Ken Isaacson Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Spent Tuesday and Wednesday at Book Expo America in New York City, helping out at the Mystery Writers of America booth. It was a busy time—so much so that I was hardly able to wander the huge exhibition hall to explore. No matter, because there was plenty of action at the MWA booth, which hosted a long list of authors signing books to be given away. One of the events at the booth on Tuesday morning was the appearance of Charlaine Harris and Tony L.P. Kelner, who signed copies of WOLFBANE AND MISTLETOE, the anthology they edited. You can imagine the long line for them! (Here's a picture, if I attached it correctly...) Unfortunately, I can’t locate a complete list of the authors who followed after them at the booth, but I can tell you the books that I snapped up for myself from among those who were there. Many of these are Advance Readers Copies of books not yet even released. THE KING OF PLAGUES, by Jonathan Maberry CLAIM OF INNOCENCE, by Laura Caldwell SCARED TO DEATH, by Wendy Corsi Staub THE FUND, by H.T. Narea (Hernan’s debut novel) ABYSS, by David Hagberg THE DAMAGE DONE, by Hilary Davidson (Hilary’s debut novel) FALLEN, by Karin Slaughter LEARNING TO SWIM, by Sarah J. Henry (Sarah’s debt novel) In the small amount of time I claimed for myself, during which I was able to go up and down the aisles, I scored copies of: FEAST DAY OF FOOLS, by James Lee Burke AGENT 6, by Tom Rob Smith LIVE WIRE, by Harlan Coben (Audio) I also ran into Barry Eisler, and we chatter for about ten minutes about the state of the publishing industry. No, we didn’t figure anything out, other than the fact that the times, they are a’changin’. All in all, a fun time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Great haul Ken, and you met Charlaine Harris, how cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Sounds like a great event, Ken. I'm jealous that you got to meet Charlaine Harris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Isaacson Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 A great event, indeed. And meeting Charlaine was certainly a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 A great event, indeed. And meeting Charlaine was certainly a treat. Good times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Sounds like it was a lot of fun - and great haul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Sounds like you had loads of fun, excellent! And you got to meet Charlaine Harris, I dare say I might be a bit jealous And to have Karin Slaughter come there too, my my! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Sounds like fun to me too - every year I tell myself I will go to the London Book Fair, but I alwsays miss the deadline for tickets. Getting time off work isn't always easy either ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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