Librarians: Find Us at Booth #3431!

We're headed to Chicago, IL, for the 2026 ALA Annual Conference! Find us in the Ingram area to chat books and grab galleys. Below, find our schedule of panels and signings featuring Consortium publishers and authors plus a preview of our giveaways. See you there!

‍Panels

‍Be For Real: Trust and Truth in the Age of AI

Saturday June 27, 2:30-3:20 pm
Chapter One Stage (Booth #1328)

There’s so much rampant and deliberate misinformation right now — how can you cut through the noise to help your patrons find actionable, accurate information to educate themselves? These publishers will talk about fact checking, the importance of good research, and how they create trustworthy and reliable materials for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

Featuring Susan Marston (Albatros), moderated by Anne Rumberger (Haymarket Books)

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It’s All Greek to Me: World Languages For Your Collection

Sunday June 28, 9:30-10:20 am
Diversity in Publishing Stage (Booth #5242)

As libraries across the country have grown their collection of non-English language titles, new challenges have arrived. How do you find books in languages that aren’t reviewed by the trades? How do you navigate the need for titles in specific dialects? How can you create useful and modern resources for language learners interested? Join these publishers and translators to hear about the work they’re doing to make titles more accessible to patrons across the country.

Featuring Carolina Schwarz (Albatros)

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Illustrate Their Lives: Diverse Illustrated Books for Your Collection

Sunday June 28, 1:30-2:20pm
The Look of Books Stage (Booth #1342)

As patron demographics change, so do the illustrations that reflect them. Join this group of picture book authors, artists, and publishers to hear about the most beautifully illustrated children and adult titles.

Featuring C. Spike Trotman (Iron Circus Comics)

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‍Keepin’ It Creepy: Welcome to the Horror Renaissance

Sunday June 28, 3:30-4:20pm
Chapter One Stage (Booth #1328)

The horror genre is in an exciting (and long-awaited) renaissance — but in this haunted house of new books, how do you find what you’re looking for? Join this group of acclaimed horror writers and publishers to hear about the subversive, feminist, and freaky books your patrons will clamor for.

Featuring Grace Daly, author of The Scald Crow (Creature Publishing); Kyle Sullivan, author of Hobgoblin and the Stanky Eight (Hazy Dell Press); and C. Spike Trotman (Iron Circus Comics)

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LGBTQ+ and Us: Queer Titles from Independent Publishers

Monday June 29, 11:30-12:20 pm
‍Diversity in Publishing Stage (Booth #5242)

Join us again for this celebration of the queer authors and publishers responsible for some of the most exciting books of the year. This roundtable conversation will look at the backlash to queer writing and how librarians have supported queer writers in the ongoing fight against censorship.

Featuring Cat Fitzpatrick (Little Puss Press) and Lindsay Merbaum, author of Vampires at Sea (Creature Publishing); moderated by Casey Plett (LittlePuss Press)

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‍Author Signings

‍Saturday, June 27

David Lee Csicsko
Iconic Artists (Trope Publishing)
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Ingram Publisher Services Signing Area

‍Sunday, June 28

‍Kyle Sullivan
Hobgoblin and the Stanky Eight (Hazy Dell Press)
2:30 - 3:00 PM
Ingram Library Services Booth

Grace Daly
The Scald-Crow (Creature Publishing)
2:30 - 3:00 PM
Ingram Publisher Services Signing Area

‍Monday, June 29

Lindsay Merbaum
Witches of the Wheel (Creature Publishing)
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Ingram Publisher Services Signing Area
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Giveaways + Galleys

Stop by our booth (#3431) to grab galleys, stickers featuring art from Ban Ban's Bakery (Do Re Mi Books), bookmarks, and swag from our publishers. We'll also be running a giveaway to win a bundle of books by Jaqueline Harpman, including the bestselling I Who Have Never Known Men and forthcoming release We Were Forbidden. Stop by to enter!

More Happenings at ALA

For even more author signings and events with indie preses, see Ingram Publisher Services's full schedule of events.

‍Banner image art from Ban Ban's Bakery by Elena Hiroko Magee (Do Re Mi Books).