Writing About Books & Bookselling by the Owner
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- Shelf Awareness, "The Irish Book Trade Conference: A Report," March 20, 2023
- Bookselling This Week, "Intentionality in Bookselling for the Holiday Season," November 19, 2019
- In the Land of SIBA, "A Day in New Orleans with Michael Murphy," Monday, October 30, 2017
Interviews + Workshops About Bookselling by the Owner
We Need Diverse Books Live—Entrepreneurship in Publishing: How to Start Your Own Venture; March 2023
#MarginsBookselling Presents: How Novel Models Are Reimagining Bookselling; October 2022
Libro.fm blog, "Coping with COVID-19: Bookseller Insights with BrocheAroe Fabian," on May 26, 2020
Bookselling This Week, "BrocheAroe Fabian on Opening River Dog Book Co.," on Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Shelf Awareness, "Reading with... BrocheAroe Fabian," Friday | July 13, 2018 | Volume 2 | Issue 3290
EUREKAsiba Conference Presentation: Literary Bridges for Inclusive Independent Bookselling; Spring 2018
River Dog Book Co. Quoted in the News
Publishers Weekly, "Wi2023: ABA's Winter Institute Has Big Turnout," February 24, 2023
Publishers Weekly, "Independent Bookstores Band Together to Discuss Gun Violence," November 1, 2022
Publishers Weekly, "Major Indie Bookseller Initiative Poised to 'Reimagine' Bookstores," October 19, 2021
Book & Film Globe, "The Cancellation of Plumb Creek," September 29, 2021
Publishers Weekly, "Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day," April 30, 2021
Publishers Weekly, "Publishers, Authors to Raise More Aid for Indie Bookstores," April 27, 2021
Publishers Weekly, "Booksellers Say BEA Demise is No Surprise," December 2, 2020
Bookselling This Week, "The January 2021 Indie Next List Preview," December 1, 2020
Queerty, "6 amazing stores where you can buy gifts while supporting indie queer business," November 27, 2020
Bookselling This Week, "Registration Underway for Professional Bookselling Certification Program," November 11, 2020
Publishers Weekly, "NAIBA Membership Pulls Together During a Difficult Year," September 25, 2020
Bookselling This Week, "Marketing Meetup Recap: Holiday Marketing," September 20, 2020
Bookselling This Week, "Booksellers Gear Up to Celebrate Bookstore Romance Day on August 15," August 12, 2020
Bookselling This Week, "Technology Meetup Recap: New Ways of Doing Business," May 20, 2020
Fast Company, "Libro.fm and Kanopy: audiobooks and free streaming to cure quarantine boredom-and support local communities," April 27, 2020
Forbes, "Go On a Literary Escape with These Suggestions from Independent Bookstores," April 16, 2020
Publishers Weekly, "Wi15: Children's Bookselling Tips from Baltimore," January 30, 2020
Bookselling This Week, "ABA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee on Books That Matter to Them," December 18, 2019
WebWire, "2019 Macmillan Booksellers Professional Development Scholarship Winners Announced," August 13, 2019
Bookselling This Week, "ABA's Marketing Meetups Offer Booksellers a Forum for Learning and Networking," July 31, 2019
Bookselling This Week, "Ci7 Education: Talking Productively About Content Issues in Children's Literature," July 31, 2019
Bookselling This Week, "Ci7 Education: Conducting a Diversity Audit," July 24, 2019
Publishers Weekly, "Children's Institute 7 in Photos," July 11, 2019
Publishers Weekly, "Bookselling Tips from Children's Institute 2019," July 9, 2019
Tone Madison, "A Room of One's Own Galvanizes Bookstores in the Face of Atrocity," July 3, 2019
Forbes, "10 Summer Book Recommendations from Independent Bookstores," July 2, 2019
Publishers Weekly, "Ci7: Children's Book Cancellations", on Friday, June 14, 2019
Bookselling This Week, "Around Indies", June 12, 2019
Bookselling This Week, "ABA Town Hall at BookExpo: Booksellers Talk Healthcare, Finances, Publisher Relationships," May 31, 2019
Daily Citizen, "Beaver Dam families receive baskets filled with Easter dinner," April 22, 2019
Bookselling This Week, "Around Indies", April 10, 2019
Daily Citizen, "Beaver Dam Book Seller Collecting Books for Refugees," April 3, 2019
Bookselling This Week, "2019 Indies Choice/E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Finalists Announced," April 3, 2019
Bookselling This Week, "89 Winning Booksellers Announced for New BookExpo Bestsellers Grant Program," March 20, 2019
Language Magazine, "Booksellers Donate Spanish Books to Refugees", on Sunday, March 17, 2019
Bookselling This Week, "Wi14 Town Hall Takes on Book Supply Issues, Rising Minimum Wage, Programming Diversity," January 25, 2019
Bookselling This Week, "Attention Wi14 Attendees: Remember to Bring Spanish-Language Titles for Refugees," January 9, 2019
Bookselling This Week, "A Record 333 Booksellers Receive Holiday Bonuses from James Patterson," December 18, 2018
Shelf Awareness, "River Dog Book Co. Debuts in Beaver Dam, WI", Tuesday | December 11, 2018 | Volume 2 | Issue 3393
Bookselling This Week, "Winter Institute Book Drive to Collect Spanish-Language Titles for Refugees", by Liz Button on Tuesday, December 4, 2018
WISC News, Beaver Dam Daily Citizen, "Plans for indie bookstore in Beaver Dam takes root," by Chris Higgins on Sunday, November 4, 2018