Acknowledgements

(1) The original Emerging Leaders movement was conceived by four booksellers: Julia Cowlishaw of Shaman Drum Bookshop in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cindy Dach of Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona; Allison Hill of Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, California; and Neil Strandberg of Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver.

(2) The first Emerging Leaders Night Out in New York was conceived by Richard Nash, publisher of Soft Skull Press, and Jessica Stockton, bookseller at McNally Robinson Booksellers.

(3) The current organizers behind Emerging Leaders NYC are Amanda Lydon, manager of Good Yarns Bookstore in Hastings-on-Hudson; and Jessica Stockton, events coordinator at McNally Robinson Booksellers.

Thanks to those who have made this happen. We look forward to seeing who will help to take the next steps.