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| Note I didn't have to buy any of these books! |
After much preparation Book Expo America has come and gone for yet another year Like every year there was so much to do and many authors to meet and even more books to grab. Throughout my four days at BEA I had the pleasure of listening to numerous well-known authors; Wally Lamb, Neil Gaiman, and Amy Tan to name a few. I carried, lugged and pulled suitcases of books around the Jacob Javits Center. I stood in line almost every minute of each day, from dawn till way past dusk, for autographs from some of my most favorite authors. I was in book heaven!!
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| Books packed! |
To many in the industry BookExpo America is a book lover’s dream come true. Yes there is a lot of preparation (if you choose to poor over the author lists and attend panel discussions), yes, you’re standing a lot – in lines, and yes you’re feet and shoulders hurt from carrying books and you’re exhausted by the end of the day, but it is well worth it!
In four day I managed to meet and talk to over 30 authors, I saw over 100 and have now piled in my den more than 300 books.
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| Pile one to give away... |
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| Pile two...Mine! |
Below are a few authors (and one lovable pig) I met while grabbing up some of the season's soon to be hottest books. check back for a list of titles I'll be reading.
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| Alice Hoffman |
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| Chelsea Handler |
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| Colum McCann |
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| Courtney Sullivan |
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| Curtis Sittenfeld |
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| Dorothea Benton Frank |
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| Elizabeth Gilbert |
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| Elizabeth Silver |
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| Geraldine Brooks |
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| Giada de Laurentiis |
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| Jeffrey Deaver |
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| Lee Smith |
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| Nathaniel Philbrick |
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| Olivia |
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| Paula Dean |
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| Sylvia Day |
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| Wally Lamb |
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| Waley Cash |
