BEA Update: The Tired Remix

[lagilman]

Up at oh god early o'clock, and, with arcaedia in tow, headed off to the City for Book Expo America, the publishing trade fair and loot-grab frenzy. Basically, acres and acres of booths featuring sales reps and publicity folk and occasional editorial types pushing their Hot New Titles by giving catalogs and advance reading galleys and buttons and posters and... you get the idea, non?


While waiting to meet up with a friend (she was getting into the show as my "date"), I ran into not one, not two, not even three former co-workers, but six of them. Was amusing.

Met up with friend, finally, and headed off into the trade fair/loot grab. Wheeee! Was practical and pragmatic, and restrained myself to four galleys:

Adam Gopik's THE KING IN THE WINDOW (mainstream fantasy)
Victoria Vinton's THE JUNGLE LAW (a novel about Kipling)
Karen Armstrong's A SHORT HISTORY OF MYTH
and FIFTY THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU TURN FIFTY whcih I have been dared to send to Someone On LJ -- but as I have a desire to live, I suspect I won't. *grin* But it's actually a very interesting book that I'm looking forward to reading.

(also, eventually, incense, and a promotional yo-yo, and mardi gras beads, and the annual Cliff notes stuffed animal (which, as it's Cliff Notes Yellow, I promptly dubbed "New York Snow Fox" although it's sort of racoonish). And a luggage tag, and...well, you get the idea. My date' was last seen sorting through a pile of goodies that was taller than she was (I exagerate, but only slightly).

Ran into a bunch more people I know, including a few LJers (waves at them), then ran off to lunch with l'editrix and two of my fellow Lunatix, and from there, back to our signing at the Harlequin booth.

I think it went well. I'm pretty sure it went well. I sat down, pulled out my pen, and started signing. Forty-five minutes later, the galleys were all gone, and we had to turn people away.

I'm told I signed a hundred galleys. My wrist believes it.

(before anyone gets too 'wow'ish -- I'd say about 40% of the people liing up had a clue about me or my book. The rest were just 'ooooh, free stuff!' But that's cool. Maybe I'll get a few new readers out of it.)

Got some nice comments. Got some chocolate. Got some egoboo. And then it was over, and we were released-with-thanks.

And then a bit more walking/looting, and off with kradical to grab a much-needed beer, and then limping (normal for BEA) home with arcaedia for dinner of Mexican takeout.


Tomorrow, place of occasional employment, then the Harlequin cocktail pahr-tay.

Comments

[marinarusalka.livejournal.com]

Victoria Vinton's THE JUNGLE LAW (a novel about Kipling)

Oooh, that sounds interesting. Let me know if it's any good, will ya?

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

BRA Update

*snerk*

Glad to hear the signing went well. I'm looking forward to checking out the insanity tomorrow.

[lagilman]

I SAID I was tired, didn't I?

(fixed now)

Your name was muchly taken in vain by several parties, btw. In a loving fashion, natch.

[bgliterary.livejournal.com]

Sorry I missed you. Some things came up and I never even made it to the convention center, darn it. Glad the signing went well!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Oh, that sounds so TOTALLY cool! Must look into attending myself next year.

[greeneyedkzin.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a wonderful time. I had dinner with a West Coast SFWAn who was happy that he'd gotten your MS.

Went to Avra Estatorio, a Greek restaurant on the East Side that Kradical introduced me to. Very good evening, and I got to eat ALL the Saganaki, mine, all mine mine MINE.

I decided, after reading about your brisket, to make pot roast, so that's my project for today.

[eeknight.livejournal.com]

One of these years I want to do that. Until then I'll enjoy it vicariously through you.

[nick-kaufmann.livejournal.com]

It was cool running into you and Keith. Sorry I missed your signing -- you know I would have put on the crazed fan act for you!

[lagilman]

hey, it's my counter-stalker!

[djonn]

The West Coast SFWAn is working on his trip report. But there must be sleep first.

(Seafood excellent. Company ditto. Signed book(s) coming west via carrier pigeon in two substantial boxes....

[newroticgirl.livejournal.com]

OOOOO you were at BEA too?? (

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OOOOO you were at BEA too?? (<ljuser="dpva"> sent me to you, since we're both jerzey folk and writers)

hope you don't mind if i eavesdrop on your journal-life... you seem like a mucho-interesting person!

[allaboutm-e.livejournal.com]

Karen Armstrong's A SHORT HISTORY OF MYTH
and FIFTY THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU TURN FIFTY

us also

but no freakin' CURSE THE DARK from Luna, despite my noble efforts to make it to the booth in a timely fashion :: pout ::

very proud of the restrained mob scene that ran you out of books, though

[lagilman]

hope you don't mind if i eavesdrop on your journal-life

If it's out there in the open, it's fair game for eavesdropping...but I hope you interact, too!

Where in NJ?

[lagilman]

but no freakin' CURSE THE DARK from Luna, despite my noble efforts to make it to the booth in a timely fashion :: pout ::

If I had your new address, I could send you one...

[newroticgirl.livejournal.com]

i'm in point pleasant... down the shore! (mixed blessing, i know) depending on where you are, you may even be able to hear me on the radio. ;)

and i'm chock full of interaction... just you wait.

[lagilman]

down the shore!

Oh yeah, you're from Jersey... *grin*

I'm further north, in Essex County, but have been known to spend a lot of time on the Boardwalk...