For more than thirty years Ken Burns has directed and produced some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made, including Baseball, The Civil War, and JAZZ. His latest documentary, The War, tells the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially American towns. An accompanying book, The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945, by Geoffrey C. Ward, includes a forward written by Burns.
Burns will be speaking at the Book and Author Breakfast on Saturday, June 2.
Christopher Kenneally is the Director of Author Relations at Beyond the Book, an information program of the Copyright Clearance Center.
Will Schwalbe is the Sr. VP and Editor-in-Chief of Hyperion Books. Along with David Shipley, Schwalbe is the author of the new book Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home. Schwalbe and Shipley will host The 8 Deadly Sins of Email for Book Industry Professionals on Friday, June 1 at 3:00 PM.
James Patterson is a top-selling author, best known for thrilling novels such as Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. Recently, he has taken his first foray into kid-accessible fiction, with the critically acclaimed Maximum Ride series. With the success of Maximum Ride, Patterson became the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on New York Times adult and children’s lists. This is a User-Sponsored Podcast. 
Chris Anderson is the editor-in-chief of WIRED and the author of The Long Tail. In this episode, Anderson gives us a preview of two sessions he’ll be involved with at BEA. 
Riley Weston, actress and scriptwriter for television and movies, is the author of the new book Before I Go. This is Weston’s first book. She discusses the impetus behind Before I Go and the switch from writing for the screen to writing a novel. This is a User-Sponsored Podcast. 
This bonus podcast is made possible by the Association of American Publishers and contains coverage from their General Annual Meeting, which was held March 6, 2007. 
Bob Prosen, business consultant, educator, and speaker, is the author of Kiss Theory Good Bye. This new book details Prosen’s Five Attributes of Highly Profitable Companies, which he has been successfully teaching to top business leaders from around the United States. Prosen will be at BEA 2007 from May 31 to June 3 at Booth 1641. This is a User-Sponsored Podcast
You’ve known and trusted them, but have you ever met them? In this skit meet The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (EST) and AccessScience, its online sibling. They may bicker and playfully tease, but as part of the McGraw-Hill science reference family they always support each other in bringing you the latest, most well-vetted science reference information in an array of different formats. 
Rone DeBeauvoir is the author of It’s Only Dinner. The topic of this new book is the connection between relationships and dining, helping readers pair cuisine with the social situation. DeBeauvoir will be signing copies of It’s Only Dinner at BEA booth 455. This is a User-Sponsored Podcast
Paulo Coelho is the author of numerous best-selling books, including The Alchemist. He discusses his new book, The Witch of Portobello, as well the personal journey that led him to become a writer. Coelho will speak at the Book and Author Breakfast on Sunday, June 3.
Carrie Brown-Wolf is a public speaker, diversity trainer and the author of Soul Sunday: A Family’s Guide to Exploring Faith and Teaching Tolerance. This book helps parents to teach their children about their family’s faith as well as other religions of the world. Soul Sunday includes a series of interactive projects that parents can do with their kids. Soul Sunday won the 2007 Indie Excellence Awards for the parenting/family category and was a finalist for multicultural non-fiction. This is a User-Sponsored Podcast
