My original (and overly ambitious) goal was to do a post (or five) with descriptions of each of these books, but after spending two hours on a draft and making very little progress, I realized that it’s just not happening. Not yet, at any rate. Instead, here’s a photo of all of the books thatRead more
Day 3 of BEA was a huge disappointment. When I went to Book Expo two years ago, it was the first year that they had a “Power Reader Day” in which members of the general public could come to the show. Well folks, it’s morphed into the monstrosity known as BookCon. I like the *idea*Read more
Now that I’ve taken a post-BEA nap, I think I have the energy to post some of the highlights from Day 2. Hopefully this post is a bit more coherent than Day 1. I reread the first paragraph and thought “Oh god, I was a zombie when I wrote this.” Nancy Bilyeau writes historical mysteriesRead more
So, I had considered waiting to post this, but even though my hotel is cozy, I’ve been having difficulty sleeping since arriving at Book Expo. By difficulty sleeping, I mean I keep dreaming that I sleep in and miss all the authors, and then I wake up and realize it’s only 4:30 am. I stillRead more
Tonight I’m packing my bags and getting ready to head to New York City for Book Expo America, the biggest publishing industry conference in North America. It’s a book lover’s Mecca, and I’m looking forward to meeting some fantastic authors and bloggers. Garth Nix is gonna be there, as well as John Scalzi,Read more