Welcome to MIBA
We are a nonprofit trade association that supports and celebrates locally owned and operated independent bookstores and booksellers throughout a 9+ state portion of the Midwest (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula). We work directly with booksellers and the people who do business with them: publishers, wholesalers, distributors, sales reps, and others allied to the book industry.
Member Spotlight
Thirst is Milwaukee's romance book boutique of cozy and spicy reads.
We believe that Romance is for Everyone, a motto which we use to guide the curation of our shelves to promote inclusivity of all races, backgrounds, sexual orientation, gender identity, body shapes and abilities, as well as neuro-divergencies as equally deserving of love and to be the main characters for romance.
Meet Our Board of Directors
