Booksellers who attended one of the early March Madness events at The Snail on the Wall, Plenty, Square Books, Cavalier House Books, and Page 158 Books have been enthusiastic about their experiences:

"Just the right blend of from-the-top lecture and round table conversation. Lady and Christina have tons of experience partnering with the community and the other booksellers clearly learned from them while also providing suggestions of their own."

"Plenty is doing incredible work. It was so helpful to hear what they are doing and to think about storytelling in all aspects of our work, even with displays. We loved the activity where we could play around with displays in the store and write engaging shelf talkers."

"Sue did an excellent job of getting attendee participation. Our ability to collaborate with fellow booksellers to compare experiences and customer service challenges was excellent."

"I really enjoyed this time with the other booksellers. Some great ideas were shared that we will be thinking about incorporating, and we felt like we got to know attendees better in the afternoon."

"Loved this bit the most! I got all of my questions answered and I learned a ton about how other bookstores do things. It gave me a lot of ideas, so it was successful!"

On the assumption that booksellers know their own stores and own businesses best, the focus of the March Madness Bookseller Series is bookseller-to-bookseller information sharing. Registration is still open for the upcoming March Madness events.

Register here.