Consortium will be at 2 events this weekend! Find us at ALA #ALAAC26 at booth 3431 - we'll have galleys, giveaways, signings, and more! Full schedule here: www.cbsd.com/news/consort... We'll also be at Children's Institute alongside some of our publishers. More here: www.cbsd.com/news/consort...

📣Booksellers: Next week we'll be at Winter Institute (along with US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze!) Find us to chat books, grab galleys, and learn about new titles from our publishers @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social, @littlepuss.net, @coffeehousepress.bsky.social, @haymarketbooks.org, and others!

Our next staff interview is with Kristina Hall, manager of marketing services, who talks fantasy recs, Little Guys™️, and espionage in the library. Read it here: www.cbsd.com/blog/2025/12... Consortium Corner is a Q&A series celebrating Consortium’s 40 years of independent book distribution 📚🎉

Next up in our staff Q&A series: Hear from Consortium’s manager of client relations Lindsay Eidel, who discusses nature memoirs, Leonard Nimoy, and a coveted reading spot at her childhood library: www.cbsd.com/blog/2025/10...

Consortium Corner, our staff spotlight series celebrating Consortium's 40th anniversary, continues with Josh Brown, Consortium’s manager of operations and metadata (and in-house Star Wars expert). Read the full Q&A here: www.cbsd.com/blog/2025/10...

We're thrilled to see so many books from independent publishers on best-of-the-year lists! We're keeping tabs on all the books from Consortium publishers that are receiving end-of-year accolades here: www.cbsd.com/best-books-o...

We’re excited to share some favorite in-stock books (and more) from Consortium publishers in this year’s gift guide! Find the perfect pick for the reader in your life (or yourself): t.e2ma.net/webview/thlh...

Spotted in the wild: A SHEEPDOG NAMED OSCAR by Dara Waldron (DoppelHouse Press), a Barnes & Noble monthly pick for September 🧡🐶

Our Fall 2025 catalogs are up on Edelweiss for your perusal 👀 Adult books: www.edelweiss.plus#catalogID=51... Children's/YA books: www.edelweiss.plus#catalogID=51...

In our latest newsletter: The best books of the 21st century (so far), the winner of AWP’s 2025 Small Press Publisher Award, new digital ARCs, and more! Read it here: t.e2ma.net/webview/pe46...

Consortium's CMYK newsletter is a monthly dispatch highlighting art, design, and visual titles from our publishers. In the March issue: 2024's top ads, an illuminated edition of The Inferno, and more. Read it here: bit.ly/cmykmarch2025

This week in books: A graphic novel tackling authoritarianism, a whaling tale, a Republic of Consciousness Prize winner, and more! Read it here: bit.ly/communiquema...

In our latest children's book roundup: The secret lives of cats, ALA-approved graphic novels, and more 😺 Read the latest Kids Kaleidoscope newsletter here: t.e2ma.net/webview/p2ak...

This week in book news: 3 International Booker Prize nominees, graphic novels celebrated by the ALA, the women reinventing independent publishing, and more! Read our latest newsletter here: t.e2ma.net/webview/hgsk...

Excited to see Perfect Victims by Mohammed El-Kurd on this week's NYT list! Congrats to @haymarketbooks.org

Booksellers: See you soon at Winter Institute!! Check out which Consortium publishers are attending and what galleys you can grab at the show here: t.e2ma.net/webview/h0f0...

Kids Kaleidoscope is our monthly newsletter dedicated to kids' and YA lit. In our first issue of the year: A Batchelder Honor, picture book preview, books for Valentine's Day, and a slew of starred reviews 🌟 Read it here: t.e2ma.net/webview/5yau... #kidlit

In this week's newsletter: Psychic tortoises, a BookTok fave, and outstanding picture books. Read it here: t.e2ma.net/webview/l3wu...

Some exciting book news in this week's newsletter, including: A Bookshop.org #1 bestseller, Dua Lipa recommends a Consortium publisher, and an NYT best children's book. Read it here: t.e2ma.net/webview/pahq...

In our most recent newsletter: Dystopian fiction, a bank robber's memoir, the best books of 2024, and more. Read it here: t.e2ma.net/webview/5iid...

The Consortium Spring/Summer 2025 catalogs are now available on Edelweiss! Look for new books from heavy hitters like Rebecca Solnit, Maggie Nelson, Eoin Colfer, adrienne maree brown, and more. Adult catalog: www.edelweiss.plus?catalogID=50... Children's catalog: www.edelweiss.plus?catalogID=50...

Congrats to the two Consortium titles named 2024 National Book Award FINALISTS for Translated Literature! 📙 The Villain’s Dance by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, translated by Roland Glasser (Deep Vellum) 📙 Where the Wind Calls Home by Samar Yazbek, translated by Leri Price (World Editions)

Librarians: See you NEXT WEEK in San Diego for ALA Annual! ✈️🌴 Check out the author signings and panels featuring our publishers, and be sure to stop by the Consortium booth for fun giveaways 👀 Image art from SUNDOWN IN SAN OJUELA (Lanternfish Press) #alaac24

Celebrating Pride Month in the CBSD office with some of the many incredible books from our publishers 💖🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️