Administration/Projects
Send project-related
questions (Fall Discovery Show, Winter Catalog, Reading the West Book Awards, Website)
plus bills, invoices,
and payments to:

MPIBA Administration
c/o Kathy Keel
208 E. Lincoln Avenue

Fort Collins, CO 80524

MPIBA Bookstores Receive 2016 James Patterson Holiday Bonuses

Congratulations to these booksellers and bookstores!

		Cathy Berner Blue Willow Bookshop Houston, Texas

		Raul Chapa Scott Montgomery BookPeople Bookstore Austin, Texas

		Connie Griffin Bookworks Albuquerque, New Mexico

		Christopher Green The Bookworm of Edwards Edwards, Colorado

		Warren Onken Boulder Book Store Boulder, Colorado

		Annalia Luna Brazos Bookstore Houston, Texas

		Heather Weldon Changing Hands Bookstore Tempe, Arizona

		Margaret Brennan Neville The King's English Bookshop Salt Lake City, Utah

		Susan Wilmer Old Firehouse Books Fort Collins, Colorado

		Margaret Noteman Tattered Cover Book Store Denver, Colorado

MPIBA Board of Directors
Ballot 2017

MPIBA Board of Directors 2016

Please take a moment to complete the MPIBA Board of Directors 2017 Ballot and to propose candidates to serve on the MPIBA Board.

News from Our Bookstores

BookBar Donates to Reading Partners for the Holidays

Elves and authors at BookBar ... note children's books on the left
and a basket of MPIBA's Winter Catalogs on the right.

BookBar decided to put a major focus on children's book sales. Their goal is to get as many books to children as possible this year, knowing that
books as gifts outlive most other plastic, fad, fleeting presents.

Books for children can have a much bigger impact than many toys or games.

BookBar has been giving 20% off every children's book sold from Small Business Saturday through Christmas Eve.

In addition, BookBar will donate $1 for every children's book sold (baby books through young adult) to Reading Partners for the work they do in getting kids to read and getting books in their hands.

As of December 22, the Reading Partners donation stands at $1,353

and BookBar expects that figure to be over $2,000 by the holiday weekend. You can follow the donation ticker on their website home page: www.bookbardenver.com; it is being updated daily so customers can follow the impact they have by shopping with BookBar.

"It has been so wonderful to see all the families fill our children's sections this season!"

Second Star to the Right
Celebrates Second Anniversary

Second Star to the Right Children's Books in Denver, Colorado

A "Best of Denver" bookstore

Second Star to the Right Children's Books in Denver recently celebrated their second year of magic.

The evening began with a typical gathering of many kids. There was a local music duo that provided Disney sing-along tunes, a book cake with candles that were quickly blown out by the kids, raffles, giveaways, and of course, storytime.

Owner Dea Lavoie says that she is thrilled
with how the store has been embraced

by the Tennyson-Berkeley neighborhood and the Greater Denver community. "People know that we're a place of comfort, nurturing, and fun, and they know we love their kids! We have had so much support, and nothing but kind words.

We were voted Best Bookstore by our customers on Denver's A-list and couldn't be more proud. We have daily story time where the local police officer, dentist, and others in the community read. We have events every week that include yoga, authors, parties, characters, and dog story time.

Business is flourishing, and we're having so much fun!"

Bookstore Holiday Photos

Santa made a stop at Paragraphs in South Padre Island, Texas
to check out their Christmas tree made entirely of books!

The Polar Express Pajama Party
at Katy Budget Books in Houston, Texas.

Santa working his magic with pets Lucy and Apache
at HearthFire Books in Evergreen, Colorado.

The Santa Cat at Dolly's Bookstore in Park City, Utah.

December 31 Nomination Deadline for Reading the West Book Awards

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The Reading the West Book Awards provide an opportunity to promote authors, increase book sales, expand reach, and create awareness.

Reading the West is a program sponsored by Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association that assists publishers, authors, and booksellers in promoting and building sales for exceptional books and authors in the Mountains & Plains region.

These adult and children's titles exemplify the best in writing and/or illustrations whose subject matter is set in the region or evokes the spirit of the region: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

Booksellers, publishers, authors, and others can nominate titles that are published for the first time in calendar year 2016.

The nomination deadline is December 31, 2016. The author's place of residence is immaterial for this award.

Click here to learn more about the program and to access the nomination form.

$500 Prize!
Western Writers of America Book Display Contest

Create an in-store display that highlights the work of western authors and musicians for a chance to win $500!

Send Western Writers of America a picture or post to social media. The best display will win $500 and an invitation to the announcement ceremony at the WWA convention in Kansas City, Missouri in June 2017!

How to enter:

-Between April 4, 2017 and June 1, 2017, create an in-store display featuring books about the western frontier and the authors and musicians who write about the American West.

-The Western Writers of America logo must be incorporated into the display somehow.

-Post photos of your display to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and e-mail us directly at gvcenss@aol.com

-Be sure to tag us on Facebook with www.facebook.com/Western-Writers-of-America-Inc and on Twitter @Western_Writers.

-Feel free to be as creative as you want! Using books that have won Spur Awards are a plus.

-We look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Deadline:
The contest deadline is June 1, 2017 and the winner will be announced shortly after.

Questions?

E-mail us at gvcenss@aol.com .
You can find more information about the contest at www.westernwriters.org

Happy Holidays from MPIBA!

We hope that all of you have a lovely and joyous holiday season, and that you are planning to celebrate with family and friends.

In observance of the holidays, the MPIBA offices will be closed starting the evening of December 23 through January 1, reopening on January 2, 2017.

Have a great holiday!