Hey hey, it’s another great day at ALA Annual 2015! Stop by the Macmillan (adult) booth #1009 and attend all of our fabulous events today: The AAP’s Book-A-Licious Breakfast 8:30-10:00am Marriott Marquis San Francisco | Golden Gate B This event is at capacity. Join bestselling author Brigid Schulte (OVERWHELMED: Work, Love, and Play When No […]
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ALA Annual 2015 – Friday Events
Hooray, today’s the first day of ALA Annual 2015! Come to the Macmillan (adult) booth #1009 to say hello and if you’re there at 5:30pm sharp, Jane Cleland and Kelli Stanley will be signing complimentary copies of their newest books, ORNAMENTS OF DEATH and CITY OF GHOSTS, respectively. Check back for daily digests and keep […]

Macmillan Library @ ALA Annual 2015 (Booth #1009)
We’re happy to leave our hearts in San Francisco with you fine librarians next month at ALA Annual! Stop by the Macmillan (adult) booth #1009 and attend all of the fabulous events on our schedule below (RSVP ASAP)! Friday, June 26 In-booth signing with Jane Cleland & Kelli Stanley 5:30-7:00pm Moscone Convention Center | Booth […]

BEST CAT #BOOKBDAY EVER!
MEOW!! A super special #BookBday to THE BEST CAT BOOK EVER: Super-Amazing, 100% Awesome by Kate Funk! We looooove AC cat and all the crazy get-ups his food slave/owner Kate Funk puts him in and photographs for our enjoyment. (* If you were at ALA Annual, you saw AC as Bob Ross everywhere!) Anne even […]

ALA Annual 2014 – Friday events
It’s HEEEERREE! We’re ridiculously excited to see your happy little faces in the Macmillan (adult) booth #528! Here’s what’s happening tonight: In-booth signing with Jane Cleland & Hannah Dennison 5:30-7:00pm Las Vegas Convention Center | Booth #528 Jane Cleland and Hannah Dennison will be signing complimentary copies of BLOOD RUBIES and MURDER AT HONEYCHURCH HALL. […]

See You in Vegas!
Talia’s bag is packed, Anne’s nails are done, and we’re ready to hear Frank Sinatra croon “Luck Be a Lady” at least once. We’ll be posting daily updates, but you can always click here for our full ALA schedule (plus Library Journal‘s galley guide) and remember, happy little trees are always in Macmillan booth 528. […]

We’re All Packed…
Our boxes of books for ALA Annual, that is! Look at all this goodness just waiting for you at the Macmillan booth (#528) in Las Vegas! Don't forget about all of our awesome events, too.
See you soon!
XOXO,
Talia & Anne
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Macmillan Library @ ALA Annual 2014 (Booth #528)
VIVA LAS VEGAS! We're ridiculously excited to see your happy little faces in the Macmillan (adult) booth #528 and at all of our great events at ALA Annual next month. Check out our schedule below and RSVP ASAP!
Friday, June 27
In-booth signing with Jane Cleland & Hannah Dennison
5:30-7:00pm
Las Vegas Convention Center | Booth #528
Jane Cleland and Hannah Dennison will be signing complimentary copies of BLOOD RUBIES and MURDER AT HONEYCHURCH HALL.
The Michael L. Printz Program & Reception
8:00-10:00pm
Paris Las Vegas | Versailles Ballroom
Ticketed event, space is limited
Come listen to the 2014 Michael L. Printz honor award-winning authors including Rainbow Rowell (ELEANOR & PARK) as they're interviewed by a panel of teens at this YALSA & Booklist-sponsored event.
Tickets are $34-40. Details and purchasing information available here.
Saturday, June 28
The AAP’s Book-A-Licious Breakfast
8:30-10:00am
Las Vegas Hotel | Pavilion 10
RSVP required, space is limited
Join New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo (THE DEAD WILL TELL) for breakfast and book-talk!
E-galley available on Edelweiss
Isn't it Romantic?
8:30-10:00am
Las Vegas Convention Center | Room N263
Meet Deborah Coonts (LUCKY BASTARD) and pick up a complimentary copy of her latest Lucky O'Toole, Las Vegas Adventure novel.
In-booth signing with Jessica Love and Catherine Linka
9:00-10:00am
Las Vegas Convention Center | Booth #528
Jessica Love and Catherine Linka will be signing complimentary copies of PUSH GIRL and A GIRL CALLED FEARLESS.
PUSH GIRL E-galley available on Edelweiss
A GIRL CALLED FEARLESS E-galley available on Edelweiss
Speed Dating with Kat Spears and Catherine Linka
10:30-11:30am
Las Vegas Convention Center | Room N112
RSVP required, space is limited
Meet YA authors Kat Spears (SWAY) and Catherine Linka (A GIRL CALLED FEARLESS) and receive complimentary copies of their debut novels!
SWAY E-galley available on Edelweiss
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You’re Invited! RSVP Now!
Hello readers! We're officially back and happily exhausted after a great TxLA conference in Fort Worth. We had a blast with our Texan librarian friends, but it's time to look onward to the next conferences and events. Below are a few upcoming events that you need to get on the list for now so you don't miss out.
Booklist Webinar:
It's time to register for the Booklist's "Thrilling Mysteries: Can’t-Miss Crime Fiction for Spring" webinar which is TOMORROW at (CORRECTION!) 2pm EDT. It's going to be killer.
BookExpo America:
Request seating at the AAP's Annual BEA Librarians Dinner with Erica Jong, author of FEAR OF FLYING, which will take place on Wednesday, May 29th at 6pm in the Yale Club of NYC (there is a separate dinner for childrens' librarians; info on the same page).
Also register now for the AAP's BEA Librarians Author Lunch with Louise Penny, author of the Chief Inspector Gamache novels, to take place in the Javits Center Room 1E14-1E15 on Thursday, May 30th, at 12:15pm.
Full BEA schedule of events to come!
ALA Annual:
RSVP by June 14th for the AAP’s Book-A-Licious Breakfast with Mary Kay Andrews at ALA Annual on Saturday, June 29th, at 8:30am in Room N227B of the McCormick Place Convention Center.
And while there's no RSVP required for the AAP’S Library Family Feud in which librarians go head-to-head with authors (such as our very own John Scalzi!) on Sunday, June 30th at 2:30pm at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Jackson Park in 10BC, we highly recommend you get it on your schedule now!

ALA Annual Schedule 2011, New Orleans!
June 23th–28th, 2011, Booth #1126
Friday, June 24th
- 5:30pm Julie Cross will sign copies of TEMPEST in our booth #1126.
Saturday, June 25th*
- 10:00am John Hart will sign copies of IRON HOUSE in the Baker & Taylor booth #2049.
- 11:00am Rhys Bowen and Jane Cleland will sign copies of BLESS THE BRIDE and DEADLY THREADS in our booth #1126.
- 12:30pm Mary Kay Andrews will sign copies of SUMMER RENTAL in our booth #1126.
- 1:30pm Mary Kay Andrews will speak on the LIVE! @ your library Reading Stage at the back of the 1400 aisle.
- 1:30pm "Celebrating Southern Writers" with John Hart (IRON HOUSE) at MCC #335-336.
- 4:00pm "Tales from the Heart: Literary Memoirs" with Margaux Fragoso (TIGER, TIGER) at MCC #283.
*Saturday is also Mystery Day on the Pop Top Stage featuring Minotaur authors Ro Harris, Jane Cleland, Nancy Martin, Michael Wiley, Steve Hamilton, Barbara Fister, Rhys Bowen and Cathy Pickens!
- 10:00am "Traditional Mysteries: Who are the new Jane Marples?" with authors Rhys Bowen, Nancy Martin, Rosemary Harris, and moderator Jane Cleland.
- 11:00am "Tough Guys" with authors Steve Hamilton and Michael Wiley.
- 12:00pm An interview with Cathy Pickens.
- 1:00pm BrownBag Lunchtime Interview with Rosemary Harris.
- 2:00pm "Attention to Detail: how research adds to the mystery" with authors Rhys Bowen, Jane Cleland, and moderator Michael Wiley.
- 3:00pm "Laugh or I’ll Kill You" with authors Rosemary Harris, Nancy Martin, and Cathy Pickens.
- 4:00pm "Mystery Chicks and Private Dicks" with author Barbara Fister.
Sunday, June 26th
- 9:00am Coffee Klatch featuring Steve Hamilton (THE LOCK ARTIST) and Alden Bell (THE REAPERS ARE THE ANGELS) at J.W. Marriott (614 Canal Street) and lle de France Ball Room sponsored by YALSA.
- 9:00am Rosemary Harris will sign SLUGFEST in our booth #1126.
- 10:30am The Alex Award winners panel and book signing with featured speakers Steve Hamilton (THE LOCK ARTIST) and Alden Bell (THE REAPERS ARE THE ANGELS) at MCC #383-385.
- 10:30am ALTAFF’s “Mysteries @ your Library” with featured speakers Erica Spindler (WATCH ME DIE) and Bill Loehfelm (THE DEVIL SHE KNOWS) at MCC #268.
- 12:30pm From the Inside(rs) Out: AAP/ Book Buzz Editor’s Panel with Nancy Pearl and John Sherer.
- 1:30pm ALTAFF’s “First Author, First Book” panel with featured speaker Ellen Bryson (THE TRANSFORMATION OF BARTHOLOMEW FORTUNO) at MCC #269.
Monday, June 27th
- 9:00am Justin Spring and Wendy Moffat will sign copies of SECRET HISTORIAN and A GREAT UNRECORDED HISTORY in our booth #1126.
- 2:00pm ALTAFF’s Gala Author Tea with Nevada Barr (BURN) at MCC #293-296.
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