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Book Expo America
Once a year I immerse myself in books by attending Book Expo America. This annual conference moves around. Last year it was held in Washington, D.C. This year it returns to the heart of the publishing industry, New York City.
BEA is a complete book overload. The Jacob Javits Convention Center will be a sprawling expanse of books and book people as far as the eye can see. It’s book heaven.
I’m perusing the BEA event program and I’m trying to decide my priorities. You cannot do everything that you want to do so one needs to assess the options. Should I attend the Saturday Book and Author Breakfast? Khaled Hosseini, the author of “The Kite Runner,” will be there with his latest book, “A Thousand Spendid Suns.” Stephen Colbert, author of “I Am America and So Can You” is slated to be Master of Ceremonies. Now that, should be an experience!
Let’s see, who else will be at the BEA ? Ken Burns, Alan Alda, Alan Greenspan, Ian McEwan, Rosie O’Donnell, Alice Sebold, the list goes on and on. Everybody will be pushing their latest book.
It will be overwhelming. I’m really looking forward to it. BEA runs the first weekend of June and I’ll be blogging live from the convention floor.
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By Barbara Delaney
April 23, 2007 10:58 PM | Link to this
I’m so envious! What an experience- Stephen Colbert has been one of my heroes since last year’s White House Correspondent’s dinner. And Ian McEwan, I love his work. Promise us that you’ll get all the gossip that’s fit to print about top amateur reviewers,(she whose name must not be spoken). I’ll be reading your blog with great interest. If you get any ARC’s that don’t appeal to you I’ll volunteer to take them off your hands.By vick mickunas
April 23, 2007 1:41 PM | Link to this
“The Rock Bottom Remainders” will be performing at Webster Hall on Friday night. This is their 15th anniversary and they are calling it “The Still Younger Than Keith Tour.” This literary musical ensemble features Stephen King, Scott Turow, Dave Barry, Mitch Albom, Amy Tan, Ridley Pearson, Greg Iles, Roy Blount Jr., James McBride, Matt Groening and Kathi Kamen Goldmark. Special guests so far to include Frank McCourt and Andy Borowitz. Over the years I have interviewed Barry, Albom, Tan, Pearson, McBride and Goldmark. They all have war stories to tell about the rock’n’rollin’ “Remainders.” Tickets to the VIP reception are 250 dollars. I might have to pass on that.By Mark from St. Paul
April 23, 2007 1:02 PM | Link to this
Will The Remainders be playing? And will you have more gossip about the Sedaris clan? Or will I have to wait until my next visit to Yellow Springs to hear the really good stories?