Spring Forum
April 15 - 16 • The Spring Forum (Danvers, MA)
We are thrilled to announce that the NEIBA Spring Forum will be held April 15 - 16, 2026 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Boston North Shore in Danvers, MA. NEIBA's Spring Forum is a two day event full of author presentations, education, and community building.
For the first time, NEIBA is pleased to host a Sidelines Exhibit Show on April 16, 2026. See more details below.
Event Schedule Spring Forum 2026
Tentative Event Schedule
subject to change
Wednesday, April 15
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Galley Room
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
All About the Books
Omer Aziz, author of Shadows of the Republic: The Rebirth of Fascism in America and How to Defeat It for Good (Broadleaf Books, an imprint of Augsburg Fortress Publishers)
Brooke Barbier, author of Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution (Chicago Review Press)
Christina Diaz Gonzalez, author of Offside (Scholastic Inc./ Graphix)
Eric Jay Dolin, author of The Wreck of the Mentor (W.W.Norton/Liveright)
Jenny Jackson, author of The Shampoo Effect (Penguin Random House/ Pamela Dorman Books
Isabel Kim, author of Sublimation (Tor Books, an imprint of Tor Publishing Group)
Jarrett Lerner, author of Lake of Slime (Simon & Schuster/Simon Spotlight)
Sara Levine, author of A Visit with the Birds (Sourcebooks Explore)
J.A. Morgenstein, author of The League of Dangerous Young Ladies (Stonefruit Studio)
Ruth Ozeki, author of The Typing Lady (Penguin Random House/ Viking)
View the AATB Edelweiss collection
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Author Keynote Luncheon
2:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Rep Picks
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Education
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Author Reception
Thursday, April 16
8:30 AM
Author Keynote Breakfast
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sidelines Exhibit
Consultation Stations
All Day
Bookseller meetings by cohort
Galley Room
Sidelines education sessions
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Grab-n-go boxed lunches for all
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Bookseller Olympics