BookExpoCast

The second of two video podcasts from the BookExpo America 2009 Opening Night Keynote features Steven Tyler. Tyler is the legendary singer and front man for Aerosmith, and author of Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?

This event was hosted by Chuck Klosterman, New York Times bestselling author of Downtown Owl; Chuck Klosterman IV; Killing Yourself to Live; Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs; and Fargo Rock City.

Tyler and Klosterman were also joined on stage by legendary record producer, musician and songwriter Mark Hudson.

BookExpo America 2009 kicked off in style with the Opening Night Keynote featuring rockers Steven Tyler and Clarence Clemons.

This video podcast features Clemons, famed saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band, and author of Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales. He is joined on stage by the book’s co-author Don Reo.

Clemons is interviewed by Chuck Klosterman, author and featured columnist for Esquire, contributor to The New York Times Magazine, and writer for Spin, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Believer, and ESPN.

This event also featured opening remarks from BEA Event Director Lance Fensterman.

Sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, this keynote panel discussion focused on the importance of the relationship between authors and independent bookstores, and explored how that relationship can continue to grow and prosper in challenging times.

This session was moderated by Michael Tucker of Books Inc. in San Fransisco, the incoming ABA president. Tucker was joined on stage by best-selling authors Mo Willems, Neil Gaiman, Sherman Alexie, and Annie Barrows.

Mary Karr is an author, poet, and essayist, whose memoir, The Liars’ Club, was a New York Times bestseller. Her new book, Lit: A Memoir, is due to be released in November, 2009.

Daniel Pink is the author of numerous books on the changing world of work, including Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working For Yourself, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, and The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need.

Pink’s upcoming book is Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Truly Motivates Us.

Lorrie Moore is the best-selling author of books such as Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? and Self-Help: Stories. Her newest book, A Gate at the Stairs, will be released in September 2009.

Moore, who spoke at this year’s Saturday Book and Author Breakfast, is introduced in this video podcast by Ken Auletta.

Ken Auletta has written Annals of Communications columns and profiles for The New Yorker magazine since 1992. He is the author of numerous books, including four national bestsellers: Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way; Greed And Glory On Wall Street: The Fall of The House of Lehman; The Highwaymen: Warriors of the Information Super Highway, and World War 3.0: Microsoft and Its Enemies. His new book is Googled: The End of the World as We Know It.

Auletta served as the Master of Ceremonies at the 2009 BookExpo America Saturday Book & Author Breakfast. This video podcast features opening remarks from BEA Director Lance Fensterman.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.