If you’re following the publishing industry (and I assume you are, if you read this blog), you’ve probably heard that Book Expo America, or BEA, is being held this week in New York City. From a purely business-savvy perspective, BEA is a great opportunity to editors, agents, booksellers, librarians, writers, and more to get [...]
Back at the office today after a week and a half in NYC, first at Book Expo America (BEA, for the acronym-savvy) and then on holiday with Rexroth. So how was it? Busy! For every appointment I made and kept, I think I ran into another editor, author, or fellow agent. [...]
I’m still in the midst of doing my Bologna follow-up, which basically consists of reading through my scribbled notes of my meetings with foreign editors, scouts, and movie people, making note of what we spoke about, titles they asked to see or expressed interest in, other books they might have passed on, and making sure [...]
And therefore, I haven’t missed another day of blogging. In fact, I have lots to share! Do check out my Twitter feed on the sidebar for my tweets from BEA today. I expect to do more tweeting tomorrow as I follow Maureen Johnson around the Jacob Javitts Center, and continue to try [...]
Sorry for the sudden drop off in posting last week, but the official opening of BEA came with a flurry of work, and meetings, and hastily made appointments, and free books, and more. Hectic, even if it seemed more sedate than the most recent New York-based BEA. For me, of course, it was a nice, easy flight from Denver to LA, and only one hour adjustment to make — easy-peasy. For my New York colleagues — not so much. I had a very informative, useful fair, though, and am happy to share some of my impressions.
