About

HEARTLAND FALL FORUM
  • Attend
  • Schedule
  • Education
  • Exhibitors
  • Authors
  • Photos
  • Sponsor/Host
  • Scholarships
  • Rep Picks
  • Awards
    • Heartland Booksellers Award >
      • 2024 Heartland Booksellers Award
      • 2023 Heartland Booksellers Award
      • 2022 Heartland Booksellers Award
      • 2021 Heartland Booksellers Award
      • 2020 Heartland Bookseller Award
    • Voice of the Heartland >
      • Past Winners >
        • 2023 Janet Webster Jones
        • 2022 Kris Kleindienst
        • 2021 Louise Erdrich
        • 2020 Two Dollar Radio
  • About
    • Merch
    • 10 Years
    • Heartland 2022
    • Heartland 2020
    • Heartland 2021
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Click each icon to view the current bookstore member directories for both GLIBA and MIBA.

Meet the Heartland staff

Larry Law (he/him), Executive Director at GLIBA [email protected]
Education, Heartland Booksellers Award, Voice of the Heartland, Rep Picks, Quiz Bowl, Scholarships

February Spikener (she/her/they/them), Executive Coordinator at GLIBA [email protected]
Exhibit Hall, Education 

Grace Hagen (she/her), Executive Director at MIBA [email protected]
Venue, Attendee Registration, Author Placement, Sponsorship 

​Cori Theroux, Bookstore Member Manager at MIBA [email protected]

​The Heartland Fall Forum is the premiere gathering place for those interested in doing business with independent bookstores throughout the Midwest. Hosted jointly by the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association, we are unique in the regional bookselling world because we present two regions of booksellers as one large Midwestern community. 

We represent 12 states and nearly 400 independent bookstores, from the far reaches of North Dakota to Ohio, from Kansas to the tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and all states in between. Our booksellers form the backbone of literary culture in the Heartland. 


We provide a rich environment for anyone allied to the book industry to meet one another, network, introduce authors, promote new titles, place orders, and learn crucial skills from one another to keep independent bookselling strong. We offer a busy show floor, a wide range of author events, and various formats of practical and inspiring education. 

Enjoy photos from 2023 in ​Detroit


Press
2023
Fall Regionals 2023: Bookselling Shows Usher in Fall

2022
Heartland Fall Forum 2022: Bigger, Better, More Diverse Than Ever

Heartland Fall Forum 2022: Young Booksellers, Children's Authors Enthuse

Lively Awards Ceremony Kicks Off Heartland Fall Forum

Heartland Fall Forum: High Energy in St. Louis

2019
Heartland Fall Forum 2019: It's All About Children's Books and Authors

2018
"Amazing conversations occurred everywhere I turned" 
--Robert Gray

2017

GLIBA, MIBA Booksellers Bond Over Books

Children's Booksellers Celebrate the Ties That Bind

2016
Heartland Fall Forum 2016: A Midwestern, Great Lakes Reunion

2015
Heartland 2015: Celebrating Community In Chicagoland

Heartland 2015: Children's Booksellers Are Family
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Booksellers Appreciated at Heartland Fall Forum


2014
Good Work at the Heartland Fall Forum
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Heartland 2014 Works Its Magic on Children's Booksellers
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Heartland Fall Forum 2014: A Celebration of Community
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Heartland Fall Forum 2014: A Call to Action

2013
Heartland Booksellers Focus on Building Relationships

​2012
Heartland Fall Forum Gets Positive Reviews
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Books: Heartland Fall Forum 2012
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An Energized Heartland Forum

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  • Attend
  • Schedule
  • Education
  • Exhibitors
  • Authors
  • Photos
  • Sponsor/Host
  • Scholarships
  • Rep Picks
  • Awards
    • Heartland Booksellers Award >
      • 2024 Heartland Booksellers Award
      • 2023 Heartland Booksellers Award
      • 2022 Heartland Booksellers Award
      • 2021 Heartland Booksellers Award
      • 2020 Heartland Bookseller Award
    • Voice of the Heartland >
      • Past Winners >
        • 2023 Janet Webster Jones
        • 2022 Kris Kleindienst
        • 2021 Louise Erdrich
        • 2020 Two Dollar Radio
  • About
    • Merch
    • 10 Years
    • Heartland 2022
    • Heartland 2020
    • Heartland 2021