A curated selection of new book titles on K-12 education and school leadership and several author signings will be featured at this year’s AASA national conference bookstore in Nashville.

The bookstore, sponsored by Sourcewell, will be located inside Exhibit Hall AB at Booth 723. The store will offer 23 books, including several newly released works by AASA members and other education leaders.

A variety of AASA‑branded merchandise such as shirts, hats, polos, half‑zips, tumblers, ties and other items will also be available throughout the conference week.

Attendees can meet featured authors during scheduled book signings at the bookstore or its satellite location in the conference registration area:

• Nick Polyak and Michael Lubelfeld, co-authors of The Unfinished Teacher: Becoming the Next Version of Yourself) at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, at the exhibit hall bookstore;
• Marlon Lindsay, author of STEM Century: It Takes a Village to Raise a 21st‑Century Graduate, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, at the exhibit hall location;
• Joe Sanfelippo, author of Lead from Where You Are: Building Intention, Connection and Direction in Our Schools, at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, at the satellite bookstore in the Hall AB lobby;
• Marcus Whitney, author of Create and Orchestrate, at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, at the exhibit hall locale; and
• Marcelle Haddix, author of Cultivating Racial and Linguistic Diversity in Literacy Teacher Education: Teachers Like Me, with pre‑signed copies available from 7:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the satellite location in Hall AB lobby.

During hours when the exhibit hall is closed, the satellite bookstore will operate near conference registration in the Hall AB lobby at the following times:

• Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2-5 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 12, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 13, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 14, 7:30 a.m.-noon

For Saturday only, the satellite bookstore will move to the 4th floor near General Session 3.

Adjacent to the bookstore, the AASA Advocacy Action Center will return for its second year, offering attendees a space to engage in real‑time federal advocacy and connect with AASA’s policy team on key public education issues.

(Amiela Arcellana is a reporter for Conference Daily Online and AASA’s marketing coordinator.)