This year's ALA Annual conference in Chicago was one of the largest ever, with around 22,000 librarians in attendance! It was a wonderful show in every aspect, from the great panels to the wonderful authors and exciting conversations in the booth.
If you weren't able to attend the show, you missed out on a couple exciting things: HarperCollins celebrated its 200th anniversary in the booth on Friday night with a champagne toast. We look pretty good for our age, right?!
You've also probably heard that No One Is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts was chosen as the inaugural pick for Sarah Jessica Parker's Book Club Central. A hearty round of applause for this wonderful debut novel!
And finally, you didn't get to see your favorite Library Love Fest trio talk about some of the top books from the Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 lists. But fear not! Our presentation was audio recorded and is hosted on EarlyWord.com. Head there to listen to all the books we talked about, complete with sound machine effects. Click here for a copy of our handout to follow along.
We hope to see you at next year's conferences in Denver and New Orleans! Make sure to stop by and say hello!
-Amanda