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BEA 2012: Adult Galleys to Grab
PW's guide to the must-get galleys at BookExpo America 2012 includes new books from James Patterson, Dan Rather, Dennis Lehane, and Lee Child, plus a slew of hot debuts.
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Ann Kingman & Michael Kindness: PW's Reps of the Year
In an industry in transition it seems fitting that PW make a change of its own and for the first time in the 20-year history of the awards allow two sales representatives to share the honor. Ann Kingman started working at Dell in 1986 on the day after Bertelsmann purchased the company—and was told not to expect her job to last more than six months. Michael Kindness, who was recently named this year’s Random House Field Sales Rep of the Year, joined the company 12 years ago after buying books for Waterstone’s in Boston, Mass., and managing Wellesley Booksmith in Wellesley, Mass. They share the New England territory for part of the Random House adult list, and they’re the voice and creativity behind the Books on the Nightstand podcasts and blog, which can be found in the iTunes store and at booksonthenightstand.com. They also know every frontline bookseller in their territory, and what they like to read.
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Book Stall at Chestnut Court: PW's Bookstore of the Year
Tilden Cummings Jr., author program coordinator at Chicago’s swanky Union League Club, calls bookseller Roberta Rubin a “rock star in the publishing world,” but writer Rochelle Distelheim’s words are more apt. In response to the news that the 75-year-old Book Stall at Chestnut Court has been named PW’s Bookstore of the Year, Distelheim wrote on Facebook that Rubin is “godmother to Chicago’s literary population.” Indeed, Rubin, effervescent and spry at 74, seems almost like a fairy godmother on a spring afternoon, as visitors crowd into the 600-sq.-ft. back office behind the 4,400-sq.-ft. sales floor, waiting for her to grant their wishes.
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Book Expo America 2012: All Our Coverage
All of our coverage about Book Expo America 2012, beginning with our pre-BEA issue.
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More Details on Consumer Day at BEA
In his latest blog post, BEA show director Steve Rosato gave more details on consumer day, when 1,000 Power Readers will attend the show.
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BEA to Welcome Consumers This Year
Looking for ways to grow the show, Reed Business is opening BookExpo America to consumers a year earlier than originally planned and will also hold a one-day forum on publishing in Russia.
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Dedecker Named Director of Education for BEA
Consultant Sally Dedecker, who runs her own firm, has been named BEA's director of education.
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BEA 2011: Guys Read: ‘Thriller’ Thrills on the Convention Floor
On Tuesday, May 24, the first day of BEA, Jarrett J. Krosoczka was apparently confused. The author of "Pudding," a short story in the latest of the Guys Read series, Thriller (Walden Pond Press, Sept.), woke up and dressed himself as Michael Jackson—yes, back in his own Thriller days. Red leather (OK, pleather) suit with black stripes. Sparkly socks. And to complete the ensemble: a glittering silver glove.
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BEA 2011: The Strategy of In-Store Events
Bookseller Cynthia Compton, owner of Indianapolis's 4 Kids Books & Toys, told a room of approximately 75 booksellers and librarians during the BEA Day of Education that organizing in-store events is a lot like going on a field trip to the zoo in first grade: "You need a buddy."
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BEA 2011: YA Authors Crusade to Put an End to Bullying
With the topic of bullying making headlines around the nation, the release of the anthology Dear Bully (HarperTeen, Aug.) which features 70 YA authors discussing their personal experiences with bullying, could not be more timely. Last week during BEA, Ellen Hopkins, who wrote the book's foreword, moderated a panel on the topic, with Maryrose Wood (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series), Lisa McMann (The Wake trilogy), and Megan Kelley Hall (Daughters of Misery).
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BEA 2011: Writing Up! YA Authors Discuss Their First Books for Adults
Three prominent YA writers — Melissa de la Cruz, Ellen Hopkins, and Melissa Marr — who have all recently penned adult novels, gathered for a panel during BEA for a lively conversation about the experience of writing for older readers.
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BEA 2011: Children's Books at the Show: A PW Photo-Essay
Much like spring itself, BEA came and went in a flash last week, with more than 21,000 people strolling the aisles of New York City's Javits Center for the week's events. Children's publishers packed plenty into the show, and here we offer photographic proof. Read on for highlights of the show's autographings, events, parties, and more.
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Finding Graphic Novels in Unexpected Places at BEA 2011
Although dedicated graphic novel publishers showed up in smaller numbers than in the past, plenty of graphic novels could still be found on the floor of this year's Book Expo America.
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2011 BEA Attendance Down Slightly
Although BlogWorld brought in strong numbers for BookExpo America this year, the trade show is reporting a slight dip in attendance for the three-day event, as compared to 2010. BEA announced, via its blog, that total attendance for the 2011 show was 21,664, compared to 21,919 in 2010.
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Hot Fall Graphic Novels For Libraries at BEA 2011
The BEA panel, "Hot Fall Graphic Novels for Libraries," discussed titles that give educators options for all kinds of students, from toddlers to advanced college and even graduate students, yet these titles can also stand on their own literary and artistic merit.
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A Better Vibe at BEA 2011
With the effect of the recession steadily, if slowly, fading, and the industry getting a better grasp on the role e-books will play in its future, the 2011 edition of BookExpo America was the most vibrant since the economy collapsed in late 2007. BEA event director Steve Rosato noted that with the book business and the economy improving, there were less than 10 cancellations for booth space compared to more than 20 last year. "It was nothing at all like the past few years, particularly 2008 when it seemed like one booth in, one booth out," Rosato said.
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BEA 2011: A BEA First: A Middle-Grade Buzz Panel
There’s a kind of inferiority complex at work in the middle-grade market, which is sometimes perceived as receiving less attention and respect than its YA older sibling (which, in turn, has its own self-esteem issues when compared to the adult publishing world). But while the first-ever Middle-Grade Editors Buzz Panel at BEA wasn’t an SRO affair as were the YA and adult panels, it was still quite full.
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BEA 2011: YA Buzz Panel Rocks Javits
As five editors talked up their favorite YA fall releases to a packed room of about 200 people during the YA Editor's Buzz panel at BEA, a few things became clear: these books are what happens when editors want titles that reflect elements of Twilight, The Hunger Games, and Harry Potter.
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The Rock Bottom Children's Remainders?
Twenty years ago, a group of musically inclined authorsplayed their first benefit concert at an ABA conference in Anaheim. This year, on Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday, two of the Remainders – Barry and his writing partner Ridley Pearson – collaborated with Rick Riordan, Eoin Colfer, and Mo Willems to write and “perform” a protest song for guests at Disney’s BEA dinner.
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