Hi everyone!

Popping in again with a large book haul from my first winter institute. Winter institute is a book nerd love convention for independent booksellers from across the United States! We get together to have panels about everything, from market trends, safety in our stores, new books coming out, and more! We also get to hear from the publishers and speak with authors! And not going to lie after working events with readers and now being at a convention with booksellers, I can say with confidence us bookseller are more feral than anything I have ever seen! But truly this institute has been rejuvenating because I have met so many other booksellers just like me. Who are passionate about getting kids to read, who say loudly and proudly FUCK ICE, who love to read, and who aren’t afraid to be themselves. I have learned so much from these sensational booksellers, publishers, and authors that is invaluable. If you are a bookseller and have never gone I highly suggest trying to go at least once in your life! I also got to meet a some of the bindery team in person and that was amazing 💙