The American Booksellers Association’s Board of Directors, which met this week in Kansas City just prior to the Winter Institute, has named three director candidates to stand for election to the Board.

For those who may have missed our report from Winter Institute 8, here, in photos and text, are highlights from the opening reception, the plenary sessions presented by bestselling authors Daniel Pink and Malcolm Gladwell, and other key happenings from the first full day of education through Sunday morning’s plenary session.

Here’s a look at the list of the titles presented by Winter Institute 8’s Publisher Sponsors at the Rep Picks lunches and at the Small & Independent Press Breakfast.

A snowstorm in Kansas City just before the start of Winter Institute 8 didn’t keep authors and illustrators away from the event’s signature Author Reception and Small & Independent Press Closing Reception.

Monday’s Winter Institute session entitled “Banned Books, Censorship, and YA Literature” fostered a lively discussion about booksellers’ roles when communities face censorship issues.

At this past weekend’s eighth annual Winter Institute in Kansas City, ABA announced that Winter Institute 9 would be heading to Seattle, Washington.

As a bipartisan coalition of U.S. lawmakers seeks to pass federal sales tax fairness legislation, a Utah Senate committee approved an affiliate-nexus bill sponsored by Sen. Wayne Harper, and in West Virginia, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has proposed legislation that would require remote retailers with warehouses in the state to collect and remit sales tax.

The March Indie Next List’s 12 “Now in Paperback” titles are featured with bookseller quotes on a downloadable flier and shelf-talkers.

Reading Frenzy to open new store; Queen Anne readies for grand opening; North Carolina bookstores featured

DRM lawsuit conference set; Candlewick to launch Big Picture Press; Lambda Literary names schools program coordinator; World Book Night to host April 9 celebration in NYC