From: New England Independent Booksellers Association Nan@neba.orgSubject: This Week from NEIBA

Date: May 8, 2019 at 1:03 PMTo: nan@neba.org

NEIBA NewsMay 8, 2019

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Notes From the NEIBA Advisory CouncilBy Julia Hobart, The Bookloft, Great Barrington MA

Here I present to you a visual exploration of tiny moments of *thoughtful pause* happiness atwork. No, I wouldn’t say happiness. While there are many moments full of humorous banter,exclamations over books and movies, and day to day laughs, these moments aren’t those.

I would describe this collection as snippets of peaceful solitude. Arriving at the store andwandering around straightening up before the phone starts ringing and my co-workers arrive.The evening light filtering through the giant front windows at the end of the day, blanketing thestore preparing for rest.

store preparing for rest.

As much as I enjoy finding a reader their perfect book or excitedly gabbing about Avengers:Endgame with my fellow booksellers, these are probably my favorite times of day. Before I amexpected to be awake and clear-headed and when I get to sign off for the day.

Congratulations to

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NEIBA!

You all helped raise $10,420 for booksellers across the country. And even thoughNEIBA is the winner of the ice cream social, it's truly a win for everyone. Thanks toyour work and efforts, the booksellers' safety is stronger than before. During thiscampaign, we welcomed fifty-two new sustaining donors and twenty-six annualdonors to our community of supporters, beating last year's record in both the numberof supporters and dollar amount.

A packed room of lively booksellers at last weeks NECBA meetingin the Candlewick Press office!

Help Wanted

Bookstore Manager, The MIT Press BookstoreThe MIT Press seeks an experienced, entrepreneurial bookseller to lead the MIT Press Bookstore and its growingstaff.

The bookstore functions as a full service bookstore to the MIT community and Cambridge residents, businesses,commuters, and tourists, offering a broad selection of trade / scholarly / art / children’s titles and serving as ashowroom for the publications of the MIT Press, the leading university press of books and journals at theintersection of science, technology, art, and design.

The Store Manager leads a small dynamic team of booksellers, providing exemplary customer service, sales andmerchandising, and overseeing all buying, accounting, and operations of a fast-paced retail environment.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:Staff Supervision and Store Leadership– Hiring, scheduling, supervision, and training of staff.Customer Service & Sales– Maintenance of the sales floor; providing direct sales assistance to customers.Marketing & Merchandising– Guiding the store’s marketing, social media efforts & instore merchandising.Events Strategy & Support – Supervise events staff in coordinating a targeted events schedule.Book Purchasing– Inventory curation and control; ordering, returning, shipping, and receiving ofinventory.Accounting– Cash / invoice / receivable / expenditure / vendor account reconciliation; tracking &budgeting.Operations– Maintenance of POS system, IT software updates, and operational functioning of the store.Facility Maintenance – Acting facility manager, liaising with MIT Press to supervise any issues /enhancements.

Requirements:Three to five years of bookstore or related retail management experience;Strong interpersonal and customer service skills and ease with telephone, email, and in-personcommunication;Strong attention to detail;Must be able to juggle multiple priorities despite frequent interruptions, and work independently.Must be able to handle confidential financial information, interpret store policies using discretion andjudgment,Must be able to lift boxes weighing up to 40 lbs.Frequent weekend and evening work required.Proficiency with Excel, Word, InDesign, MailChimp, and Eventbrite preferred.

Interested candidates should email David Goldberg ASAP to get more information on applying for this position.

JOIN US FOR A COCKTAIL PARTY!We’re gathering for drinks and apps after the Advisory Council meeting on May 16, from 5-7:00 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, NH All are welcome—come visit the store,spend time with the NEIBA Board and AC members, and have some food and drink onus! Looking forward to seeing you there.

RSVP(Just so we can have a good guess on the attendance)

NEIBA Best Sellers

Best Sellers for the week ended

Sunday May 5, 2019

Based on reporting from the independent booksellers ofNEIBA and IndieBound

HARDCOVER FICTION1. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26, 97807352190902. Normal PeopleSally Rooney, Hogarth, $26, 97819848221783. Lost RosesMartha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $28, 97815247963724. Women TalkingMiriam Toews, Bloomsbury, $24, 97816355725825. CirceMadeline Miller, Little Brown, $27, 97803165563476. Cape May NewChip Cheek, Celadon Books, $26.99, 97812502971507. Machines Like MeIan McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95, 97803855451128. Daisy Jones & The SixTaylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $27, 97815247986289. Spring NewAli Smith, Pantheon, $25.95, 978110187077810. RedemptionDavid Baldacci, Grand Central, $29, 978153876141011. GingerbreadHelen Oyeyemi, Riverhead Books, $27, 978159463465912. The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99, 978125030169713. Run Away NewHarlan Coben, Grand Central, $29, 978153874846614. The Invited NewJennifer McMahon, Doubleday, $25.95, 978038554138115. There ThereTommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525520375

HARDCOVER NONFICTION1. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $28, 97803995905042. The Second MountainDavid Brooks, Random House, $28, 97808129932643. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 97815247631384. Save Me the PlumsRuth Reichl, Random House, $27, 97814000699965. NanavilleAnna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 97808129961046. The Moment of LiftMelinda Gates, Flatiron Books, $26.99, 97812503135777. Everything in Its PlaceOliver Sacks, Knopf, $26.95, 97804514928908. FalterBill McKibben, Holt, $28, 97812501782689. Women Rowing NorthMary Pipher, Bloomsbury, $27, 978163286960910. Pocket RBG Wisdom NewHardie Grant Books, Hardie Grant, $9.99, 978178488287711. WorkingRobert A. Caro, Knopf, $25, 978052565634012. Why Don't You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It?: A Mother's Suggestions NewPatricia Marx, Roz Chast (Illus.), Celadon Books, $20, 978125030196313. Dreyer's EnglishBenjamin Dreyer, Random House, $25, 978081299570114. A Woman of No Importance New

14. A Woman of No Importance NewSonia Purnell, Viking, $28, 978073522529915. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat NewSamin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35, 9781476753836

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION1. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 97803933566872. A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles, Penguin, $17, 97801431104393. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 97800627971554. Washington BlackEsi Edugyan, Vintage, $16.95, 97805255632425. WarlightMichael Ondaatje, Vintage, $16, 97805255629626. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 97807352206907. The Woman in the WindowA.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99, 97800626784238. Conversations with FriendsSally Rooney, Hogarth, $17, 97804514990669. TranscriptionKate Atkinson, Back Bay, $16.99, 978031617666810. An American MarriageTayari Jones, Algonquin Books, $16.95, 978161620868411. The Lost Girls of ParisPam Jenoff, Park Row, $16.99, 978077833027112. Pachinko NewMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 978145556392013. The HuntressKate Quinn, Morrow, $16.99, 978006274037314. The ImmortalistsChloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16, 978073521509215. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION1. The Mueller ReportThe Washington Post, Scribner, $15, 97819821297362. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 97800623161103. Born a CrimeTrevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 97803995881984. The Mueller Report NewRobert S. Mueller, III, et al., Skyhorse, $12.99, 97815107501665. The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels NewJon Meacham, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20, 97803995898296. White FragilityRobin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 97808070474157. Fly Girls NewKeith O'Brien, Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books, $15.99, 97813285927988. Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18, 97815713135609. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 978030774248310. The Collected SchizophreniasEsmé Weijun Wang, Graywolf Press, $16, 978155597827311. I'll Be Gone in the Dark NewMichelle McNamara, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 978006231979112. Code Girls NewLiza Mundy, Hachette, $16.99, 978031635254313. You Are a Badass NewJen Sincero, Running Press, $16, 978076244769514. Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say NewKelly Corrigan, Random House, $16, 978039958839615. My Own WordsRuth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18, 9781501145254

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18, 9781501145254

MASS MARKET1. A Game of ThronesGeorge R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 97805535937162. DuneFrank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 97804411727193. 1984George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 97804515249354. Past Tense NewLee Child, Dell, $9.99, 97803995935365. Good OmensNeil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 97800628369776. The Diary of a Young Girl NewAnne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 97805535771297. The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 97804414781258. Dune Messiah NewFrank Herbert, Ace, $8.99, 97804411726969. Hyperion NewDan Simmons, Spectra, $7.99, 978055328368610. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings NewMaya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED1. High Five NewAdam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $19.99, 97805254288932. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 97806940036173. Make Way for DucklingsRobert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 97801405643414. Dragons Love TacosAdam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 97808037368015. Good Night, Gorilla NewPeggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 97803992300356. Hello LighthouseSophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 97803163623827. Don't Let Them DisappearChelsea Clinton, Gianna Marino (Illus.), Philomel Books, $17.99, 97805255143298. Pat the BunnyDorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 97803071200079. The Very Hungry Caterpillar NewEric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 978039922690810. Little Blue TruckAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780544568037

CHILDREN'S INTEREST1. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's JournalJeff Kinney, Amulet Books, $13.99, 97814197402752. New KidJerry Craft, Harper, $12.99, 97800626911943. Share Your Smile: Raina's Guide to Telling Your Own Story NewRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 97813383538464. The Next Great Paulie Fink NewAli Benjamin, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 97803163808815. The Hate U Give NewAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 97800628713506. On the Come UpAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 97800624985647. The Night DiaryVeera Hiranandani, Puffin, $8.99, 97807352285288. PaxSara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $8.99, 97800623770299. The Line TenderKate Allen, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 978073523160310. GhostsRaina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629

CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES1. Spy School British Invasion NewStuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 97815344247082. Dog Man: Brawl of the WildDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 97813382365763. Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants (The Questioneers, Book 2)Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $12.99, 97814197342294. Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava Series, #2) NewRoshani Chokshi, Rick Riordan Presents, $16.99, 97813680138405. Dog Man: Lord of the FleasDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 97805459351736. The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys, #1) NewAaron Blabey, Scholastic, $5.99, 97805459124027. Spy School NewStuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 97814424218378. Dog Man UnleashedDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 97805459352039. Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters (The Questioneers, Book 1)Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $12.99, 978141973360410. Dog ManDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545581608

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