BookExpo America is just around the corner and we can’t wait to see you in Chicago at Library Journal & School Library Journal’s Day of Dialog, at BEA in the Macmillan booth (#1958-1959), and at these great events. *As always, our schedule is subject to change. Please check back often! Wednesday, May 11 Library Journal‘s […]
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BEA 2014 is here!
BookExpo America is finally here! We hope to see you at these great events and in the Macmillan booth (#1738).
Thursday, May 29
LibraryReads: Collaborative Discovery for Librarians & Patrons panel
10:00am-10:50am
Javits Convention Center | Room 1E14
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. Speakers include Robin Nesbitt, Manager, Columbus Metropolitan Library, OH; Kaite Stover, Director of Reader’s Services, Kansas City Public Library, MO; Stephanie Anderson, Head of Readers Services, Darien Library, CT, and Melissa DeWild, Collection Development Manager, Kent District Library, MI.
BiblioCommons: Cultivating and Supporting an Online Reading Community: Digital Badges and Online Programming
11:00–11:50am
Javits Convention Center | Room 1E14
Stephanie Chase of Library Discovery Service for BiblioCommons and Jenn Northington of WORD Bookstores will discuss how to reach the online community of patrons and customers through digital badges and online programming.
The AAP's Annual Librarians Book Buzz, Part I
2:15-3:30pm
Javits Convention Center | Room 1E16
Come hear Anne Spieth highlight her favorite forthcoming Macmillan titles at this very popular annual Publishers Book Buzz!
Macmillan Galley Giveaways and Author Signings (Booth #1738):
9:00am Galley Giveaway: MIDNIGHT PLAN OF THE REPO MAN by Bruce Cameron (Tor Books)
9:30am Galley Giveaway: LILA by Marilynne Robinson (FSG)
10:00am In-Booth Signing: Lisa Scottoline (BETRAYED, SMP)
10:45am In-Booth Signing: Rainbow Rowell (LANDLINE, SMP/Macmillan Audio)
11:00am Galley Giveaway: THE PLOUGHMEN by Kim Zupan (Holt)
2:00pm In-Booth Signing: R.L. Stine (PARTY GAMES, Griffin)
2:00pm Galley Giveaway: THE KILLS by Richard House (Picador)
2:30pm Galley Giveaway: BITTER GREENS by Kate Forsyth (Thomas Dunne Books)
3:00pm Galley Giveaway: ISLAND OF A THOUSAND MIRRORS by Nayomi Munaweera (SMP)
3:30pm Brooklyn Beer Tasting: THE CRAFT BEER REVOLUTION by Steve Hindy (Palgrave Macmillan)
3:30pm Galley Giveaway: WAR DOGS by Rebecca Frankel (Palgrave Macmillan)
Friday, May 30
The AAP's Annual Librarians Book Buzz, Part II
2:00-3:30pm
Javits Convention Center | Room 1E14
Come listen to our publishing friends as they highlight their favorite forthcoming titles!
The 6th Annual Librarian Shout 'n Share
3:30-5:00pm
Javits Convention Center | Room 1E14
Join librarians as they sound off on their favorite exhibit floor reads, and other upcoming works they are looking forward to sharing with their patrons. Speakers include Douglas Lord, Head of Circulation/ Branch Head, New Britain (CT) Public Library, longtime Library Journal book reviewer and Books for Dudes Columnist; Alene Moroni, Manager, Selection and Order, King County Library System (WA) and a 2013 Library Journal “Mover and Shaker”; Charlene Rue, Deputy Director of Collection Management, BookOps: The shared technical services organization of New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library; Etta Thornton-Verma, Library Journal Reviews Editor (NY); and Jamie Watson, Collection Development Coordinator, Baltimore County Public Library (MD) and a 2008 Library Journal “Mover and Shaker.”
Macmillan Galley Giveaways and Author Signings (Booth #1738):
9:30 AM In-Booth Signing: Ben Lerner (10:04, Faber)
9:30 AM Galley Giveaway: THE BOY WHO DREW MONSTERS by Keith Donohue (Picador)
10:00 AM Galley Giveaway: YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ME: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman by Mike Thomas (SMP)
10:30 AM Galley Giveaway: MY REAL CHILDREN by Jo Walton (Tor Books)
11:00 AM Galley and Advance Listening Copy Giveaway: LANDLINE by Rainbow Rowell (SMP/ Macmillan Audio)
11:30 AM In-Booth Signing: Andy Cohen, ANDY COHEN DIARIES (Holt)
11:30 AM Galley Giveaway: THE FURIES by Natalie Haynes (SMP)
2:00 PM In-Booth Signing: John Scalzi (LOCK IN, Tor)
2:00 PM Galley Giveaway: MURDER AT THE BRIGHTWELL by Ashley Weaver (Minotaur)
2:30 PM Galley Giveaway: SWAY by Kat Spears (Griffin)
4:00 PM Galley Giveaway: FULL MEASURE by T. Jefferson Parker (SMP)
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Macmillan Library @ BEA 2014! (Booth #1738)
Spring is finally here, and that means that BookExpo America is only a few short weeks away! We hope to see you at these great events and in the Macmillan booth (#1738).
Wednesday, May 28
Library Journal’s Day of Dialog
9:00am–6:00pm
McGraw-Hill 50th floor, 1221 Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue and 49th Street), New York, NY 10020
RSVP required
LJ's annual event will feature the ever-popular Editors’ Picks panel featuring Picador’s own Publisher & VP Stephen Morrison and a women's fiction panel starring Lisa Scottoline (BETRAYED) and Rainbow Rowell (LANDLINE)!
Click here for more information and to RSVP
The 8th Annual BEA Adult Librarians Dinner, co-hosted by AAP and LibraryReads
RSVP required, space is limited
NPR's Maureen Corrigan hosts this annual dinner featuring Pat O'Brien, whose memoir I'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS chronicles his wild life in sports and Hollywood and his recovery from crippling substance abuse.
Details and RSVP here. (Please note that this dinner is nearly sold out. If you RSVP after the event is full, you will be placed on a wait list.)
E-galley available on Edelweiss
Thursday, May 29
LibraryReads: Collaborative Discovery for Librarians & Patrons panel
10:00am-10:50am
Javits Convention Center | Room 1E14
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. Speakers include Robin Nesbitt, Manager, Columbus Metropolitan Library, OH; Kaite Stover, Director of Reader’s Services, Kansas City Public Library, MO; Stephanie Anderson, Head of Readers Services, Darien Library, CT, and Melissa DeWild, Collection Development Manager, Kent District Library, MI.
BiblioCommons: Cultivating and Supporting an Online Reading Community: Digital Badges and Online Programming
11:00–11:50am
Javits Convention Center | Room 1E14
Stephanie Chase of Library Discovery Service for BiblioCommons and Jenn Northington of WORD Bookstores will discuss how to reach the online community of patrons and customers through digital badges and online programming.
The AAP's Annual Librarians Book Buzz, Part I
2:15-3:30pm
Javits Convention Center | Room 1E16
Come hear Anne Spieth highlight her favorite forthcoming Macmillan titles at this very popular annual Publishers Book Buzz!
Macmillan Galley Giveaways and Author Signings (Booth #1738):
9:00am Galley Giveaway: MIDNIGHT PLAN OF THE REPO MAN by Bruce Cameron (Tor Books)
9:30am Galley Giveaway: LILA by Marilynne Robinson (FSG)
10:00am In-Booth Signing: Lisa Scottoline (BETRAYED, SMP)
10:45am In-Booth Signing: Rainbow Rowell (LANDLINE, SMP/Macmillan Audio)
11:00am Galley Giveaway: THE PLOUGHMEN by Kim Zupan (Holt)
2:00pm In-Booth Signing: R.L. Stine (PARTY GAMES, Griffin)
2:00pm Galley Giveaway: THE KILLS by Richard House (Picador)
2:30pm Galley Giveaway: BITTER GREENS by Kate Forsyth (Thomas Dunne Books)
3:00pm Galley Giveaway: ISLAND OF A THOUSAND MIRRORS by Nayomi Munaweera (SMP)
3:30pm Brooklyn Beer Tasting: THE CRAFT BEER REVOLUTION by Steve Hindy (Palgrave Macmillan)
3:30pm Galley Giveaway: WAR DOGS by Rebecca Frankel (Palgrave Macmillan)
Friday, May 30
The AAP's Annual Librarians Book Buzz, Part II
2:00-3:30pm
Javits Convention Center | Room 1E14
Come listen to our publishing friends as they highlight their favorite forthcoming titles!
The 6th Annual Librarian Shout 'n Share
3:30-5:00pm
Javits Convention Center | Room 1E14
Join librarians as they sound off on their favorite exhibit floor reads, and other upcoming works they are looking forward to sharing with their patrons. Speakers include Douglas Lord, Head of Circulation/ Branch Head, New Britain (CT) Public Library, longtime Library Journal book reviewer and Books for Dudes Columnist; Alene Moroni, Manager, Selection and Order, King County Library System (WA) and a 2013 Library Journal “Mover and Shaker”; Charlene Rue, Deputy Director of Collection Management, BookOps: The shared technical services organization of New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library; Etta Thornton-Verma, Library Journal Reviews Editor (NY); and Jamie Watson, Collection Development Coordinator, Baltimore County Public Library (MD) and a 2008 Library Journal “Mover and Shaker.”
Macmillan Galley Giveaways and Author Signings (Booth #1738):
9:30 AM In-Booth Signing: Ben Lerner (10:04, Faber)
9:30 AM Galley Giveaway: THE BOY WHO DREW MONSTERS by Keith Donohue (Picador)
10:00 AM Galley Giveaway: YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ME: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman by Mike Thomas (SMP)
10:30 AM Galley Giveaway: MY REAL CHILDREN by Jo Walton (Tor Books)
11:00 AM Galley and Advance Listening Copy Giveaway: LANDLINE by Rainbow Rowell (SMP/ Macmillan Audio)
11:30 AM In-Booth Signing: Andy Cohen, ANDY COHEN DIARIES (Holt)
11:30 AM Galley Giveaway: THE FURIES by Natalie Haynes (SMP)
2:00 PM In-Booth Signing: John Scalzi (LOCK IN, Tor)
2:00 PM Galley Giveaway: MURDER AT THE BRIGHTWELL by Ashley Weaver (Minotaur)
2:30 PM Galley Giveaway: SWAY by Kat Spears (Griffin)
4:00 PM Galley Giveaway: FULL MEASURE by T. Jefferson Parker (SMP)
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Monday Fun Day! (6/3/2013 Edition)
Happy post-BEA Monday!
*cue everyone collapsing into a pile and catnapping for a week.*
We're almost at the end of this year's frenzied conference season, so let's wrap up our BookExpo adventures and get you back in gear for ALA Annual.
BookExpo America:
First of all, a huge thanks to all of the happy librarians who joined us for dinner on Wednesday at the AAP's Annual BEA Librarians Dinner with Erica Jong, the author of FEAR OF FLYING (40th Anniversary Edition), and also on Thursday at the AAP's BEA Librarians Author Lunch with Louise Penny, author of the Chief Inspector Gamache novels (pictured below)! We had a great time and we hope you were entertained and well-fed for your other panels and show floor expeditions. Please join us again next year and spread the word!
Alene Moroni and Stephanie Chase (King County Library System) bookending Louise Penny!
And also thank you to everyone who came out to hear me gush about a few of Macmillan's forthcoming titles at the AAP's Annual Librarians Book Buzz panel. My handout is available for you to download (PDF) and definitely go to MacmillanBEAPreview.com to register for e-galley downloads of all of Macmillan's featured BEA titles (expires June 10). Read more about Edelweiss here.
C-SPAN 2 posted the hour-long state of the book industry talk at BookExpo America with Macmillan CEO John Sargent. Watch "Publishing, Bookselling, and the Whole Damn Thing: A Conversation with John Sargent" now.
Finally, EarlyWord will post the full list of titles mentioned at the 4th Annual Librarian Shout 'n Share panel. Stay tuned! UPDATE: EarlyWord posted the list here.
American Library Association Annual Convention:
Please take a look at our full schedule posted here and find us during the show at booth 2103!
Texas Library Association Annual Conference:
We're still talking about TxLA?? You betcha. That's because you still have a chance to win a stack of super fine signed books! The deadline to enter is today. Enter now.
Cute Stuff:
As we embark into June let's take a look back over last month's ridiculously smile-worthy cat videos:
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Macmillan Library @ BEA 2013 (booth 1557)
It's May! The sun is out, the cherry blossoms are exploding, and BookExpo America is just a few short weeks away so it's time to take a look at all of our fantastic BEA events for librarians.
Wednesday, May 29th
Please dine with us at the AAP's Annual BEA Librarians* Dinner (6:30pm, Yale Club) with Erica Jong, author of FEAR OF FLYING. Request a seat by May 10th. UPDATE: this event is SOLD OUT, but you can still get on the waiting list.
*Please note: there's also a dinner for childrens' librarians; info on the same page.
Thursday, May 30th
Don't miss Library Family Feud™ (10:00am, Javits Center Room 1E11) is a veritable battle of wits between a team of librarians and a team of authors who go at it Family Feud™ style. Hosted by AAP Library Committee Chair Chris Vaccari, Director of Library Marketing for Sterling Publishing Co. (a.k.a. Quizmaster Chris!).
Dine with us again at the AAP's BEA Librarians Author Lunch (12:15pm, Javits Center Room 1E14-1E15) with Louise Penny, author of the Chief Inspector Gamache novels. UPDATE: this event is SOLD OUT, but you can still get on the waiting list.
Come listen to the AAP's Annual Librarians Book Buzz (2:15pm, Javits Center Room 1E16) with our very own Ali Fisher talking all about our forthcoming titles.
Thursday's Adult Signings & Giveaways in Booth 1557:
- 9:30am Author Signing: Alice McDermott signing SOMEONE
- Galley Giveaway: BITTER RIVER by Julia Keller
- 10:00am Galley Giveaway: THE EDGE OF NORMAL by Carla Norton
- 10:30am Audio Galley Giveaway: FLAT WATER TUESDAY by Ron Irwin
- 11:30am Author Signing: Michael Pocalyko signing THE NAVIGATOR
- 2:00pm Author Signing: Lisa Scottoline signing ACCUSED
- Galley Giveaway: ASK BOB by Peter Gethers
- 3:00pm Galley Giveaway: LOOKAWAY, LOOKAWAY* by Wilton Barnhardt
- 3:30pm Galley Giveaway: THE INCREMENTALISTS by Steven Brust
- 4:00pm Author Signing: Amy Grace Loyd signing THE AFFAIRS OF OTHERS
Friday, May 31st
The 4th Annual Librarian Shout 'n Share (3:30pm, Javits Center Room 1E11) will highlight the best show floor finds! Hosted by Alene Moroni (King County Library System—WA) with panelists Angela Carstensen (Convent of the Sacred Heart—NY, Adult Books 4 Teens—School Library Journal), Douglas Lord (CT State Library, Books for Dudes—Library Journal), Robin Nesbitt (Columbus Metro Library—OH), and Kaite Stover (Kansas City Public Library—MO).
We're gonna need a bigger Shout 'n Share at #BEA13. I have too much stuff to choose from.
— KaiteStover (@MarianLiberryan) May 7, 2013
Friday's Adult Signings & Giveaways in Booth 1557:
- 9:30am Galley Giveaway: HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE by Emma Chapman
- 10:00am Audio Galley Giveaway: CLOSE MY EYES by Sophie McKenzie
- 10:30am Author Signing: Louise Penny signing HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN
- 11:00am Galley Giveaway: THE WITCH OF LITTLE ITALY by Suzanne Palmieri
- 11:30am Author Signing: Rainbow Rowell signing FANGIRL
- Galley Giveaway: THE DOGS OF CHRISTMAS by W. Bruce Cameron
- UPDATE: 2:00pm Galley Giveaway: HILD by Nicola Griffith
- 2:30pm Galley Giveaway: HAVISHAM by Ronald Frame
- 3:00pm Galley Giveaway: NECESSARY LIES by Diane Chamberlain
Check back here for updates and we'll see you in NYC this month!
The AAP Trade Libraries committee has announced our #BEA13 schedule! Authors, more Authors + family feud & buzz: docs.google.com/file/d/0B_zfi2…
— Norton Library Mktg (@WWNortonLibrary) April 4, 2013
*Kirkus Reviews released their BEA Special Supplement PDF, available for download now, to help you find some of their top picks on the show floor. The very first title is our LOOKAWAY, LOOKAWAY (see above) and that's only one of the many excellent Macmillan selections they've made. We recommend you take a look at their guide now!
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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!
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BookExpo America 2012 Galley Schedule
BEA 2012! June 4-7, Booth #3358!
Tuesday, June 5th
9:00am Galley Giveaway
PRIVACY by Garret Keizer
9:30am Author Signing!
THE HEART BROKE IN by James Meek
10am Galley Giveaway
THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel #8) by Louise Penny
WORLD WITHOUT CANCER by Margaret Cuomo
11:00am Galley Giveaway
WAKE (Watersong #1) by Amanda Hocking
MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND by Matthew Dicks (ALC)
2:00pm Author Signing!
CROSSTOWN TO OBLIVION by Walter Mosely
3:00pm Galley Giveaway
AN ECHO THROUGH THE SNOW by Andrea Thalasinos
WINTER JOURNAL by Paul Auster
4:00pm Galley Giveaway
MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND by Matthew Dicks
SPRING FEVER by Mary Kay Andrews
4:30pm Author Event (with booze!!)!
CAPTURING CAMELOT by Kitty Kelley
Wednesday, June 6th
9:00am Galley Giveaway
WE SINNERS by Hanna Pylväinen
9:30am Author Signing!
THE OTHER WOMAN by Hank Phillippi Ryan
10:00am Galley Giveaway
GRACE GROWS by Shelle Sumners
A FOREIGN COUNTRY by Charles Cumming
10:30am Author Signing!
MR. PENUMBRA'S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE by Robin Sloan
11:00am Galley Giveaway
OBJECT LESSONS: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story
2:00pm Galley Giveaway
FALLEN MASTERS by John Edward
3:00pm Galley Giveaway
THE FORGETTING TREE by Tatjana Soli
*Dates and times subject to change. Please check back for updates!
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