BuzzBooks Contest
Monday, September 28
Grand Ballroom Exhibit Hall
How it works: Stop by the BuzzBooks table at registration and get a card. Then visit the rep for each participating title, listen to the pitch and receive your punch. When your card is full, flip it over and vote for the book you feel is most qualified to become the buzz of the show. Once you’ve cast your vote, you’re in the running for one of three cash prizes!
Winning BuzzBooks and Booksellers will be announced at the Signature Dish.
2026 Contestants:
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The Lost Haida Manga: A Compendium Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas Douglas & McIntyre See it at Booth 102 This landmark volume traces the evolution of Haida manga, the groundbreaking genre invented by internationally renowned artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas that blends North Pacific Indigenous iconography with the dynamic energy of Japanese manga and graphic storytelling.
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The Trees Talk Jennifer Scott Medicine Wheel Publishing See it at Booth 133 The Trees Talk is a lyrical poem that teaches children about the wisdom of the trees. When our loved ones pass on to the next world, author Jennifer Scott encourages us to sit with the trees. They carry messages from our ancestors for each of us, if we just take the time to listen. Sweeping and lush paintings by Carla Joseph move readers through a journey to learn about the relationship between our ancestors and the nature around us.
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Essentials Vol. 2 Luke Arnold & Chris "Doc" Wyatt The Lab Press See it at Table 83 Follow-up to the sci-fi/dystopian graphic novel Essentials Vol. 1. IBPA Book Awards winner for best graphic novel, sci-fi, graphic novels, and design. IPPY's Outstanding Books of the Year winner. INDIES Book of the Year awards for sci-fi & graphic novels.
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Five Mornings at the Bookshop Shea Ashdown Sourcebooks Landmark See it at Booth 135 For fans of 'How to Read a Book' and Lily King comes a tender, emotionally resonant novel about an estranged father and daughter whose unexpected reunion via a small-town bookstore forces them to confront the decisions that tore them apart—and offers one hard-won chance at forgiveness.
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Music of the Mermaids Rachael Lundin Ann Wyld Books See it at Table 84 When children start vanishing from the small coastal town of Ilwaco, my friends and I stumble into something way bigger than a missing persons case — mermaids, sirens, ancient treaties, and a countdown to an all-out war between two worlds.
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Brighter Than the Sun Raveena Raju Generous Press See it at Table 85 Brighter Than The Sun might just be the world’s first solarpunk romcom. This whimsical rivals-to-lovers romance is set in a speculative present-day San Francisco where sustainable urban design illustrates real pockets of hope in our warming world.
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