I’m sure many of you (especially those of you who aren’t able to go) are sick of hearing about BEA. So don’t worry, I’ll keep this post brief! If you aren’t a part of the blogging world, or are new, you may not know what BEA is.
BEA stands for Book Expo America and it is a conference held in New York City. This year’s dates are May 25-27. It’s a place where industry people, book sellers, librarians, and reviewers can get together for a few days and talk books! The Friday after BEA, we are having the first ever Book Blogger Con, which is directed at book bloggers and promises to be a very interesting experience! It’ll be nice to be able to have a day just to meet fellow bloggers and put faces to blogs and Twitter names.
I do have a rough plan for BEA, but almost everything is tentative. I’ll probably spend most of my time wandering the exhibit floor. Dawn over at She Is Too Fond of Books is collecting bloggers’ contact details to share them with the group. If you’re interested in connecting with people (including me!), make sure to fill out the form by tomorrow!
If you want to get in touch, please don’t hesitate to email or text me (I hate talking on the phone, though I’m not one to ignore it if it rings!) I can’t wait to meet everyone, and I think this will be a great experience!
(And if you aren’t going, and are wondering what will happen with my blog while I’m at BEA, rest assured that you won’t even notice that I’m gone! I have reviews scheduled to post every day.)
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Oh good, I’m glad I’m not the only one without a plan/spreadsheet/map of my day! I’ll be wandering around, too.
Oh good, I’m glad I’m not the only one without a plan/spreadsheet/map of my day! I’ll be wandering around, too.
I really am excited to hear about everything you see. And take pictures! That is usually the best part of the download when you guys get back. I love seeing all of your happy faces!
I really am excited to hear about everything you see. And take pictures! That is usually the best part of the download when you guys get back. I love seeing all of your happy faces!
I made a plan of my days, but I fully expect to nix most of them once I take in the exhibit floors. I’m looking forward to browsing and wandering too. See you next week!
I made a plan of my days, but I fully expect to nix most of them once I take in the exhibit floors. I’m looking forward to browsing and wandering too. See you next week!
My info is on Dawn’s sheet I really hope to meet you!
My info is on Dawn’s sheet I really hope to meet you!
I love attending conventions and of course meet ups, it is really amazing to meet your online friends and finally see them outside the cyberspace. Have fun!
I love attending conventions and of course meet ups, it is really amazing to meet your online friends and finally see them outside the cyberspace. Have fun!
I hope we run into one another at BEA! It would be great to see you again, since we didn’t get much of a chance to talk at the National Book Festival.
–Anna
Diary of an Eccentric
I hope we run into one another at BEA! It would be great to see you again, since we didn’t get much of a chance to talk at the National Book Festival.
–Anna
Diary of an Eccentric
I’m actually not sick of hearing about it – the posts allow me to vicariously share some of the excitement even if I can’t go
Have a wonderful time!
I’m actually not sick of hearing about it – the posts allow me to vicariously share some of the excitement even if I can’t go
Have a wonderful time!
Of course, the irony for me is that my computer crashed the day before I left for BEA. So I had this wonderful contact spreadsheet, but couldn’t access the document or email. Ah, well, it didn’t keep us from crossing paths at BEA — such fun!
Of course, the irony for me is that my computer crashed the day before I left for BEA. So I had this wonderful contact spreadsheet, but couldn’t access the document or email. Ah, well, it didn’t keep us from crossing paths at BEA — such fun!