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BEA Show Daily 2011: Linda Evans: A 'Dynasty' Legend Looks Back
Fans of Linda Evans, ever immortalized as the blonde beauty Krystle Carrington in the Dynasty television series, will be surprised to know that she was once afraid to speak in front of an audience. “I couldn’t even do a book report,” she tells Show Daily. Her junior high made her take a drama course, but even after working in television for years, the actress balked at performing live in front of a large group of people. “I told my agent, ‘Don’t ever, ever, ever make me get up in front of people and do a play or anything’—I thought I would die.” Yet when an opportunity came up five years ago to star onstage with former Dynasty nemesis Joan Collins in a touring production of the play Legends, Evans decided to face her worst nightmare.
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BEA Show Daily 2011: Katherine Paterson Resurrects a Victorian Tale
Katherine Paterson, two-time Newbery winner and the current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, has teamed up with her husband, John Paterson, to write The Flint Heart. Freely abridged from Eden Phillpotts’s 1910 story of the same title, this middle-grade novel will be published by Candlewick in September. Illustrated by John Rocco, this book tells of a brother and sister who must rescue humans, fairies, and animals from the dark influence of a magical amulet created in the Stone Age.
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BEA Show Daily 2011: Katrina, Tara Share Space
Taylor Trade is highlighting two books at this year’s BEA, one sure to be controversial and the other a fresh look at the story behind Margaret Mitchell’s beloved classic.
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BEA Show Daily 2011: Top 10 to Do in NYC
If you have some extra time while in New York, DK Eyewitness Travel offers some recommendations for favorites sites—some must-sees, others off-the-beaten path. More than half are a short walk or cab ride from Javits. Check out the Top 10 New York City guide book at DK’s booth (3264–3265) for many other travel tips.
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BEA Show Daily 2011: Asian Food for American Kitchens
Tuttle, whose mission is to bring Eastern culture to the Western marketplace, is four years into a cookbook publishing program that, the publisher says, has followed a model that has proved highly successful, doubling sales since 1997.
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BEA Show Daily 2011: The Gift of 'Flowers'
With the rights already sold in 27 countries, Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s debut novel, The Language of Flowers (Aug.), is creating quite a buzz. “This is such a special novel, and one that I think will really resonate with readers,” says Ballantine Bantam Dell senior editor Jennifer Smith. “Everyone here fell completely in love with it last spring, and we won a fiercely fought auction to publish it. I couldn’t possibly love this book more, and I can’t wait for others to discover it for themselves.”
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BEA Show Daily 2011: A 15th-Century Treasure
Long known as one of the most beautiful books ever created, the Isabella Breviary was presented to Queen Isabella to commemorate both the double marriage of her children Infante John of Asturias and Infanta Joanna to the children of Emperor Maximilian of Austria and two of the most successful undertakings of her reign: Columbus’s discovery of America and the reconquest of Granada.
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BEA Show Daily 2011: Dynamic Fiction Duo: Ice-T and Coco
Tor is publishing debut novels by the rapper, actor, and Law & Order star Tracy Marrow, better known as “Ice-T,” and his wife, actor and model Nicole “Coco” Marrow. It’s a little early for fall tour details, but the celebrity couple is expected to do some events together in Los Angeles, New York, and New Jersey (where they live). “I think the main thing that we do is, we support each other,” says Ice-T. “We motivate each other.” Adds Coco: “You don’t need a lot of people, you just need that one person to push you along in life.”
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BEA Show Daily 2011: At Gallery- A One-Woman Show
A 200-year love triangle between an immortal woman, a Hungarian count, and a Puritan settler forms the centerpiece of Simon & Schuster imprint Gallery Books’ must-grab galley at BEA, Alma Katsu’s The Taker (Sept.).
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BEA Show Daily 2011: At 35, Zelco Keeps [E]-Shining On
Stop by the Zelco booth 3549 to wish this family-owned business—best known for the Itty Bitty Book Light—a happy anniversary: it’s been 35 years since Noel and Adele Zeller began the company .
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BEA Show Daily 2011: The Graphic Novel Scene
More comics publishers have opted not to attend BEA this year, with both indie house Fantagraphics and Marvel Comics sitting it out. However, as with previous years, most comics publishers can be found in the Diamond Comic Distributors row (4839), including such houses as Dark Horse, IDW Publishing, and Image Comics.
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BEA 2011: 'PW' Readies BEA Coverage
The 2011 edition of BookExpo America begins its run tomorrow and PW will have a full staff on hand to cover the events as they break both on and off the show floor. We’ll be doing print Show Daily editions for each day and attendees with events they would like to be considered for coverage can drop by the PW booth, #4234.
Anyone wanting to read Show Daily coverage on the Web can go to http://www.scribd.com/PublishersWeekly. We’ll also be posting breaking items on the publishersweekly.com Web site and the show will be featured in PW Daily. We’ll also be talking up PubMatch, the international online rights community, at the PW booth. -
BEA 2011: 'Great Debate' Finds Publishers Relevant
The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) opened its 27th annual “Publishing University” at BookExpo America on May 22 with the “Great Debate,” a discussion first introduced at the 2011 London Book Fair. This time, it featured an especially provocative statement for discussion by a panel of experts: “Authors and readers are all that matter. Publishers will soon be irrelevant.”
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BEA 2011: Second DIY Conference Celebrates Growth, Addresses Challenges
The second annual DIY Authors Conference and Marketplace at BEA took place on May 21 at the Javits Center in NYC. According to conference organizers, attendance was up slightly from 2010, approaching 300 registrations. More than a dozen presentations by experts in various aspects of self-publishing were offered. Kicking off with an articulate, realistic keynote, mainstream publishing veteran Alan Rinzler of John Wiley & Sons set the tone of the event, with his conviction that there has been a true shift of power in the book world in 2010 and 2011, and that “this is the best time for writers” in history… although not without challenges or pitfalls.
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BEA Announces New York Book Week Events
BEA officials have announced a series of events in support of New York Book Week, a celebration which embraces literary and book activity during the week of BEA beginning Monday, May 23. Notably, the Apple Store in Soho, at 103 Prince Street, will conduct a weeklong series of Meet the Author events in conjunction with NYBW.
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Bloggers vs. BlogWorld
The BlogWorld & New Media Expo is on Tuesday, May 24, not Friday, May 27, as our report said. This is the first time for this event on the East Coast, and it is complimentary for BEA badge holders; May 24 is the day of the main conference, and the BlogWorld & New Media exhibits are May 25–26. On May 27 is the second annual Book Blogger Convention at BookExpo America, a one-day event providing instruction, interaction, and creative space for book bloggers and publishing industry professionals.
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Children's Art Auction at BEA to Benefit Free Speech for Kids
When the Association of Booksellers for Children merged with the American Booksellers Association last year, an ABC Children’s Group was created within ABA to serve the interests of ABC members. That group is relaunching a children’s art auction and reception that formerly benefited the ABC, which will take place on the Wednesday evening of BookExpo America this year.
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BEA 2011: Around the Booths
PW's guide to BookExpo America based on BEA exhibitors' response to our call for information
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Riordan and Patterson to Appear at Lincoln Center During BEA
Rick Riordan and James Patterson will participate in a live event on May 25 at Lincoln Center in New York City. Billed as “An Evening with Rick Riordan and James Patterson, hosted by Al Roker," the event will take place on the Wednesday night of BookExpo America at Alice Tully Hall at 6:30 PM.
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