Who: YOU!
What: the first ever Library Journal Author Party
When: Wednesday, March 12th from 6:30-8:30pm
Where: The Alexander Hotel, 333 S. Delaware St., Indianapolis, IN 46204, Alexander Ballroom
Why: Why not?!
RSVP required, space is limited [...]
Hey hey, it's almost time for PLA! We look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis, home of the Colts, Hoosiers, and the Indy 500! Stop by booth #1852 for a spell and join us for all of our exciting events (all are free unless otherwise noted):
Wednesday, March 12th
6:30-8:30pm
The Alexander Hotel, 333 S. Delaware St., Indianapolis, IN 46204 | Alexander Ballroom
RSVP required, space is limited
Join us for Library Journal's inaugural author party! Enjoy delicious nibbles (they had us at mini grilled cheese!) and mingle with writers, including Nickolas Butler whose debut novel, SHOTGUN LOVESONGS, about four friends trying to come into their own as husbands and fathers in the tiny town of Little Wing, Wisconsin is getting huge buzz.
RSVP information here. (Did we mention there will be tasty food? Don't make us eat all the spring rolls, too!)
E-galley available on Edelweiss
Thursday, March 13th
10:45am-12:00 noon
Indianapolis Convention Center | Room #103-104
RSVP required
Co-hosted by LibraryReads and the Association of American Publishers Trade Libraries Committee, this panel will feature several authors including Nickolas Butler (SHOTGUN LOVESONGS). A book signing will follow the program.
Thursday, March 13th
1:30-3:30pm
Indianapolis Convention Center | Booth #1852
Meet Marci Jefferson and get a signed copy of her “intoxicating first novel” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), GIRL ON THE GOLDEN COIN.
E-galley available on Edelweiss
Friday, March 14th
7:00am to 8:15am
Indianapolis Convention Center | Sagamore Ballroom #6-7
RSVP required, space is limited
Co-hosted by the Association of American Publishers Trade Libraries Committee and School Library Journal, this breakfast features several authors including Rainbow Rowell (FANGIRL). A book signing will follow the program.
Details and RSVP information here.
Friday, March 14th
10:45am-12:00 noon
Indianapolis Convention Center | Wabash Ballroom #3
RSVP required
Co-hosted by LibraryReads and the Association of American Publishers Trade Libraries Committee, this mystery panel will feature several authors including Sophie Hannah (THE ORPHAN CHOIR).
Details and RSVP information here.
E-galley available on Edelweiss
Can't make it to PLA? Bummer.
But wait! PLA is offering attendance via a virtual conference–click here for more information. You can also check out the action on Twitter via the hashtag #pla2014.
Coming to PLA? Yay!
There's SO much cool stuff happening: a BEFORE I DIE wall (check out Anne's suggestion to get inspired), the MakerSpace Lab with a 3D printer and robot petting zoo, and the first-ever LibraryBox Scavenger Hunt! Make sure you get out and play, too. Check out where to go and what to eat in Indy. See you soon!
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Hey hey! It's another beautiful day at ALA Midwinter 2014! There's a lot more great stuff going on, so come visit us in booth #622 and attend these cool events happening today (all are free unless otherwise noted):
Sunday, January 26th
10:00-11:00am
Philadelphia Convention Center | Pop Top Mystery Stage on the Exhibit Floor off the 400 aisle, Row #30
Donna Andrews is the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning Meg Langslow mystery series. She will be speaking and signing copies of DUCK THE HALLS.
In-booth signing by Rainbow Rowell, author of FANGIRL and ELEANOR & PARKSunday, January 26th
3:00-5:00pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | Booth #622
Rainbow Rowell is the New York Times bestselling author of FANGIRL and ELEANOR & PARK and will be signing only copies of those books. Limit one book per person, while supplies last!
Sunday, January 26th
5:00pm to 6:30pm
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel | Liberty Ballroom B
Attend RUSA's Book & Media Awards Ceremony and Reception to find out selections for the Reading List, Notable Books (which help form the long list for the Andrew Carnegie Medals of Excellence for Fiction and Nonfiction) and Listen List, as well as the winners of the Dartmouth Medal for reference, the Sophie Brody Medal for Jewish literature, the Zora Neale Hurston Award for achievement in promoting African-American literature, the Louis Shores Award for book reviewing and many more. If you can't attend, follow @ala_rusa on Twitter for announcements (hashtag #literarytastes).
It's day two of ALA Midwinter and we've got lots of great stuff happening this spectacular Saturday! Stop by booth #622 and come to all of our other exciting events (all are free unless otherwise noted):
LibraryReads: Collaborative Discovery for Librarians & Patrons panelSaturday, January 25th
11:30am-12:30pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | 114 Lecture Hall
Find out how to share the books you love with readers across the country and enhance your professional profile by participating in LibraryReads, the monthly, nationwide library staff picks list. Free Advance Readers Copies will be provided!
Saturday, January 25th
2:00-4:00pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | Booth #622
Jointly sponsored by United for Libraries and ALA Conference Services, the "Spotlight on Adult Literature" is an opportunity for conference attendees to learn more about new Adult authors and books. Wanna know what we're giving away? Come by booth #622 to find out (you didn't think it would be that easy, did you?).
Saturday, January 25th
2:00-4:00pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | Booth #622
In DRIFT, Jon McGoran combines his interest in the increasingly bizarre world of food today with his love of the thriller as a Philadelphia narcotics detective uncovers a drug ring in a rural Pennsylvania farm. "McGoran impressively integrates concerns about genetically modified produce with an action-filled storyline and fleshed-out characters." — Publishers Weekly, starred review
Saturday, January 25th
4:00-5:00pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | Grand Ballroom
Don't miss the opportunity to be inspired and moved by human rights advocate and bestselling author Ishmael Beah whose first book A LONG WAY GONE: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier has been published in over thirty languages and has helped shine an international spotlight on critical issues related to children and war. His new book is RADIANCE OF TOMORROW.
It's finally here! Today ALA Midwinter 2014 opens and we're excited to see all of your happy, shining faces in booth #622 and at all of our exciting events (all are free unless otherwise noted).
In-booth signing by Wendy Lesser, author of WHY I READ: The Serious Pleasure of BooksFriday, January 24th
5:30-7:00pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | Booth #622
Meet the founder of the Threepenny Review and have your complimentary copy of WHY I READ: The Serious Pleasure of Books signed. Lesser's "delectably sophisticated inquiry into why reading is a constant source of pleasure and provocation" (Booklist) is as much a memoir as it is about the craft of literature. Written in "erudite, beautiful passages," WHY I READ "will speak to booklovers of all types." — Publishers Weekly, starred review.
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Can you believe it's just two short months until we descend on the City of Brotherly Love for ALA Midwinter 2014?! Please visit us in the booth (#622) and join us for all of our exciting events (all are free unless otherwise noted):
In-booth signing by Wendy Lesser, author of WHY I READ: The Serious Pleasure of BooksFriday, January 24th
5:30-7:00pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | Booth #622
E-galley available on Edelweiss
LibraryReads: Collaborative Discovery for Librarians & Patrons panelSaturday, January 25th
11:30am-12:30pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | 114 Lecture Hall
Find out how to share the books you love with readers across the country and enhance your professional profile by participating in LibraryReads, the monthly, nationwide library staff picks list. Free Advance Readers Copies will be provided courtesy of publishers.
Saturday, January 25th
2:00-4:00pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | Booth #622
Saturday, January 25th
2:00-4:00pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | Booth #622
Saturday, January 25th
4:00-5:00pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | Grand Ballroom
Don't miss the opportunity to be inspired and moved by human rights advocate and bestselling author Ishmael Beah whose first book A LONG WAY GONE: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier has been published in over thirty languages and has helped shine an international spotlight on critical issues related to children and war. His new book is RADIANCE OF TOMORROW.
E-galley available on Edelweiss
Sunday, January 26th
10:00-11:00am
Philadelphia Convention Center | Pop Top Mystery Stage on the Exhibit Floor off the 400 aisle, Row #30
Donna Andrews is the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning Meg Langslow mystery series. She will be speaking and signing copies of DUCK THE HALLS.
In-booth signing by Rainbow Rowell, author of FANGIRL and ELEANOR & PARKSunday, January 26th
3:00-5:00pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | Booth #622
While supplies last; limit one book per person
Sunday, January 26th
5:00pm to 6:30pm
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel | Liberty Ballroom A
Attend RUSA's Book & Media Awards Ceremony and Reception to find out selections for the Reading List, Notable Books (which help form the long list for the Andrew Carnegie Medals of Excellence for Fiction and Nonfiction) and Listen List, as well as the winners of the Dartmouth Medal for reference, the Sophie Brody Medal for Jewish literature, the Zora Neale Hurston Award for achievement in promoting African-American literature, the Louis Shores Award for book reviewing and many more. If you can't attend, follow @ala_rusa on Twitter for announcements (hashtag #literarytastes).
Monday, January 27th
10:30am to 12:00 noon
Philadelphia Convention Center | Lecture Hall 103B
Morris Award nominee Stephanie Kuehn (CHARM & STRANGE) will speak at the 2014 Morris Award and YA Nonfiction presentation. Join all award honorees and winners at this ticketed event, where you can also enjoy coffee, tea and danish. After the winners and finalists speak about their honored titles, mingle with the authors and pick up free copies of their books.
Tickets are $19. Details and purchasing information here.
LibraryReads / AAP Annual BookTalk BreakfastMonday, January 27th
8:30am to 10:00am
RSVP required, space is limited
Co-hosted by the Association of American Publishers Trade Libraries Committee and Library Journal each year, this annual breakfast will feature several authors including Rainbow Rowell (LANDLINE, FANGIRL, ELEANOR & PARK).
Details and RSVP information here.
Gala Author TeaMonday, January 27th
2:00-4:00pm
Philadelphia Convention Center | Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Liberty A-C
Join United for Libraries for this traditional and popular event. Enjoy a light repast of finger sandwiches and tea as several best-selling authors, including Lisa Scottoline, discuss their writing. Author signings follow and most books will be given away for free!
Advance purchase tickets are $55 each ($49 for United for Libraries members). On-site tickets are $55 each while seats are available.
Details and ticket information here.
When Sterling’s Chris Vaccari & Macmillan’s Talia Sherer stumble upon a treasure map of the famed librarian pirate "One-Eyed" Nancy’s hidden book fortune, they set out on a quest—calling themselves The Hardcover Heroes—to find the treasure in hopes of discovering the next New York Times bestseller! On Sunday, June 30th at 8:30am it allll goes down. Add this event to your calendar.
Below is a sneak peek at the list of forthcoming Macmillan titles that Talia will be discussing during the buzz. Don't miss out!
BEHIND THE SHATTERED GLASS: A Lady Emily Mystery by Tasha Alexander (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")
BITTER RIVER by Julia Keller (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")
THE GOOD BOY by Theresa Schwegel (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")
AN OLD BETRAYAL: A Charles Lenox Mystery by Charles Finch (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")
THE EDGE OF NORMAL by Carla Norton (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")
HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny
ONCE UPON A LIE by Maggie Barbieri (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")
THROUGH THE EVIL DAYS: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery by Julia Spencer-Fleming
COREYOGRAPHY: A Memoir by Corey Feldman
HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE by Emma Chapman
THE HOUSEMAID'S DAUGHTER by Barbara Mutch
JOHANNES CABAL: The Fear Institute by Jonathan L. Howard
THE WEDDING GIFT by Marlen Suyapa Bodden (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")
NINE INCHES: Stories by Tom Perrotta (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")
KING'S MOUNTAIN: A Ballad Novel by Sharyn McCrumb
PAW PRINTS AT OWL COTTAGE: The Heartwarming True Story of One Man and His Cats by Denis O'Connor
WHERE THE MOON ISN'T by Nathan Filer
KINSLAYER by Jay Kristoff (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")
THE MISFORTUNATES by Dimitri Verhulst
THE GLAMOROUS LIFE 2: All That Glitters Isn't Gold by Nikki Turner
THE SECRET DAUGHTER OF THE TSAR by Jennifer Laam
THE AFFAIRS OF OTHERS by Amy Grace Loyd ((featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")
HAVISHAM by Ronald Frame (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide" and one of Barbara Hoffert's "12 Unexpected Titles You’ll Discover at ALA")
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE by David Finkel
HILD by Nicola Griffith
PERV: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us by Jesse Bering
SOMEONE by Alice McDermott
THE WRONG GIRL by Hank Phillippi Ryan (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")
DEATH AND THE GIRL HE LOVES by Darynda Jones
THE TRAP by Andrew Fukuda
HORIZON by Alyson Noël
THE IN-BETWEEN by Barbara Stewart
NAVY SEAL DOGS: My Tale of Training Canines for Combat by Michael Ritland, Gary Brozek, Thea Feldman
THE SOCIAL CODE by Sadie Hayes
THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS COMPANION: City of Bones, Shadowhunters, and the Sight: The Unauthorized Guide by Lois H. Gresh
RAIN OF THE GHOSTS by Greg Weisman
ENDER'S GAME (Movie Tie-In) by Orson Scott Card
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We're already getting ridiculously excited about all of the rad events happening at ALA Annual this June. Take a look and get your RSVPs in now so you don't miss out!
Erica Lorraine Scheidt will be signing USES FOR BOYS and Stephanie Kuehn will be signing CHARM & STRANGE (5:30pm, booth 2103)!
The AAP’s Book-A-Licious Breakfast with Mary Kay Andrews (8:30am, McCormick Place, N227b). RSVP by June 14th!
Crossing Over—Teen Books for Everyone! with Darynda Jones (10:30am, McCormick Place, N227a).
Quirky Books for Quirkier Librarians, a panel about geekery pride with John Scalzi! (3:00pm, McCormick Place, S404a).
Mystery Day @ the Pop Top Stage with Tasha Alexander, Charles Finch, Julia Keller, Eleanor Kuhns, Theresa Schwegel, and more! (All day Saturday, end of the 2600 aisle)
Book Battle IV (8:30am, McCormick Place, S104b) in which Talia, Macmillan's chosen champion, and Chris, her nemesis from Sterling, battle it out while telling you about their favorite forthcoming titles!
Book Buzz Theater featuring Macmillan/ Sterling | 2013 ALA Annual Conference ala13.ala.org/node/12650 ummm... there will be monkeys.
— Talia Sherer (@taliasherer) June 10, 2013
Gregg Hurwitz will be signing TELL NO LIES (9:00am, booth 2103)!
The 2013 Alex Awards Panel with winner Robin Sloan (10:30am, McCormick Place, Room S105d)!
The AAP’S Library Family Feud™ (2:30pm, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Jackson Park, 10BC) in which librarians go head-to-head with authors, such as our very own John Scalzi!
The Sub-Librarian Scion of the Baker Street Irregulars event with Charles Finch, author of the Charles Lennox series (4:30pm, Hilton Chicago, Lake Michigan)
Science Fiction/Fantasy Day @ the Pop Top Stage! (All day Sunday, end of the 2600 aisle) Recommended panels:
10:00am: Jonathan Maberry
10:45am: Cory Doctorow
11:30am: David Brin
1:15pm: Brandon Sanderson
2:45pm: John Scalzi
3:30pm: Elizabeth Bear
UPDATE: Sorry, all! We accidentally posted Library Journal's BEA galley guide instead of their ALA Annual galley guide. Below is the correct link to the correct guide:
Check back for updates and we'll see you in Chicago!
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