Independent Publishers Group

@americanbooksellers and #booksellersofinstagram, thank you for another incredible Winter Institute! In our opinion, maybe the very best one yet! We bid farewell to Oren Teicher, longtime fearless leader, and welcomed a new guiding force and CEO for our industry in Alison Hill, a passionate bookseller herself keen to see the book world grow. We also witnessed the dervish Galley Room frenzy as you rushed to find the next great books of our time and we got to show off some forthcoming highlights during the Rep Breakfast included here: ✨It’s Not About the Burqa (@panmacmillan) ✨S is for Slugger (@triumphbooks) ✨Biographic Marilyn, Marley, and Audrey (@gmcpublications) ✨This is Not A Fashion Story by Danielle Bernstein (@weworewhat) ✨He’s Making You Crazy by Kristin Doute & Michele Alexander (@kristendoute @mamalove10 @chireviewpress) ✨Into Darkness | Book 5 in the Children of D’Hara series from #terrygoodkind and @headofzeus ) Thank you and see you at Ci8! . . #indiesforindies #bookselling #bookslinger #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #whattoread #wi15 #winterinstitute #ipgtopshelf #itsnotabouttheburqa #childrenofdhara #swordoftruth #legendoftheseeker #sisforslugger #thisisnotafashionstory #daniellebernstein #hesmakingyoucrazy #kristindoute #currentlyreading #mustlovebooks #readmorebooks (at Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B72lphogyHl/?igshid=yjvkc4rgb95e

One of the best parts of #WinterInstitute is getting to visit bookstores all over the country! This year’s #Wi15 brings us to #Baltimore and the first stop on this #bookstorebucketlist is the new and absolutely delightful @charmcitybooks just down the street from the conference, complete with not one but ✌️ bookstore doggos, Cocoa and Lou. The selection is lovingly curated and includes adult, children’s, and locally focused titles. Davon and her excitement for their shop and their neighborhood and Baltimore and all the books they carry make this a must-visit while you’re here in town fellow #booklovers! . . #bookstagram #bookshelves #shelfie #bookish #baltimore #bookstore #newbookstore #bookselling #publishing #publishinglife #bookseller #booksellerlife #charmcity #pigtown #pigtownbaltimore #whattodoinbaltimore #charmcitybooks #winterinstitute2020 @americanbooksellers @shelf.awareness (at Charm City Books) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7nMd-GAq45/?igshid=pcpf857e5ba0

Seven unique stories from seven unique worlds, one show about our one planet. The multi-network premiere of @sirdavidattenborough’s latest BBC documentary series Seven Worlds One Planet aired across @amc_tv, @bbcamerica, @ifc and @sundancetv last nice and it was EPIC! Accompanying this stunning journey is a breath-taking collection of more than 250 photographs from the series as well as the stories of the animals featured within them. With chapters devoted to the continent and creatures of Australia and a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. #sevenworldsoneplanet #sevenworldsoneplanetthebook #sevenworldsoneplant #bbc #bbcamerica #planetearth #blueplanet #australia #sirdavidattenborough #animalplanet #animalkingdom #naturalworld #savetheplanet #jonnykeeling #naturalwonders #scottalexander @bbcstudiosla @penguinukbooks @bbcamerica @bbcearth #animallovers #bookstagram #currentlyreading #bookish #animals #ecosystem #photography #animalphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/B7hca7nAoiO/?igshid=1gy2apgzurjdw

‘Fans will hope this series goes on forever.’ — @pwpics ⁣ ⁣ #currentlyreading NO FIXED LINE, the newest @stabenowd from @headofzeus, which also happened to recently receive a ⭐️ STARRED ⭐️ review from Publishers Weekly this month: “A plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness kicks off Edgar winner Stabenow’s excellent 22nd Kate Shugak mystery (after 2017’s Less Than a Treason). Former State Trooper Jim Chopin, Kate’s beau, is called out of retirement to go to the crash site, where he discovers two survivors, children who don’t speak English. When the children turn out to be trafficked refugees kept by a drug-smuggling pedophile, PI Shugak, who operates from the national park that contains the crash site, investigates. She goes up against powerful foes from both inside and outside Alaska, including two goons sent by the smuggling ring. As plenty of villains have learned over the decades, this is a woman who shouldn’t be underestimated and has plenty of fight left in her. Stabenow’s affection for her characters, in particular Chopin, shines through, as does her fondness for the Alaskan country she knows so well. Fans will hope this series goes on forever.”⁣ ⁣ Um, yes please 🙌. Get us to the nearest Mystery section, now please. ⁣ ⁣ #bookstagram #igreads #readcrimefiction #danastabenow #kateshugak #mystery #mysterybooks #mysteryseries #nextread #whattoread #nofixedline #bookish #readmore #ipgtopshelf #publishersweekly #nytbestseller #fictionaddiction #femalesleuths #detective #bookworm #librarylove #librariansofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B7XBm-bAVK4/?igshid=10thvc79xcrn9

Do you have a bookstore bucket list - a list of the bookstores of the world you’d like to visit one day? We do! And at the top, with several check marks by it since we keep going back, is @pwpics Bookstore of the Year 2019: @literatibookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Situated near the heart of downtown, with three levels of thoughtfully curated books plus excellent coffee and a typewriter on which you can leave your own message, Literati should top your list too! 💙📚 Tell us what #bookstoresofinstagram are on your #bookstorebucketlist below? #bookstore #bookstagram #shelfie #shelflife #literati #literature #currentlyreading #bookish #bookstores #shoplocal #annarbor #literatibookstore @glibabooksellers (at Literati Bookstore) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7P46W-Abp0/?igshid=vlsaw3att26d

The @sdpubliclibrary is 🙌🙌🙌 9 floors of stacks upon stacks of comic books and art books and children’s books and floors of fiction and a teen zone too! A great cafe, roof top reading area, the @libraryshopsd with its nifty gifties (did we get a new bookish T and a signed copy of #childrenofvirtueandvengeance, maybe we did!), and a place to drop off and purchase used books through @sdfocl ♥️. If you find yourself in sunny San Diego, you better come check out their beautiful Central Library. #librarylove #librariesofinstagram #librariestransform #read #library #bookish #sandiego #whattoseeinsandiego #visitsandiego #librarylife #librarian #architecture #stacksonstacks #stacks #bookstagram #booked (at San Diego Central Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7IQ4hGAH-c/?igshid=8qa35hnh48vj

Wishing you all a holiday that’s merry and bright and filled with books! Happy Holidays from all of us at IPG! (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6gSO8PgfJC/?igshid=i4geq96dt2cg

Popped into the delightful @booksandbookskw to check out their thoughtfully curated and beautifully arranged bookshelves this afternoon. @judyblume and Robin and George and the team do a stupendous job with this light and airy space, supporting local authors and publishers like our @bentonbuckleybooks. This is a must-stop for any worthwhile #KeyWest trip! You can’t go to the beach without a good book!? 📚 🏖 📚 🏝 📚 #keywestflorida #keywesttrip #roadtrip #loveyourbookstore #booksandbooks #booksandbookskeywest #visitkeywest #givebooks #booksmakemehappy #booksmakegreatgifts #christmasgifts #thestudiosatkeywest @keywestchamber @keywestvisitorscenter #seethekeys #bookstagram #currentlyreading #bookrecommendations (at Books & Books at The Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/B50mapHAiu9/?igshid=bf21ysmg3zwb

Bring home some of the holiday magic of Downton Abbey with Christmas at Highclere 🎄 Highclere Castle, known as 'the real Downton Abbey', bustles with activity at the best of times, but it is never more alive than at Christmas. Christmas at Highclere is a look behind the scenes at the routines and rituals that make the castle the most magical place to be throughout the festive season. Learn how the castle and grounds are transformed by decorations, including the raising of a twenty-foot tree in the saloon, the gathering of holly and mistletoe from the grounds. This book also tells the story of historic Christmases at Highclere – of distinguished guests warming themselves by the fire after a long journeys home through the snow, unexpected knocks on the door, and, always, the joy of bringing family – and staff – together after a busy year. Lady Carnarvon provides recipes, tips, and divulges the secret to perfectly flakey mince pies, the proper way to wrap presents so that you can bring a quintessentially British flare to make this year a holiday to remember. Lavish, celebratory and utterly enchanting, Christmas at Highclere is celebration of one of the UK's most beloved historic houses and is the perfect gift for any Downton Abbey fan. #downtonabbey #downton #christmasatdowntonabbey #christmasathighclere #giftideasforher #giftideas #pbsmasterpiece #downtonabbeymovie #highclerecastle #christmasdecor #christmasgifts #christmasfood #happychristmas #happyholidays #givebooks #igreads #cookbook #coffeetablebook #downtonabbeyfan @downtonabbey_official @highclere_castle @penguinukbooks @ipgbook https://www.instagram.com/p/B5hTcUIA3ER/?igshid=1jj5pha263pee

What we’re #thankfulfor 📚🥧📚🥧📚 We hope you have a good-food-and-family-filled Thanksgiving everyone! All IPG locations are closed today in observance of the holiday and will reopen tomorrow. Our website is always open 😊 📸: @riflepaperco (at IPG: Independent Publishers Group) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5akMLtgKZw/?igshid=1b625eqosxn2q

We got to visit the famous and beloved @carmichaelsbookstore and @carmkidsbooks while in #Louisville this week and they did not disappoint! The staff is warm and welcoming and we barely made it past their impressive picks wall, there were so many great recs! It was also a treat to see several of our publishers’ books on their thoughtfully curated shelves. Yet another reason to #loveyourbookstore Louisville ♥️! . . . #louisvilleky #loveyourbookstorechallenge #bookstore #bookstoresofinstagram #visitlouisville #carmichaels #bookrecs #staffpicks #fictionaddiction #bookish #bookstagram #currentlyreading #whattoreadnext #kidsbookstore #independentbookstore #familybusiness #shoplocal #indiebound #givebooks #booksmakegreatgifts #readindependently #bookstorelove #bookstorebucketlist (at Carmichael's Bookstore) https://www.instagram.com/p/B47HoE7A37w/?igshid=1for0lkqcw6ay

After a week of binging on Halloween candy, we are ready to start Monday and November right with @americancancersociety Quick and Healthy: 50 Simple Delicious Recipes for Every Day 😋🌮🥗! ⁣ ⁣ This compact little guide is a weeknight lifesaver, with 50 main course ideas that take 30 minutes or less to prep and cook. Loaded with approachable recipes and plenty of #meatlessmonday options, we’ll be trim and healthy just in time to binge again at Thanksgiving! ⁣ ⁣ 🤤 . 👩🏻‍🍳 . 😋 . 🥦 . 😄⁣ ⁣ #happymonday #mondaymotivation #motivationmonday #meatlessmeals #mealprep #quickandhealthy #recipes #healthyrecipes #makegoodchoices #simplerecipes #learntocook #americancancersociety #stayfit #everydayrecipes #cooking #foodstagram #bookstagram #bookish #cookbook #cookbooks #cookingmadeeasy (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4dFO6EA964/?igshid=16dr31615pmnm

Zoinks! IPG sure knows how to scare up a great time! We held our annual Halloween party and costume contest this year and friends: the competition was FIERCE! From Nicolas Cages through the Ages and Scooby Doo and the Gang to literary classics Matilda and the Wizard of Oz to Greek Mythology and an appearance from @emma_wiggle (ok it was VP of Marketing and Publicity Annette Hobbs Magier but it was pretty darn close!), we had a blast guessing and voting on our favorite costumes. Congratulations to @nymorii for her terrifying turn as Clippy the unhelpful Microsoft paperclip 📎, Best small group winners Data Department as Greek Mythology and @chireviewpress and @triumphbooks combined team Wizard of Oz who took home Best Large Group Costume 2019! 🎃👻🖤💀🍫 Have a safe and spooky Halloween everyone! #halloween #halloweencostumes #halloweencostumeideas #happyhalloween #scoobydoo #wizardofoz #matilda #roalddahl #clippy #medusa #officehalloween #creativecoworkers #weworkinbooks #publishersofinstagram #bookdistribution #bookdistributor (at IPG: Independent Publishers Group) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Sk7chAflL/?igshid=1598znxyo2it6

THERE YOU ARE is finally here! ⁣ 📀 . 📀 . 📀⁣ ⁣ Out this week and our #bookfacefriday (not to mention an #ipgtopshelf selection) is @matheamorais ‘hypnotic and exhilarating’ There You Are from @amberjackpublishing and @chireviewpress. ⁣ ⁣ Growing up in the '80s and '90s in St. Louis, Octavian Munroe and Mina Rose found a future in music. Between the stacks at Rahsaan's Records, the two fell in love to the sounds of Prince and A Tribe Called Quest. But in the wake of grief and heartbreak, they drifted apart, ultimately leaving the city for fresh starts. ⁣ ⁣ Decades later, Rahsaan's Records is closing for good. Seeking closure of their own, Octavian and Mina travel homeward, reckoning with the ghosts of the past they left behind and the uncertain future they must create. ⁣ ⁣ Insightful and nostalgic, There You Are is a wise novel of love, loss, and the power of community, backed by a phenomenal soundtrack of hip hop, soul, and jazz. ⁣ ⁣ "Mathea Morais is a really gifted writer. It is a special joy for those of us who are fortunate enough to have read her coming-of age, personal and intimate story of a time in St. Louis circling the death of Michael Brown." —Harry Belafonte, activist, actor, singer, author⁣ ⁣ “There You Are is such a rich and generous portrait of time, history, and the shifting modes of a life lived...Soundtracked by playlists and narrated with a touchable imagery that jumps off the page, it was a joy to briefly see parts of my own moments in this book. What a warm and brilliant tapestry” — Hanif Abdurraqib, acclaimed poet, essayist, and author of Go Ahead In The Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest ⁣ ⁣ #thereyouare #matheamorais #literaryfiction #soundtracktomylife #stlouis #stlouisbooks #stlouisbookstore #avisitfromthegoonsquad #goaheadintherain #loveandmusic #recordstore #newbook #newbookalert #bookstagram #bookish #currentlyreading #bookface #bookfacelicious #igreads @nifmuhammad @theharrybelafonte (at St. Louis) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4DaNAvgQmo/?igshid=1451sdtx3l

The Axeman of New Orleans | This backlist Fall favorite from @chireviewpress is the story of one of the earliest recorded serial killing sprees in US history. Repost @chireviewpress with @get_repost ・・・ "Miriam Davis leaves no stone unturned in her study of a classic unsolved serial muder case, pursuing leads where no researcher has gone before and revealing previously unreported crimes, victims, and suspects. Those who think they 'know it all' about the Axeman are in for a thrilling surprise." —Michael Newton, author of The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers . . . . . . . #spookyreads #fallreads #halloween #october #fallbooks #chilling #theaxemanofneworleans #theaxeman #allhallowsread #horror #americanhorrorstory #ahs #ahscoven #axemenofneworleans #truecrime #truecrimejunkie #myfavoritemurder #spookyszn #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #throwbacklistthursday #neworleans #theaxman #theaxemancometh #thrillerthursday @ipgbook (at New Orleans, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4BM84EgAwF/?igshid=ucy9sf2mez31

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ⁣ - Edgar Allen Poe⁣ ⁣ 🖤⁣ ⁣ We’re getting into the spooky spirit with these beautiful editions and anthologies from @britishlibrary including their Tell Tale Heart and Other Stories from Edgar Allen Poe and The Gothic Tales of HP Lovecraft... ⁣ ⁣ Read something wicked this Halloween season, friends.⁣ ⁣ 🖤🍂🎃👻⁣ ⁣ #edgarallenpoe #hplovecraft #hplovecrafthistoricalsociety #thebritishlibrary #thebritishlibrarycrimeclassics #readsomethingwicked #readsomethingspooky #telltaleheart #thetelltaleheart #gothichorror #horrorbooks #horrorbookclub #horrorbookclubpgh #halloween #halloweenbooks #classichorror #currentlyreading #allhallowsread #bookstoread #igreads #collectiondevelopment https://www.instagram.com/p/B38JvZ0A2WM/?igshid=1w0dt6llwxt66

Anton Marin and Rani Cross team up again to fight the ghosts that are plaguing the city. And now there's a vicious faction to watch out for in town as well. Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town is @michaelpryorauthor highly entertaining sequel to the smart, snappy and funny Gap Year in Ghost Town. Lingerers. Moaners. Thugs. Weepers. So many ghosts. Not enough graveyard shifts in a night. When an extreme ghost plague descends on the city, Anton and Rani must work overtime to keep the city safe and to find the source of the new aggressive ghost outbreak. And it amps up to another level after ghost hunters become the hunted. Anton and Rani will need all their wits and wiles about them if they are to manage the ghost influx, get to the truth about the Elsewhere and navigate the night with all their limbs intact. Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town is thoroughly hilarious and full of nail-biting ghostly action and adventure, sure to spook middle grade readers this Halloween season... 👻! 🎃 . 🎃 . 🎃 #gapyearinghosttown #graveyardshiftinghosttown #middlegradebooks #halloweenbooksforkids #spookybooks #artemisfowl #michaelpryor #bookish #igreads #graveyard #currentlyreading #middlegradefiction #chapterbooks #bookstagram #ghoststories #ghosthunting #halloweenbooks #middlegradelibrary https://www.instagram.com/p/B35zprLAAPm/?igshid=10vq8w35zjwod