Just this afternoon I have returned from the Book Expo in New York. What a whirlwind week of books, book events, author events, blogger friends and get together. This is truly one of the highlights of my year and I highly recommend it to anyone who is debating if they should go. YES. GO. 😀
Over two or three posts I am going to share with you the BEA experience I had this year so hopefully you can see it through my eyes. One of the cool things about BEA is that each person has such a unique experience. As people start to post about the books and events there is no doubt in my mind that I will be shocked to see a book I covet that I did not know was there. There will be bookish get together that I did not know about as well.
I arrived on Sunday morning flying from Minneapolis to Chicago to New York. The first time I have ever flown alone. (True story!) I shuttled to my hotel, dropped off my bags and walked around the Times Square area until I connected with my room-mate for the week, Gail from Ticket To Anywhere. Together Sunday evening we went to the Simon Schuster YA event.
These 5 books and authors were presented at this wonderful party that has delicious horduerves and drinks being served. Oh course I was super excited to hear from Lenore Applehans, who blogs at Presenting Lenore and has her first book coming out – Level 2!!!! (I am so excited!!!)
I even did a little video but thought I was recording and I wasn’t so tried again… and only captured a bit of what she was saying:
All the authors and their books sounded wonderful and as each person spoke I would nudge Gail and say “Oh I want to read that book!” At the end of the night we were presented with a swag bag with a copy of each book!!! SQQQUUUEEE!!!!!
Dont these books look wonderful? You might think I am being bias by featuring only Lenore and that is a little true – but it is also due to the fact that I was finishing up some work business on the phone on Sunday evening and I had to keep popping out of the event so the only one I was able to hear talk in their entirety was Lenore.
I am going to write more soon…. I wanted to write more tonight but honestly… I have been up since 3:30 am to catch my flights and I am a bit wiped out. More tomorrow…. promise 😀
Book Journey 
I got Burn for Burn in my Blogger Con swag bag and am super excited to read it!
OOH – maybe that is our pinky swear book? 😀 I did not even see you at the Random House breakfast it was so full! 😛
I’ve been seeing Let the Sky Fall around the blogosphere on Waiting on Wednesday posts.
Glad you’re back…and that you had a great time!
Thanks Laurel, it is good to be home. I am tired but looking forward to catching up on many (MANY) posts and reviews I need to write.
Those titles are all new to me, but I love the cover art. It seems like they have come so far with covers since i was reading YA as a YA doesn’t it?
I agree Jill – the covers are AMAZING!
I can’t wait to hear more! I’m really hoping to do this again next year. And I can’t wait to get my hands on Lenore’s book!!!
Amanda I hope you go next year too!!!!! 😀
I’d so like to go one year!! Can’t wait to hear more!
I hope you do go one year Vicki!
I like ‘to be continued” posts. LOL I hope your bike ride went well…. was it today? Or tomorrow?
The question is when Debbie? LOL… I think I will have to finish it tomorrow…. I have so many reviews to write and other posts I want to do too 😀
I cancelled out of the bike ride… I was exhausted from New York and didnt feel like staying in a hotel another two days…. it is too bad they were so close together. 😦
I love that video you posted of Lenore and the story she told! Too funny!
What I wouldn’t give to have an ARC of Level 2 right now!
I wish I would have picked up her whole conversation! I thought I was recording but I wasnt. GAH. 😛
Those books look amazing. I cannot wait to hear more about your experience.
Its hard not to pick one up right now and read it Christina! 😀 I have a couple I need to finish up on 🙂
Hey Sheila! It was super cool to see you. Glad you were able to get a snippet of video from the event 🙂
It was great seeing you too! I wish I would have got everything you were saying but still laughed when I seen I caught the part about the Precious Moments. 😛
I can’t wait to hear what you think of Let the Sky Fall. I didn’t even realize it was at BEA! I just finished Shannon Messenger’s Middle Grade novel (Keeper of the Lost Cities) and it was SO GOOD!
I picked that one up at the SImon Schuster event. 😀
OOOH, you sooo make me want to go! I did the Arm chair thing!