Join bookseller Melanie Knight from Books Inc. (Alameda, CA), and Independent Bookstore Day Ambassador, Angie Thomas, as they share an intimate discussion about book challenges and the importance of independent bookstores.  The event is free and open to the public with any donations going to the charity of Angie’s choice: We Need Diverse Books.

This free, virtual event will take place on Zoom and you must register through Eventbrite here to participate.

From Angie Thomas- “Indie bookstores are the heart of our industry, and we must continue to support them in the same way that they support and champion books. With the immense impact that indie stores have made on my career, I couldn’t be more honored to be the ambassador for this year’s Independent Bookstore Day.”

Angie Thomas is the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of the novels The Hate U Give, On the Come Up, and Concrete Rose, as well as Find Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth. She is also a co-author of the New York Times bestselling novel Blackout. Angie divides her time between Atlanta and her native Mississippi. You can find her online at www.angiethomas.com.

Melanie Knight is the children’s frontlist buyer for ten Books Inc locations around the northern California area. She has been working in the book industry since 2009, and has worked in everything from event coordination to managing her own store in her time at Books Inc.