Kids authors flock to NY for a week of reading, writing, and a little arithmetic
The annual migration of book people to BookExpo America every year, bringing over 1,000 authors, including one of the largest gatherings of children's authors in the U.S., together with booksellers, publishers, and distributors from all over the world to talk about books of all kinds and all formats, begins next week, May 24-28. And this year, for the first time, the organizers of BookExpo America have expanded the annual 2-3 day book trade event to a week long book fest, open to the public, called NY Book Week, consisting of readings, interviews, author presentations and book signings at various bookstores, auditoriums, and libraries around New York City. Among the authors that will be in town for the week's events are Laurie Halse Anderson, who will be promoting her forthcoming tween novel, Forge (Atheneum; October, 2010);Libba Bray and her young adult novel, Going Bovine due out in paperback this fall (Delacorte Books; September, 2010); awarding winningKate DiCamillo signing her new pre-school story Bink and Gollie (Candlewick Press; September, 2010); and the prolific Holly Blackwith a number of new titles out this spring, summer and fall, including the recently released White Cat (Margaret McElderry; May, 2010). And keep your eyes out for Sandra Boynton, Youme Landowne, Matthew Reinhart, Adam Rex, R.L. Stine, Adriana Trigiani, and Garry B. Trudeau among many hundreds more faces in the crowds.
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Lily Renee enjoys the spotlight as the first woman in comic art: Lily Renee tells the story of how she broke the gender barrier in the 1940's to become the first woman in the world of comic artists.
Mitali Perkins takes the long way home to the land of 'Bamboo People': Bestselling children's author Mitali Perkins traces her journey through childhood from KolKata (Calcutta, India) to Queens, NY, and the west coast, where her family settled, through books and writing, before returning to her family's lost home in Burma, where she became inspired to write 'Bamboo People.'
Cory Doctorow scores points with booksellers and goes 'For the Win' at BEA 2010: Canadian blogger, journalist, and bestselling author brings his new novel and crusade to liberalize copyright laws to BookExpo America 2010, withbooksellers cheering him on 'For the Win.'
Sarah, Duchess of York, lends a 'helping hand' on touchy subjects for parents and children: Sarah, Duchess of York, Ferguson takes the stage at BEA 2010 to remind parents of the three C's--communication, compromise, and compassion.
Geoff Johns leads the Green Lantern team from 'Darkest Night' to 'Brightest Day': The mastermind behind the resurgence of the long-running Green Lantern comic books series brings his creative team to the first ever C2E2 convention in Chicago to discuss the dawning of 'Brightest Day' after 'Darkest Night.'
BEA 2010 brings out the stars of children's and young adult literature: The Duchess of York wasn't the only children's book author at this year's BookExpo America (BEA).
Geoff Johns leads the Green Lantern to new universes in the Silver Age of comics: The creators, writers and illustrators of the Green Hornet celebrate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hal Jordan and the Silver Age of comic books.
Grant Morrison brings Batman and Robin back from the future: The Scottish playwright and master of the universe of comic creator's Grant Morrison shocks and awes his fans at the 2008 New York Comic Con.
John Ringo, Kelly Link, and China Mieville bring sci-fi and fantasy down to earth: Three emerging voices in the sci-fi and fantasy world bring the realities of writing in their respective genres down to earth.
Your Author, Any Bitter Thing.
Monica Wood celebrates the publication of her third novel, Any bitter Thing with a reading at Longfellow Books in Portland Maine.
James Ellroy and Colin Harrison take some of the mystery out of their crime novels.
Masterful crime fiction authors James Ellroy and Colin Harrison reveal why and how they write some of the most compelling crime fiction in America today.
Warren Brown bakes his cake and eats it, too.
Famous in the Washington, D.C. area for his cakes, former Federal health care fraud litigator Warren Brown introduces his cookbook, 'CakeLove: How To Bake Cakes From Scratch' at the 2008 National Book Festival.
BEA 2010 brings out the stars of children's and young adult literature.
The Duchess of York wasn't the only children's book author at this year's BookExpo America (BEA).
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Kids authors flock to NY for a week of reading, writing, and a little arithmetic
