BEA

BEA Cheat-Sheet

June 3, 2010

Are you a collection development librarian? Do you like short-cuts? Whether you attended BEA last week or missed it entirely, we've got a little something to give you a leg up for Fall 2010 and Winter 2011. Check out this cheat-sheet with our heavy-hitting titles all in one place. We've included jacket art, author bios, keynotes, and all the ISBN information you need. Print it, highlight it, dog-ear the pages…our cheat-sheet is at your service. Download BEA Cheat Sheet HC

-Kayleigh

BEA, Books, Collection Development, Family, Family Lineage, Grandparents, HarperCollins Publishers, Inspiration, Libraries, Library of Congress, Memoir, The House at the End of the Road

BEA Fun!

June 3, 2010

If you attended Book Expo America last week, I'm sure your schedule was just like ours…jam-packed! While we were extremely busy and productive, we did manage to have some fun along the way. One of my biggest challenges to date has been mastering the art of tying a bow-tie. I love them, however tying one can be a bit of a problem.

One of our authors, W. Ralph Eubanks (The House at the End of the Road) took time out of his day to show me the fine art of tying a bow-tie. Ralph makes it look SO easy. In fact, he can accomplish this WITHOUT looking in a mirror. Check out both videos…one where he ties the bow-tie on me and the other where he demonstrates on himself.

In between mastering this fine art if you haven't picked up his book, The House at the End of the Road, PLEASE do yourself a favor and check it out. You will not be disappointed. I have to give a special thank you to W. Ralph Eubanks…a true inspiration and a great person! If I had a Brother, it would be him!

Enjoy!

-Bobby

American Library Association, BEA, Books, Collection Development, Labor Day, Joyce Maynard, Libraries

Labor Day

July 13, 2009

If you attended BEA or ALA this year, you might have heard us raving about Joyce Maynard’s latest, Labor Day, an in-house favorite. In a manner evoking Ian McEwan’s Atonementand Nick Hornby’s About a Boy, Joyce Maynard tells a story of love, sexual passion, painful adolescence, and devastating betrayal as seen through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy—and the man he later becomes—looking back on the events of a single long, hot, and life-altering weekend. Check out the video, browse inside the book, or download the podcast. Download LABOR DAY Story Behind the Book. Happy Reading!

Barbara Genco, BEA, Books, HarperCollins Publishers, Libraries, Library Journal

BEA

June 5, 2009

Book Expo America was held this past weekend in New York. For those of you unfamiliar with BEA, it’s basically a book blitz – an unveiling of titles due out this Fall from publishers. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet authors and ‘catch the buzz’ about forthcoming titles. Librarians make it their business to get to BEA and we’re all the better for it. They speak on panels, share their wealth of knowledge and offer great opportunities for authors to speak at library events. They also have an uncanny knack for finding books that might otherwise fly a little under the radar. They get behind those books with an inspiring force of energy and enthusiasm and spread the word to colleagues and patrons. I’ve said it before: A librarian is a book’s best friend.

One of the many programs dedicated to librarians at BEA was the “Shout and Share” hosted by the AAP. This was a panel moderated by Barbara Genco, Coordinator, Special Projects and Strategic Planning at Brooklyn Public Library. It featured seven prominent librarians who gave their ‘picks’ for hot books coming out this Fall. The entire list has been posted on www.earlyword.com – a fabulous website for collection development librarians.) Just go to Early Word and scroll down–on the right-hand tab is a list that says "BEA '09–Picks of the Lists."

And here’s an article Library Journal ran about the event. Happy reading!

-Virginia