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MAY 30, 2010
Bookexpo America 2010
BookExpo America (BEA) is like being a kid in a candy shop for book lovers. See the picture. Well, that's me organizing my bounty into piles after the show, kind of like a trick or treater on Halloween. Oh, what fun!
BEA was held at the Javits Center in New York, May 25th-May 27th. It's the biggest publishing event in North America. All the big boys are there but there is also great representation from small presses. It's a book lover's dream as many of the publishers hand out galleys of the best of what is due to be published and also, lots of great book giveaways. And authors, authors, everywhere. Autograph signing tables and in booth signings keep fans happy throughout the show. I saw Dr. Ruth, John Grisham, Micahel Connelly, Sara Gruen, to name a few, On top of all this, there are some great panel discussions, celebrity breakfasts and lunches and if you were there on the first night, the keynote speaker was none other than Barbara Streisand. I attended my 4th show last Thursday going by bus (what a convenience) provided by CLC and the show sponsors (thank you). You'd think by now I'd have it down pat. You aren't allowed rolling carts on the floor so you either need to carry all of what you pick up or you can bring a suitcase and park it in packing area, fill your bags or backpacks, run back and forth to the suitcase , empty the bags and start all over.. You can even ship your finds home. As I was only attending one day, my strategy was to keep it simple, one backpack, one bag, about all this packhorse librarian can carry. Not long into my browsing I knew the plan was not going to work. Luckily I came across the big red bag from McGraw that someone had thrown away. Three bags full; that was absolutely the limit! A small sampling of my finds: The Tattooed Lady: A History Amelia Klem Osterud, Speck Press c2009. Real Life with Celiac Disease: Troubleshooting and Thriving Gluten Free Melinda Dennis, MS & Daniel Leffler, MD, Aga Press, c2010. Dear Dad KY-Mani Marley, Farrah Gray Publishing, Inc, c2010.
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