Consumer Panel: Boomers Sound Off
No mind-numbing polling or survey data! In this podcast episode, we get it straight from the Boomers: Insight, motivation and answers to what, where, when and why for book buying and reading behavior.
This panel was moderated by Neil Strandberg of the Tattered Cover book store in Denver, who is also a member of the BookExpo America Advisory Board. Strandberg was joined by panelists Joann Bottoni Jepsen, Ron Cullen, and Tom Fagen.
2009 Children’s Book and Author Breakfast: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Amy Krouse Rosenthal is an author of adult and children’s books; contributor to magazines and NPR; and host of the radio show Writers’ Block Party on WBEZ Chicago Public Radio. Her children’s books include Little Pea, Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons, and Al Pha’s Bet.
Her newest children’s book. Duck! Rabbit!, is available now.
2009 Children’s Book and Author Breakfast: Tomie de Paola
Tomie de Paola has been published for 40 years and has written and/or illustrated over 200 books, including 26 Fairmount Avenue, Strega Nona, and Meet the Barkers. His work have been recognized with the Caldecott Honor Award, the Newbery Honor Award and the New Hampshire Governor’s Arts Award of Living Treasure.
de Paola’s new book, Strega Nona’s Harvest, will be released in September, 2009.
2009 Children’s Book and Author Breakfast: Meg Cabot
Meg Cabot is the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney.
Cabot’s new book, Allie Finkle’s Rules For Girls Book 4: Stage Fright, will be released in September 2009.
2009 Children’s Book and Author Breakfast: Julie Andrews Edwards
Julie Andrews Edwards, actress, singer, and author, has been entertaining us for over 50 years. Most famous for her roles in the movies Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music , she has also been authoring children’s book for over 35 years. Her newest book is Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies.
In this video podcast, from the 2009 Children’s Book and Author Breakfast, Andrews Edwards serves as the Master of Ceremonies.
Digital Debut: Tool Time
This video podcast features an insider’s presentation of new and soon-to-be-mainstreamed web-based entities providing innovative digital services and tools to authors, publishers and readers.
Moderated by Mike Shatzkin, Founder & CEO of Idea Logical Co, Inc, this panel featured Hugh McGuire, co-founder & President of BookOven; Mark Coker, founder & CEO of Smashwords, Inc.; Neil Jones, inventor of the Cool-er Reader; and Peter Clifton, President & CEO, of FiledBy, Inc..
Mystery Authors Stage: Colin Harrison and James Ellroy
James Ellroy is the best-selling author of such books as The Black Dahlia and L.A. Confidential. His new novel, Blood’s A Rover, is due to be released in September 2009.
Risk, also due out in September, is the new book from Colin Harrison. In addition to penning several highly-acclaimed novels, including Manhattan Nocturne, Harrison is a vice president and executive editor at Scribner.
The 2009 BEA Mystery Authors Stage was hosted by Sarah Weinman, who writes the crime fiction column for the Los Angeles Times and blogs at Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind.
2009 Saturday Book and Author Breakfast: Ben Mezrich
Ben Mezrich, a Harvard graduate, has published ten books, including the New York Times bestseller Bringing Down the House. He is a columnist for Boston Common and a contributor for Flush magazine.
Mezrich’s new book is entitled The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal.
2009 Saturday Book and Author Breakfast: Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls has written for New York magazine, Esquire, USA Today and MSNBC.com. Her memoir, The Glass Castle, was a New York Times bestseller.
Her newest book, Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel, will be released in October 2009.
2009 Saturday Book and Author Breakfast: Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose books include The Soul of a New Machine, Mountains Beyond Mountains, My Detachment, and Home Town. His new book, due out in August 2009, is entitled Strength in What Remains.
This video podcast features Kidder at this year’s Saturday Book and Author Breakfast.
2009 Saturday Book and Author Breakfast: Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson is a writer, actor, stand-up comedian, and the host of The Late Late Show on CBS. His new memoir American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot, will be released in September 2009.
Ferguson served as Master of Ceremonies at the 2009 Saturday Book and Author Breakfast at BEA.
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BEA Guest of Honor: Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger, III
Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger who, along with his crew, safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, appeared at BookExpo America 2009 as a Guest of Honor, speaking briefly and signing autographs.
Sully’s memoir, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, is due out in December 2009.
Literary Lions: Richard Russo and John Irving
BookExpo America 2009 featured many innovative new twists. A noticeable change for BEA veterans was the addition of two “Author Stages” in the middle of the show floor, where best-selling authors were interviewed about their new projects.
This “Author Stage” video podcast features Richard Russo, whose new novel is That Old Cape Magic, and John Irving, who’s highly-anticipated new book is called Last Night in Twisted River. New York Times journalist Charles McGrath served as host for this event.
2009 Sunday Book and Author Breakfast: Joe Scarborough
The final installment of videos from the 2009 Sunday Book & Author Breakfast features Joe Scarborough, a former Republican Congressman from Florida and the host of “Morning Joe” on MSNBC.
Scarborough, who served as the Master of Ceremonies for this event, is also the author of The Last Best Hope: Restoring Conservatism and America’s Promise.
