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C-Span Book TV Bus
The Book TV Bus launched in September of 2005 and has been touring the nation ever since, promoting C-Span2′s books and author programming and interesting literary programming from communities around the country. The bus is a customized 45-foot long motor coach with a mobile television production studio and media demonstration center on board, giving the [...]
BookExpo Saturday Book and Author Breakfast
Saturday’s Book and Author Breakfast at BookExpo 2006 featured an unlikely combination: Washington Post Book Review Editor, Marie Arana; Senator Barack Obama; humorist Amy Sedaris; and novelist John Updike. Arana, who also served as host of the event, welcomed attendees and spoke briefly about the experience of writing her novel, “Cellophane,” detailing how she has [...]
Take Home Your Favorite Authors and Speakers From BookExpo
For the first time in its history, BookExpo America (BEA), will make its programming available to the public via free podcasts. With these free podcasts, subscribers will be able to hear authors, speakers, sessions, and other events that took place at BookExpo 2006. You can pre-subscribe today by email and you will start receiving emails [...]
Book Expo Day II
Blog 2.0 – How Blogs Continue to Re-Define Author, Publisher, and Reader Dynamics This morning’s Blogging Panel at BookExpo featured author/editor Dan Burnstein, Managing Partner, Millenium Technology Venture Partners ; Michael Cader, Founder, Publishers Marketplace; Anna Marie Cox, Blogger, Author, Critic; Shawn Gold, Publisher, Weblogs, Inc.; and Markos Zuniga, Founder, The Daily Kos, and author/entrepreneur. [...]
Book Expo 2006 – Washington D.C. Library Journal’s Day of Dialog
Street Lit Uncovered The morning session at Library Journal’s “Day of Dialog” featured a lively and informative panel (with audience participation) discussing an emerging genre ‘Street Lit.” The panel consisted of Malaika Adero, Senior Editor, Atria Books: Simon and Schuster; Melody Guy, Senior Editor, One World: Ballantine and Strivers Row: Villard; Pat James, Coordinator of [...]
