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BookExpo America

maí 29, 2008 – júní 1, 2008

Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA

United States

Web site: http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/

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Lýsing: Book Expo America (BEA) is the largest book fair in the United States - full of authors, publishers, librarians, booksellers, and more!

There will be over 600 authors with scheduled autographing sessions, the schedule of which is here.

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Past events

Children's Book & Author Breakfast (maí 30 at 08:00)
Presented in cooperation with the Children’s Booksellers and Publishers Committee [A cooperative committee of the American Booksellers Association (ABA), Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC), and the Children’s Book Council (CBC)] this opening-day breakfast will feature Sherman Alexie, author ... (meira)of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers); Judy Blume, author of Going, Going, Gone! with the Pain and the Great One (Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers); and Neil Gaiman, author of The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins Children’s Books). Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox (Hyperion Books for Children/ Disney Book Group) will be the Master of Ceremonies. Special Introductory Remarks by Jon Scieszka, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
Event location: (Concourse Hall)
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Saturday Book & Author Breakfast (maí 31 at 08:00)
Magic Johnson promotes an untitled business book.; Philippa Gregory promotes The Other Queen.; Andre Dubus reads from The garden of last days : a novel.; Alec Baldwin promotes A Promise To Ourselves: A Journey Through Divorce and Fatherhood.
Saturday morning will feature Magic Johnson, author of an untitled book on business (Crown Business), Philippa Gregory, author of The Other Queen (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster), and Andre Dubus III, author of The Garden of Last Days: A Novel (W.W. Norton). Alec Baldwin, author of A Promise To Ourselves: ... (meira)A Journey Through Divorce and Fatherhood ( St. Martin 's Press) will be the Master of Ceremonies.
Event location: (Concourse Hall)
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Speed Dating With Children’s Authors (maí 31 at 11:00)
M.T. Anderson.; Joan Bauer.; Francesca Lia Block .; Cylin Busby.; Cecil Castellucci.; Tim Egan.; Victoria Forester.; Donna Freitas.; Polly Horvath.; James Lescene.; Barry Lyga.; Brandon Mull.; Travis Nichols.
Sponsored by the Children’s Booksellers and Publishers Committee [A cooperative committee of the American Booksellers Association (ABA), Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC), and the Children’s Book Council (CBC)]. Get to know twenty children’s book creators up close and personal! Authors ... (meira)and illustrators will move from table to table, stopping for quick get-to-know-you chats. Please note: this event is for booksellers only! Participating “dates” include: M.T. Anderson (Harcourt), Joan Bauer (Putnam/Penguin), Francesca Lia Block (HarperCollins), Cylin Busby (Bloomsbury), Cecil Castellucci (Candlewick), Tim Egan (Houghton Mifflin), Victoria Forester (Feiwel and Friends), Donna Freitas (FSG), Polly Horvath (Random House), James Lescene (HarperCollins), Barry Lyga (Houghton Mifflin), Brandon Mull (Shadow Mountain), Travis Nichols (Roaring Brook), Chris Raschka (Scholastic), Gary D.Schmidt (Clarion), David Shannon (Scholastic), Judy Sierra (Random House), Laurel Snyder (Tricycle), Nancy Werlin (Penguin), and Jane Yolen (Charlesbridge).
Event location: (Room 403AB)
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Saturday Book & Author Luncheon (maí 31 at 12:00)
Richard Engel promotes War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq.; Markos Moulitsas Zuniga promotes Taking on the System.; Jon Krakauer promotes The Hero.; Michael Moore promotes an as yet untitled work.; Christopher Buckley promotes Supreme Courtship: a Novel.
This year's lunch will, once again, focus on political and social issues and will feature Richard Engel, author of War Journal (Simon&Schuster), Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, author of Taking on the System: Rules for Radical Change in a Digital Era (Celebra), Jon Krakauer, author of The Hero (Doubleday), ... (meira)and Michael Moore, author of an as yet untitled work (Grand Central). Christopher Buckley, author of Supreme Courtship: A Novel (Twelve) will be the Master of Ceremonies.
Event location: (Concourse Hall)
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The Heard Word: BEA's Audiobook & Author Tea (maí 31 at 16:00)
Robert Crais discusses an untitled Elvis Cole Novel.; T. Jefferson Parker discusses L.A. Outlaws.; Michael Connelly discusses The Brass Verdict.
Come hear Robert Crais, author of an untitled Elvis Cole novel (Brilliance Audio); T. Jefferson Parker, author of LA Outlaws (Brilliance Audio); and Michael Connelly, author of The Brass Verdict (Hachette Audio) talk about their recent and upcoming audiobooks and the experience of hearing their works ... (meira)translated into audiobook format. Hosted by the Audio Publishers Association. Admission $20 (SPE4).
Event location: (Room 403)
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Lewis Black (maí 31 at 21:00)
Lewis Black will appear at BEA's Saturday night benefit on behalf of his new book, Me of Little Faith. Me of Little Faith is a ferociously funny exploration of religion and faith in which he examines how the rules and constraints of religion have affected his life and the lives of us all. His hilarious ... (meira)experiences with rabbis, Mormons, gurus, psychics, and even the joy of a perfect round of golf give Mr. Black the chance to expound upon what we believe and why — in the language of a shock jock and with the heart of an iconoclast. Proceeds from Lewis Black's performance at BEA will go to help support the Book Industry Foundation which is comprised of the American Booksellers Foundation For Free Expression (ABFFE) and the Association of American Publishers' Get Caught Reading Campaign.
Event location: Orpheum Theater in downtown LA
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Sunday Book & Author Breakfast (júní 1 at 20:00)
Ted Turner promotes Call Me Ted.; Azar Nafisi promotes Things I've Been Silent About: A Memoir of Family.; Dennis Lehane promotes The Given Day: A Novel.; John Hodgman promotes More Information Than You Require.
Sunday morning will feature Ted Turner, author (with Bill Burke) of Call Me Ted (Grand Central), Azar Nafisi, author of Things I've Been Silent About: A Memoir of Family (Random House), and Dennis Lehane, author of The Given Day (William Morrow). John Hodgman, author of More Information Than You Require ... (meira)(Dutton) will be the Master of Ceremonie
Event location: (Concourse Hall)
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Come meet Tim and I! We're hosting a LibraryThing meet-up at the Library Bar on Friday night (the 30th) at 7pm. More details in this blog post.
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