Welcome, Booksellers

Romance Writers of America is excited about working with booksellers to help sell more romance fiction and to connect readers with great books and authors!

Booksellers put romance novels into the hands of readers—and we know how important you are. To show our appreciation, RWA provides the following resources for booksellers interested in romance fiction.

What's New in Romance Fiction?

• View this month's romance releases.
• See which books won the 2011 RITA Award.
• Click here to sign up for the Romance Sells mailing list. Romance Sells is a quarterly ad publication that lets librarians and booksellers know what romance novels are releasing soon.
  

Genre Resources

• Book/Article Reference Sources
• Romance Statistics
• Romance Subgenres

RWA Events for Booksellers

• Bookseller/Librarian Networking Event at RWA Annual Conference: Attend this fun, informal gathering of romance authors, librarians and booksellers at the 2012 RWA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA. The event takes place on July 25, 2012 at the Anaheim Marriott from 2-4 PM. E-mail bookseller@rwa.org to RSVP.
• BookExpo America: RWA will host booth #3784 at BEA in New York in 2012. Stop by the RWA booth for information on the genre and a book signed by one of your favorite romance authors. Click here for a schedule of authors signing in the RWA booth at BEA.
  

RWA honors one bookseller each year with the RWA Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year" Award. This award is given to a bookseller who has taken special care to promote romance fiction in his or her store. As our honored guest, the winner is flown to RWA's Annual Conference where he or she is presented with this special award during our Awards Luncheon. The 2011 Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year is Kaori Suzuki Fischer from the Barnes & Noble in West Melbourne, FL!

Become a Member of RWA

• RWA's Affiliate Program
  

Looking for more information on the romance genre or have a question about RWA? Ask RWA's Bookseller Liaison.