books frequently land on state reading lists and have earned many awards, including the ALA “Notable,” Aesop Accolades by the American Folklore Society, Parent's Choice “Gold” Award, Booklist Editor's Choice, and two Minnesota Book Awards. Casanova loves exploring the outdoors in northern Minnesota with her husband, Charlie, and their two horses, and three dogs.

Patricia MacLachlan was born on the prairie, and to this day carries a small bag of prairie dirt with her wherever she goes to remind her of what she knew first. She is the author of many well-loved novels and picture books, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal; its sequels, Skylark and Caleb's Story; and Three Names, illustrated by Mike Wimmer. She lives in western Massachusetts.

Membership Meetings

MIBA/Midwest Independent Booksellers Association GLIBA/Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association

Trade show floor open Rep Around Lunch

9:00 am–9:30 am 9:30 am–12:30 pm 12:30 pm–2:00 pm

Great Hall, Hiawatha

Great Hall Hiawatha

Great Hall

The greatest of all rep picks sessions, this event features 20 reps in a sales reps version of the Moveable Feast.

Booksellers hear four reps pitch their picks, receive a list of all 20 reps’ picks, then head out to the sales floor for an exciting, productive afternoon. The trade show floor is closed during the luncheon, so come enjoy lunch and hear about the fall’s most alluring picks. Books are not provided at this function. Ticket required.

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Detailed Schedule Trade show floor open

2:00 pm–5:00 pm

Silent Auction Ends

3:30 pm

Place your bids throughout the day The Silent Auction is an annual trade show event conducted for the benefit of a worthy literary cause. This year, the proceeds will be donated to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit group that provides emergency financial assistance to booksellers with a financial need caused by an emergency circumstance. A complete list of the items is available at the Silent Auction booths 802 and 803. Instructions available at the registration desk.

Book Signing Reception

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Great Hall

Hear Eric Rohmann discuss his newest book and receive personally signed books from over 30 additional authors.

Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar at 5:30. Author signing at 6:00.

Keynote Authors

Eric Rohmann created the Caldecott Medal-winning My Friend Rabbit, the Caldecott Honor Book Time Flies, and the popular A Kitten Tale, which received four starred reviews. Rohmann’s partner Candace Fleming and Rohmann have paired to create Oh No! (Schwartz & Wade Books), a playful read-aloud.

Children’s Authors

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Game Changer, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Michael Hall Cat Tale, Greenwillow/HarperCollins Ryan Jacobson Can You Survive? Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Adventure Publications

Tim Kehoe Vincent Shadow’s Top Secret Toys, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers/Hachette David Larochelle It’s a Tiger!, Chronicle Books

Sheila O’Connor

Keeping Safe the Stars, Putnam/Penguin

Lauren Stringer Tell Me About Your Day, Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster

Elizabeth Verdick Bystander Power: Now with Anti-Bullying Action, Free Spirit Publishing

Adult Authors

Nicole Baart

Far from Here, Howard Books/Simon & Schuster

Cathy Buchanan The Painted Girls, Riverhead/Penguin

Laura Childs Postcards from the Dead, Berkley /Penguin

Kirstin Cronn-Mills Beautiful Music for Ugly Children, Flux/Llewellyn Marc DeCelle How Fargo of You, How Fargo of You/Partners

Heid Erdrich Cell Traffic, University of Arizona Press Magnus Flyte City of Dark Magic, Penguin

Jeremy Jackson I Will Not Leave You Comfortless, Milkweed Editions

Rebecca Kanner Sinners and the Sea: The Untold Story of Noah’s Wife, Howard Books/Simon & Schuster

William Kent Krueger Trickster’s Point, Atria Books/Simon & Schuster

Christina Baker Kline Orphan Train, William Morrow/HarperCollins

Adrian Lee Mysterious Minnesota, Llewellyn

Heather McElhatton Jennifer Johnson Is Sick of Being Married, William Morrow/HarperCollins

Darby Nelson For the Love of Lakes, Michigan State University Press

Jim Northrup Rez Salute: The Real Healer Dealer, Fulcrum Publishing Joseph Peterson Inside the Whale, Wicker Park Press

Kristina Riggle Keepsake, William Morrow/HarperCollins

Kimberla Lawson Roby The Perfect Marriage, Grand Central/Hachette

Kenny Salwey Tales of a River Rat, Fulcrum Publishing Wendy Webb The Fate of Mercy Alban, Hyperion

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In-Booth Book Signings Abraham Associates

501–505/600–608

205

313

315, 317

506

107

108, 110

408

10:00 am, Von Braschler, Seven Secrets of Time Travel, Inner Traditions

Boys Town Press 10:30 am–12:00 pm, Julia Cook, Teamwork Isn’t My Thing and I Don’t Like to Share!

Fulcrum Publishing 2:30 pm, Jerry Apps, Rural Wit and Wisdom

Midwest Independent Publishers Association 10:30 am, Marly Cornell, The Able Life of Cody Jane 11:00 am, Steven Nelson, A Dead Woman’s Mirror, by Susan M. Nelson

Milkweed Editions 10:30 am–11:30 am Danielle Sosin, The Long-Shining Waters 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Larry Watson, American Boy

Miller Trade Book Marketing 11:30 am, Ethel Barker, For the Love of Pete: An Orphan Train Story, Ice Cube Press

Minnesota Historical Society Press/Borealis Books 10:00 am, William Swanson, Black White Blue: The Assassination of Patrolman Sackett 11:30 am, Bruce White, Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota 3:00 pm, Diane Wilson, Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past, the One Minneapolis One

Read selection, or Beloved Child: A Dakota Way of Life

North Star Press of St. Cloud 9:30 am, Kris Johnson, Unprotected 2:00 pm, Theresa Jarvela, Home Sweet Murder 3:00 pm, Susan Koefod, Broken Down 3:00 pm, Pam Leonard, Shadowland 4:00 pm, Barbara Deese, Murder at Spirit Falls 4:00 pm, Joanne Vruno, Loon Child

PGW/Perseus Books Group Booth

206

2:00 pm, Jack Bushnell, Night of the White Deer, Tanglewood Press

University of Minnesota Press

104, 106

10:00 am, Brenda Langton, The Spoonriver Cookbook 10:45 am, Mary Casanova, Frozen 11:30 am, Steve Glischinski, Minnesota Railroads: A Photographic History, 1940–2012 2:15 pm, Atina Diffley, Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works 3:00 pm, Rick Shefchik, From Fields to Fairways: Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota 3:45 pm, Luke Longstreet Sullivan, Thirty Rooms to Hide In: Insanity, Addiction,

and Rock 'n' Roll in the Shadow of the Mayo Clinic

Raven Productions

610

516

417

101, 103

10:30-11:30, Bill Durbin, Wintering 11:30-12:30, Mary Bevis, Old Woman Winter 3:00-4:00, David Mather, Frog in the House

Trellis Publishing 2:30 pm, Alan “Lindy” Linda, The Prairie Spy: Who Shot the Dryer and

Other Stories From the Home Front

Wicker Park Press 2:30–3:15 pm, Jillian Maas Backman, Beyond the Pews: Breaking with Tradition and

Letting Go of Religious Lockdown, Lake Street Press

Wisconsin Historical Society Press 10:30 am, Terese Allen, The Flavor of Wisconsin for Kids 3:00 pm, Jim Draeger and Mark Speltz, Bottoms Up: A Toast to Wisconsin’s

Historic Bars and Breweries. Join us for a beer!

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Special Offers and Exhibitor Contact Information

Ruth Bradstreet, Director, Client Services, ruth@abovethetreeline.com, 734-996-2730 x117.

Jeff Freisthler, Director of Development, jeff@abovethetreeline.com. www.abovethetreeline.com

Heather Kerber, Publishing Operations Manager, heather@beaverspondpress.com, 952-641-5251. www.beaverspondpress.com

Abraham Associates 501, 503, 505, 600, 602, 604, 606, 608

Better World Books 413

Beaver’s Pond Press 708

Above the Treeline/Edelweiss 215

David Ebrite, National Account Executive, debrite@betterworldbooks.com, 678-646-5107. www. betterworldbooks.com

Stu Abraham, Sales Representative, stu@abrahamassociatesinc.com, 952-927-7920, 800-7012489. Steve Horwitz, steve@abrahamassociatesinc.com. John Mesjak, Sales Representative, john@abrahamassociatesinc.com. Roy Schonfeld, Sales Representative, roy@abrahamassociatesinc.com. www.abrahamassociatesinc.com Artbook/DAP: 15+ backlist units receives 50% discount.

One order per account. Offer good 9/5/2012–10/15/2012. No backorders. Please mark orders: FALL Regional 2012 50% Candlewick: 25+ backlist receives 50% discount and 90 days’ dating.

Offer good 9/1/2012–11/1/2012. Use reason code: EC7 (for EDI, code is RCP007).

Chelsea Green: 20+ units receives +3% discount. Good on orders taken at or shortly after show.

Chronicle: Order 24+ units of active titles and get +2% and Net 90.

Valid for all Chronicle lines except Moleskine. Use promo code REGL12. Valid per retail location only. Offer good 9/01/2012 through 10/31/2012. Cannot be combined with another promo.

Moleskine: Free freight on 40+ units of Moleskine, including at least $75 of Writing, Reading, Traveling Collection. Valid on one order per ship to from 8.20.2012 through 10/31/2012.

Must use promo code MSFA12. Free freight and +2% discount on 100+ units of Moleskine, including at least $75 of Writing, Reading, Traveling Collection. Valid on one order per ship to from 8.20.2012 through 10/31/2012. Must use promo code MSDF12. Free freight on entire order that includes any Moleskine floor display with filled stock. Valid on one order per ship to from 8.20.2012 through 10/31/2012. Must use promo code MSFL12.

Crabtree: 50% and free freight on a single order. Indiana University Press: 50% discount on a single order taken at the show. Good for trade and short discount titles.

Inner Traditions: 12+ units receives 50% and free freight. Offer good on orders submitted one full week following the conclusion of the show.

IPM: 50% discount on all orders placed at the show.

Princeton University Press: 10+ units receives 47% and free freight. Good on all books except discounted titles. No back orders for NYP or OS. Promo code: N1208 Red Wheel Weiser: 12+ frontlist units receives 50% discount. 20+ frontlist and backlist units receives 50% discount and free freight. Additional + 2% discount to either special if 4+ units of any disinformation titles are included with the order.

Rutgers University Press: 50% discount on regional and trade titles, 45% discount on academic and short discount titles (pub date 6/11 and newer), and free freight on all orders placed by October 31st.

University of California Press: 10+ backlist (through Spring 2012) units receives 48% discount. 9 max units per title. No backorders.

University of Illinois Press: 47% discount on a single order taken at the show. Good for trade and short discount titles.

Wiley: 25+ units receives special discount and free freight.

Limit one order per location. Offer good from 9/7/2012 to 12/31/2012. Use promo code:

FTS12. Trade Titles (T): 50%, Demand Trade (DT): 50%, Branded and Technology

(CT): 52%, CliffsNotes (CL): 55%, Pet and Tax (TC): 50%, Professional (P): 40%, Demand Professional (DP): 40%, Blackwell Academic (BT): 40%, Blackwell General Interest (ST): 43%.

Blue4Books 409, 411 Ian Booth, Sales Rep, ian@blue4books.com, 763-744-6921. Nicholas Booth, Sales Rep. Tom Hamburg, Sales Rep, tom@blue4books.com, 952-210-6529. www.blue4books.com

Boys Town Press 205 Patricia Martens, Sales Manager, patricia.martens@boystown.org, 402-498-1334. www.boystown. org. Orders placed during the show will receive a 50% discount and free shipping. Each shipment will also include a free copy of our children’s interactive book, I Like Holidays!

Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc. 300 Dawn Clements, chivechic@hotmail.com, 248-685-2422, 800-552-1867. www.carlsams.com Free shipping on all orders placed at the show. Full cases of any title are autographed. Beautiful 6”x 6” autographed canvas giclée bird photographic print (from the pages of Tea with Lady Sapphire: Sharing the Love of Birds) with $500 order or full case order of Tea with Lady Sapphire: Sharing the Love of Birds

Carson-Dellosa Publishing 714 Deb Bonthuis, Director, Sales, dbonthuis@carsondellosa.com, 248-646-3137. www.carsondellosa. com. Orders $225+ (SRP) receive 55% discount. Orders $500+ (SRP) receive 55% and FF. Valid 9/8/12 – 11/10/12. Use promo code: BK2012. New: Guinness World Records Fun Fact Books series (ages 9+), Creative Kids Zone series (PreK- Gr 2) and more!

Chronicle Books 509 Stu Abraham, Sales Representative, stu@abrahamassociatesinc.com, 952-927-7920, 800-701-2489 Steve Horwitz, steve@abrahamassociatesinc.com. John Mesjak, Sales Representative, john@ abrahamassociaesinc.com. Roy Schonfeld, Sales Representative, roy@abrahamassociatesinc.com. www.chroniclebooks.com. Order 24+ units of active titles and get +2% and Net 90. Valid for all Chronicle lines except Moleskine. Use promo code REGL12. Valid per retail location only. Offer good 9/01/2012 through 10/31/2012. Cannot be combined with another promo.

Coffee House Press 609 Caroline Casey, Marketing and Sales Director, caroline@coffeehousepress.com, 612-338-0125. www.coffeehouse.org

Columbia University Press 617 Kevin Kurtz, Sales Representative, kkurtz5@earthlink.net, 773-316-1116. www.cup.columbia.edu

Consortium Book Sales & Distribution 507 Jim Nichols, VP Sales, jnichols@cbsd.com, 612-746-2632. www.cbsd.com. +3% over annual volume discount for returnable and non-returnable retailers. Offer valid September 1–November 26, 2012. All orders must include promo code: CBLF12. Offer includes all titles currently in print from Consortium. Promo is valid for one order only per ship-to. No backorders. No short discount titles (SDT). $100 NET minimum to ship. Include account number, contact name, and promo code CBLF12 on purchase order. This offer does not combine with other promotions.

Place orders with your CBSD Sale Representative or email to orderentry@perseusbooks.com.

Orders may also be faxed to 800-351-5073 or phoned customer service at 800-788-3123.

Adventure Publications 100 Jody Anderson, Promotions, jodya@adventurepublications.net, 763-689-9800. www.adventurepublicatons.net Free freight on one order placed at the show. Pick any ship date.

Allium Press of Chicago 615

David R. Godine, Publisher 613

Emily Victorson, Publisher, emvic@alliumpress.com, 708-689-9323, www.alliumpress.com

Morgan Hubbard, Sales Manager, morganjhubbard@gmail.com, 240-277-8514. www.godine.com

American Booksellers Association 211, 213 Nathan Halter, Member Relationship Manager (GLIBA, MIBA), nathan@bookweb.org, 800-6370037 x6614. www.bookweb.org. Join ABA and enjoy a complimentary trial membership until February 28, 2013. Trial membership includes all the benefits of regular membership (other than the monthly White Box mailing), including IndieCommerce, access to ABA Education, and a chance to register for the February 2013 Winter Institute in Kansas City (Wi8). The trial offer is open to booksellers that have not been members of ABA in the prior two years. Plus, drop your business card at the ABA booth during the show for an extra chance to win a scholarship to Wi8.

East View Map Link 512 John Miller, Customer Service Team Lead, johnmiller@eastview.com, Matt Tabaka, matthew.tabaka@eastview.com.www.evmaplink.com

Free Spirit Publishing 207 Penne Post, Trade Sales Manager, post@freespirit.com, 800-735-7323, www.freespirit.com Additional 5% off and free shipping, no minimum

Fresh Frances Greeting Cards & Gifts 400

Anthology 710

Sue Barancik, Director of Sales, suemarbar@freshfrances.com, 312-322-1008 www.freshfrancis.com Fresh Frances will offer free freight with $200 and up purchases

Cole Sterling, Support Engineer, cole@anthology.com, 800-819-0095. www.anthology.com

Baker & Taylor 309 Tim Golden, Territory Manager, goldent1@btol.com, 704-756-6657. Denise Chiodo, Account Manager, denise.chiodo@baker-taylor.com, 847-230-1027. www.btol.com

Baylor University Press 204 Billy Collins, Sales & Publicity Manager, billy_collins@baylor.edu, 254-710-4800 50% discount with free shipping for all orders at the show.

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Special Offers and Exhibitor Contact Information Fujii Associates, Inc. 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318 708-978-7826. www.fujiiassociates.com. Barbara Aronson, Sales Representative, barbara@ fujiiassociates.com. Beth Chang, Sales Representative, beth@fujiiassociates.com. Mark Fleeman, Sales Representative, mark@fujiiassociates.com. Eric Heidemann, Sales Representative, eric@fujiiassociates.com Abrams: Art of Selling Books offer is available. Earn 90 days dating, free freight and an additional 4-6% discount.

Barefoot Books: Earn an extra 3% discount and Free Freight on an order of 20-49 frontlist and/or backlist units or earn an additional 5% discount & Free Freight on 50 frontlist and/or backlist units; code AUTUMN12 Capstone Publishers: Earn free freight and an additional 3% with code CYR-SHOWF12.

ChicoBag: 5% off any new accounts first order or 10% off any orders of $250 net.

F&W Media: Earn 50% discount and free freight with code 8367.

Gibbs Smith: Order 10+ backlist units & earn 50% discount & free freight; 20 backlist units earns 52% & free freight; 25+units earns 52%, free freight & 90 days dating. Frontlist Special: Order 3 or more copies of one title and earn 50% discount. There is a 5 title minimum.

Globe Pequot Press: Earn an additional 3% discount or free freight with 24 backlist units.

IPG: 50% off orders 25+ backlist MerryMakers: Order $200 net minimum and earn free freight.

Naval Institute Press: An order of 8 frontlist & backlist units earns a 46% discount & Free Freight; code NPF12R. 3+ on key frontlist titles earns 50% discount.

Peachtree Publishers: Earn free freight on show orders.

Sourcebooks: Earn 50% discount and free freight with 15 units.

Stackpole: Earn 50% and free freight on show orders.

Sterling Publishing: Order 30 units and earn an additional 5% discount.

Tiger Tales: Earn free freight on show orders.

Tuttle Publishing: Earn 50% discount and free freight with 15 assorted backlist units. Code TRBK12B. Workman Publishing: Any order earns 50% and free freight at the show. Code Show12.

Fulcrum Publishing 313 Melanie Roth, Marketing Manager, melanie@fulcrumpublishing.com, 303-277-1623 x213. www.fulcrum-books.com

Graywolf Press 508

Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) 315, 317 Dorothy Molsted, MIPA, dendoor@aol.com, 651-342-0447 Cindy L. Marks, IBPA, cindy.marks@te.com, 651-734-3286

Indiana Historical Society Press 504 Becke Bolinger, National Sales Coordinator, bbolinger@indianahistory.org, 317-234-3683, 317-234-0562 (Fax), www.indianahistory.org.

Extra 5% on all orders. FF on all orders over $100

Ingram Content Group 301 Bill Roth, Sales Representative, bill.roth@ingramcontent.com, 612-825-4509. Nancy Rohlen, Sales Representative, nancy.rohlen@ingrambook.com. www.ingramcontent.com 50% discount from IPS on select NOLO titles for a limited time. Come by the Ingram booth to hear more about this and other offerings.

Lake Superior Port Cities 303 Cindy Hayden, President, cmh@lakesuperior.com, 218-722-5002, www.lakesuperior.com

Llewellyn Worldwide 109, 111 Katie Kane, National Account Manager, katiek@llewellyn.com, 1-800-843-6666 ex 8428. www. llewellyn.com 50% discount on any quantity and free shipping for orders placed at the show.

Lone Pine Publishing 115 Helen Ibach, Sales Manager, hibach@lonepinepublishing.com, 253-394-0400, www.lonepinepublishing.com

Macmillan 401, 403, 405, 407 Anne Hellman, Sales Representative, anne.hellman@macmillan.com. Tom Leigh, Sales Representative, tom.leigh@macmillan.com. Melissa Weisberg, Sales Representative, melissa. weisberg@macmillan.com, www.macmillan.com

Magnetic Poetry 415

Marisa Atkinson, Marketing and Publicity , atkinson@graywolfpress.org, 651-641-0077. www.graywolfpress.org

Jeanne Carter, Sales and Marketing, jcarter@magneticpoetry.com, 612-638-1040, www. magneticpoetry.com Please visit the booth for show specials.

Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association 218

McGraw-Hill 209

Deb Leonard, Executive Director, deb@gliba.org, 734-272-5983. www.gliba.org Staff from the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC) will be in the GLIBA exhibit area to provide information about the financial assistance provided by the foundation.

Burt Rynders, Field Sales Representative, burt_rynders@mcgraw-hill.com, 952-406-8314, 414-7933045 cell, 952-406-8710 fax, www.mcgraw-hill.com Additional 3% Over Earned Discount. Minimum requirement: 25 assorted units. Offer good & BIG RED BAG give-away for orders taken at show.

Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association – Holiday Catalog 801

McNaughton & Gunn 404

Doug VanderSys, Booth Staff. Titles featured in the regional holiday catalog on display.

Hachette Book Group 112 Steve Marz, Field Sales Group Manager, steve.marz@hbgusa.com, 773-379-2402. Lily Goldman, Telephone Sales Representative, lily.goldman@hbgusa.com www.hbgusa.com

HarperCollins Publishers 513, 515, 517, 612, 614, 616 Cathy Schornstein, Field Sales Representative, cathy.shornstein@harpercollins.com. Kate McCune, Field Sales Representative, kate.mccune@harpercollins.com. Bernie Moran, Telesales Representative, veronica.moran@harpercollins.com. www.harpercollins.com

Harvard/MIT/Yale University Press 500 John Eklund, Midwest Sales Representative, jeklundrep@gmail.com, 414-312-2160 Harvard University Press: Free freight on all backlist (NYP titles not eligible). 40% discount on text, short, and Loeb titles. Maximum 9 copies per title on text, short, and Loeb. Offer valid for one order per ship-to location. Offer valid Sept. 1 through Oct. 31, 2012 The MIT Press: 48% on trade backlist, 40% short backlist. Free freight on ten or more total units.

Max. 9 units per title on short discount titles. Max. 2 orders per ship-to account. Offer valid in October & November 2012.

Yale University Press: Please choose one and mark order free freight or discount: 48% discount on trade, 48% discount on scholarly, 40% discount on text (max 9 copies per title) OR free freight (in US and Canada only). Good on two orders placed between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31, 2012. All orders must ship by November 1, 2012. All backorders will be cancelled. Offer valid on titles in stock and released prior to 9/1/12

Marc Moore, Regional Sales Manager, marcm@mcnaughton-gunn.com. Jonnie Bryant, Exec. Director Marketing & Sales, jonnieb@mcnaughton-gunn.com, 734-429-5411. www.bookprinters.com

Michelle Moline & Associates 219 Michelle Moline, President,michellemoline@att.net, 815-485-2803 APG: 10 books=50% & free freight Babalu: Any order that includes Advent Calendars gets extra 30 days and free display Fine Print Publishing: $100 net order=free freight Griddly Games: Free freight for $500, 50% off freight for $250 Ink Media: Free freight for any credit card order of $300 or more Mark My Time: Buy 3 displays get free freight Mighty Bright: $250 net order = free freight Te Neues: Stationery special: 24+ units = 55%, 60 days, Vintage Postage Stamp Bookmarks: 100 bookmarks, a free display unit, and free shipping/ (freight?) all for only $125. (Normally it’s $150 just for the bookmarks, making it an 18.5 % discount.)

Midwest Independent Booksellers Association 216 Carrie Obry, Executive Director, carrie@midwestbooksellers.org, 612-208-6279, www.midwestbooksellers.org

Midwest Independent Booksellers Association – Holiday Catalog 800 Doug VanderSys, Booth Staff, Titles featured in the regional holiday catalog on display.

Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MIPA) 315, 317

The History Press 217

Dorothy Molsted, MIPA, dendoor@aol.com, 651-342-0447

Bob Barnett, Midwest Sales Representative, bob.barnett@historypress.net. Magan Lyons, Sales Manager, magan.lyons@historypress.net. Dan Watson, Publicist, dan.watson@historypress.net. www.historypress.net 50% and Free Freight

Milkweed Editions 506 Sue Ostfield, Sales & Marketing Director, sue_ostfield@milkweed.org, 612-215-2557. Daniel Slager, Publisher & CEO, daniel_slager@milkweed.org. www.milkweed.org Milkweed is part of PGW’s +3% backlist special offer, see the PGW booth to order.

Milkweed giveaways: Copies of David Rhodes’ DRIFTLESS in anticipation of his May 2013 novel, JEWELWEED. THE LONG-SHINING WATERS bookmarks. SILHOUETTE OF A SPARROW bookmarks.

Flyers and shelf talkers for Fall 2012 titles: THE FALL OF ALICE K. by Jim Heyen, I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU COMFORTLESS by Jeremy Jackson and SILHOUETTE OF A SPARROW by Molly Beth Griffin.

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Special Offers and Exhibitor Contact Information Miller Trade Book Marketing 107 Bruce Joshua Miller, President, bruce@millertrade.com, 866-829-0824, 312-296-8109 (fax) Academy Chicago Publishers: 50% Brookings Institution Press: 46%, free freight for 10 books Duke University Press: 48% on backlist, 10 book minimum Human Kinetics: free freight on show orders, plus 10 or more anatomy books (any mix) will get a 50% discount on all books in the order.

Interlink: 50% The Johns Hopkins University Press: 50% , No backorders University Press of Kansas: 50%, no minimum Kent State University Press: 50% University of Michigan Press: 50% discount on one order, front and backlist combined place with rep at the show Michigan State University Press: 50% Ohio University Press: 46% Wayne State University Press: 47% , free freight, 5 book minimum Additional offers can be found at booth

Minnesota Historical Society Press 108, 110 Mary Poggione, Sales & Marketing Manager, mary.poggione@mnhs.org. Leslie Rask, Sales Associate, leslie.rask@mnhs.org. www.mnhs.org 48% discount on orders taken at the show.

Mrs. Nelson’s Library Services 406 Patrick Nelson, General Manager, pnelson@mrsnelsons.com, 909-397-7820, 909-397-7833 (fax), www.mrsnelsons.com

Rain Taxi Review of Books 712 Eric Lorberer, Editor, editor@raintaxi.com, 612-825-1528. www.raintaxi.com

Random House 200, 202 David Underwood, Divisional Director, Central, dunderwood@randomhouse.com, 812-323-8308. www.randomhouse.com

Raven Productions, Inc. 610 Johnnie Hyde, CEO, Raven1@ravenwords.com, 218-365-3375. www.ravenwords.com All books at 50% discount. . Free shipping on orders $100 and up. No minimum (ever).

The RoadRunner Press 113 Jeanne Devlin, Editor/Publisher, jeanne@theroadrunnerpress.com, 405-524-6205, 405-524-6312 fax. www.theroadrunnerpress.com Free Shipping on Show Orders

Scarletta Press 502 Desiree Bussiere, Publicity Director, desiree@scarlettapress.com, 612-455-0252, 612-338-4817 Fax Lost Idols Trivia*. Test your pop-culture knowledge on four great musicians in history who left us too soon. Get at least 7 out of 10 questions correct and win a poster from our new series Lost Idols.

Make-N-Take Puppets*. Anne Sawyer-Aitch brings her children’s book Nalah and the Pink Tiger to life with these cute and simple mini puppets. Celebrity Moments Get your photo taken! Be a part of the Scarletta sleevefacing photo collage with our nifty celebrity covers. (*while supplies last)

National Geographic Maps 511 Andy Linnevers, Northeast & Great Lakes Sales Manager, alinneve@nsg.org. www.natgeomaps.com

Nodin Press LLC 102 Norton Stillman, Publisher, nstill4402@aol.com, 612-333-6300. www.nodinpress.com Free blank journals

North Star Press of St. Cloud 408 Seal Dwyer, Business Manager, info@northstarpress.com, 320-558-7062, 320-558-7063 (fax), www.northstarpress.com Free Shipping

Saturday, October 13, 2012 Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Progress Center

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Penguin Group (USA) 601, 603, 605, 607, 700, 702, 704 Joe Cain, Sales Rep Hard Cover, joe.Cain@us.penguingroup.com. Jackie Engel, VP Director of Young Readers Field Sales and Business Dv., jackie.Engel@ us.penguingroup.com. Trish Weyenberg, VP Director of Paperback Field Sales, trish.Weyenberg@us.penguingroup.com.

Katya Shannon, VP Director of Hard Cover Field Sales, katya.Shannon@us.penguingroup.com.

Brian Boyd, Sales Rep Paperback , brian.Boyd@ us.penguingroup.com. Brian Wilson, Sales Rep Paperback , brian.Wilson@ us.penguingroup.com. Alex Genis, Sales Rep Young Readers, alex.

Genis@ us.penguingroup.com. A.R. Swan, Marketing Manager DK , aswan@dk.com. www. penguingroup.com

H Free Admission H Free Parking

H local lit lounge H used book sale

Great authOr eventS Mark Z. Danielewski H Chris Ware Sharon Olds H Gerald Stern Kate Bornstein H Candace Savage Susan Isaacs H Jeff & ann vanderMeer

50% off 50 all lines combine. Valid 9/10/12–11/09/12. Retail accounts returnable and RSVP receive: 50 % discount. Retail non-returnable accounts receive: 52% discount. Titles from hardcover, paperback, juvenile, and DK combine to meet minimums. Must reference promo code = ZG76. 50-copy minimum per ship-to account (all divisions combine.) Three orders only. Orders must be submitted by sales rep only. NYP and NY times bestsellers excluded

World Fiction Showcase H MN LGBT Writing Publicity Roundtable H Young Adult Showcase

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+3% over annual volume discount. Offer valid from Sept 1-Nov 26, 2012. Offer includes all titles currently in print from: Perseus Books Group and Perseus Distribution*. Include account number, contact name, and promo code PGBF12 on purchase order. Promo is valid for one order only per ship-to. $100 net shipping minimum. No backorders. Offer only available to returnable and nonreturnable retailers. This offer does not combine with other promotions.

more info at www.raintaxi.com This activity is funded, in part, by appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund, and its arts and cultural heritage fund that was created by a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

*Offer does not include the following Perseus Distribution client publishers: Gambit Publishers, Hoberman Collection, and Regnery Publishing (political titles). Regnery History and Little Patriot Press are included in this offer.

Publishers Group West /Perseus Book Group 206, 208, 210, 212, 214 See above

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Special Offers and Exhibitor Contact Information Scholastic 305, 307 Terribeth Smith, Midwest Account Manager, tsmith@scholastic.com, 859-361-9776. Chris Satterlund, Pacific Northwest Account Manager, csatterlund@scholastic.com. www.scholastic. com SCHOLASTIC: Place your Scholastic backlist order between September 1, 2012 and November 15, 2012 and you may choose to receive either 2% extra discount or delayed billing of net February 15th, 2013. Eligible backlist titles are all Scholastic hardcover and paperback in store

by August 1st, 2012. EXCLUDED ARE ALL HUNGER GAMES TITLES. Minimum order of 50 assorted books.

Delayed Billing promotion code: S00027 Extra 2% discount promotion code: S00026 KLUTZ: Midwest Account Manager-Terribeth Smith, tsmith@scholastic.com. Pacific Northwest Account Manager, Chris Satterlund csatterlund@scholastic.com Lots of exciting new things for Klutz. Come by the booth to discuss the great things happening at Klutz.

Free Shipping when you order any assortment of six or more of the new titles for Fall 2012.

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School Zone 706 Dave Kulics, Sales Representative, diamonddave711@hotmail.com. Seth Kulics, Sales Representative, sieve2012@gmail.com. 800-576-9901, 866-437-3117 fax. www.schoolzone.com $100 net order = 5% Freight Allowance. $250 net order = Free Freight. Special good from October 1 to 12, 2012

Shire Books (Osprey Publishing) 514 Robert Kempe, US Sales and Marketing Director, robert@shirebooksusa.com. Abe Davies, UK Sales and Marketing Director, abraham.davies@ospreypublishing.com. www.shirebooks.co.uk

Trim Associates, cont’d. 311 University of Pennsylvania Press: 45% discount and free freight on 10+ backlist.

Peterson Institute for International Economics: 50% discount and free freight on 5+ units.

University of Toronto Press: 45% discount on all titles (trade, course, education), except for text (X) titles.

University of Wisconsin Press: 50% discount for retailers on all orders through November 30.

Use code RTPF12.

Tristan Publishing 321, 323 Sheila Waldman, VP Relationships, swaldman@tristanpublishing.com, 763-545-1383. www.tristanpulishing.com

We are going BIG for our TRISTAN 10 year anniversary show! With any combination of 24 books we are offering a 50% discount AND free shipping. With any combination of 36 books, we are offering a 50% discount AND free shipping AND 60 day dating.

Twist Sales 319 Anita Anderson, Principal, anita@twistsales.com, 612-396-6312, 952-933-6617 (FAX), www.twistsales.com

University of Chicago Press 510 Bailey Walsh, Midwest Sales Representative, bwalsh@press.uchicago.edu, 608-345-4306. www.press.uchicago.edu

University of Minnesota Press 104, 106 Erik Anderson, Sales Manager, and00900@umn.edu, 612-627-1931 +3% on all orders placed at the show. Also, place an order and be entered in a raffle to win original Betsy Bowen line art from Hawk Ridge: Minnesota’s Birds of Prey

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Leah Hays, Sales Representative, leah.hays@simonandschuster.com, 812-333-0174. www. simonandschuster.com Stock up on S&S Backlist! Take advantage of our +3% promotional opportunity on titles on sale prior to 3/31/12. Speak to your sales representative or stop by booth 116 for details. Offer expires 10/31/12.

Whitehead Press 716

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Sky Spinner Press 402 Birgitta Nybeck, skyspinnerpress@gmail.com. Susan Thurin, info@bookendonmain.com. www. emilymeier.com FF on show orders Please stop and see Susan and Birgitta with your questions. They will be giving away free copies of Clare, Loving or The Second Magician’s Tale to the first fifty booksellers to place an order.

Same-day orders of all six Sky Spinner titles, including the epic Suite Harmonic—written with the support of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and deeply researched and vividly told—will get a 50% discount and free shipping. Retailers’ orders placed online by November 6th with Itasca, the distributor, will receive a 45% discount and free shipping with the provided code. Booksellers should also be sure to pick up a poster featuring the six beautiful Sky Spinner covers, which feature original artwork and are designed by Jeenee Lee, and request bookmarks and signed bookplates for the books they’ve ordered.

Staccato Publishing 611 Heather Savage, Editor in Chief, heather@staccatopublishing.com, 612-237-9218. www. staccatopublishing.com

Andrea Christofferson, Marketing & Sales Manager, aschrist@wisc.edu. www.uwpress.wisc.edu 50% on all orders through 11/30/2012

Julie Covert, Publisher/Author, julie@juliemcovert.com, 906-493-5854. www.juliemcovert.com extra 15% discount for orders placed during the show

Wicker Park Press 417 Eric Miller, President, eric@3ibooks.com, 773-391-1199, 312-751-7306 (fax). www.wickerpark-3ibooks.com All orders are 45% + Free Freight

Wisconsin Historical Society Press 101, 103 Kathy Borkowski, Director, kathy.borkowski@wisconsinhistory.org, 608-264-6461. www.wisconsinhistory.org 47% on orders placed at the show for 10 or more front and backlist combined

W.W. Norton & Co. 302 Johanna Hynes, Sales Representative, jhynes@wwnorton.com. www.wwnorton.com All orders of 15+ books= +2%, 90 day dating, Free Freight. We also have A Holiday Stock-up Special: An order on selected titles will earn 55%, Free Freight and 90 day dating. Stop by Booth 302 for details and to place your order. Anyone submitting an order at the show will be placed in a drawing to receive an assortment of cookbooks.

Steven M. Lewers & Associates 116 Nance Hall, Sales Manager, nance@foldingguides.com, 603-654-7649. www.foldingguides.com

Trellis Publishing 516 Mary DuBois, President, trellis2@aol.com, 218-428-0254. www.trellispublishing.com

Trim Associates 311 Gary Trim, Sales Representative, garytrim@msn.com. Carole Timkovich, Sales Representative, ctimkovich@msn.com Cornell University Press: 50% discount and free freight for 5+ units. 50% discount for 3+ copies of OWLS by Marianne Taylor—a GLIBA Holiday Catalog selection.

Dufour Editions: 45% discount and free freight. Show only.

University Press of Florida: 48% discount and free freight on trade titles, 45% and free freight on short titles. No minimum. Domestic retailers only. Expires November 5. Use code UPF- HFF12.

University of Hawaii Press: 50% discount on UHP titles only. Distributed titles 40% discount.

University of Nebraska Press: Free media mail freight for domestic retailers on one order, 10-book minimum. Valid only on titles published in 2012. Use code 6HFF12. Expires November 15.

University of Oklahoma Press: 50% discount on trade and short titles. Expires October 12. Use code HFF Discount.

Penn State University Press: 45% discount on trade frontlist, 50% discount on trade backlist, 40% on short-discount titles (maximum 5 copies per short title). Free shipping on entire order. One order only.

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Carrie’s Highly Subjective List What would a book-reading, food-driven, city-loving flaneur do in her free time during lunch or after the show? That’s what this list is for. The points farthest from The Depot are a 15-minute walk away. Don’t forget, the bar at The Depot is a great place to kick back with your friends and colleagues.

Heartland Here

A. Charley’s Grill (inside The Depot) You’ll be satisfied at Charley’s Grill, especially if you get the walleye reuben with sweet potato fries. You just won’t get any fresh air.

B. Dunn Bros Coffee Exit the front door of The Depot, turn right, and enter the old freight house brick building. Great coffee and plenty of light breakfast and lunch options. The Iced Nirvana is all they say it is. All Dunn Bros are locally owned.

C. 112 Eatery, 112 North 3rd St From a chef with a James Beard award. Chic urban setting with late hours and inventive, yet classic food chefs eat after their shift. The cheeseburger with brie on a toasted English muffin is fabled, as well as the fries with tarragon aioli. Anthony Bourdain would go here if he were a bookseller. Call first. (612) 343-7696

N. Spill the Wine, 1101 Washington Ave S Recently voted #1 wine bar and #1 wine list in the Twin Cities, with an enjoyable casual restaurant to boot.

D. Nami, 251 First Ave N It wouldn’t make Jiro Ono proud, but it’s good sushi in a comfortable, even romantic, warehouse setting. You might have seen Wasabi across from The Depot on Washington Ave, but don’t go there. Go to Nami instead.

O. Grumpy’s Bar & Grill, 1111 Washington Ave S You’ll be happy at Grumpy’s if you like a clean dive bar, ample bar food, and a big pool table.

P. Comfort Suites, 425 South 7th St Our extra hotel booked for the show.

Q. Nye’s Polonaise Room, 112 East Hennepin Ave Voted best bar in America by Esquire magazine, you’ll travel back 60 years the moment you step inside and ensconce yourself on a red tufted leather banquette next to the piano bar. I’d suggest you order a drink from the ample martini list and enjoy a Polonaise Plate, but then you may never come back to the show.

E. Kieran's Irish Pub, 601 North 1st Ave Worthwhile eating and even better drinking from the city's most popular pub impresario, Kieran Folliard. Beautiful old-world setting and enough brew to keep a beer-lover happy all evening.

F. Tea House, 330 2nd Avenue S Addictive Szechuan food tucked away on the skyway level on the second floor of the Towle building. Get some steamed buns for me.

R. Pracna, 117 2nd Street SE If you’re at Nye’s and still craving adventure, head to Pracna, the oldest restaurant in Minneapolis, and enjoy the beautiful walk and classy setting. Just don’t go hungry. Get a drink here and carry on your way.

G. Crooked Pint, 501 Washington Avenue S I haven’t gone here yet, but it belongs on the map for its big beer selection and stumbling distance to The Depot.

H. Zen Box Izakaya, 602 Washington Ave S I haven’t been here, either, but it would make a perfect lunch spot during the show.

S. Aster Café, 125 SE Main St Next door to Pracna, enjoy a splendid nightcap along the river in this jewel of a Bohemian setting serving charming drinks your discerning literary grandmother would like. (Coming from me, that’s a big compliment.)

I. Sawatdee, 607 Washington Ave S Convenient to The Depot for a nice Thai lunch fix. If you have extra time on your hands, head to Kindee to enjoy more contemporary Thai food in a gorgeous setting.

T. St. Anthony Main, 115 SE Main St Catch a movie here if you’re staying in town.

J. Kindee, 719 South 2nd St Snappy Thai food situated in the lovely nexus of Spoonriver, the Guthrie, and the Mill City ruins. If you go, be sure to stroll through the Guthrie to see the cantilevered lobby known as the “endless bridge” overlooking the Mississippi River falls and landscape.

U. Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall A soaring modern setting for everyone’s favorite institution, plus a Dunn Bros to get your caffeine fix on.

Save the Date!

K. Spoonriver, 750 South 2nd Get a copy of Brenda Langton’s Spoonriver Cookbook signed at the University of Minnesota’s booth, then stroll over to her restaurant to enjoy her award-winning food firsthand.

L. Sea Change (inside The Guthrie), 806 South 2nd St If you love fish as much as I do, here’s a great spot for you led by a James Beard award winning chef. Get oysters and their pineappleinfused vodka.

October 4, 5, and 6, 2013 Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare

M. Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S The country’s largest center for the literary arts and a beautiful setting for The Loft, Milkweed Editions, and other nonprofits. Includes Coffee Gallery and a book arts gift shop run by Minnesota Center for Book Arts.

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Heartland Fall Forum 2012

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