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Book Expo 2018 #bookexpo2018

Book Expo 2018 #bookexpo2018

Reimagined BookExpo Disclaimer: Book Expo gave me an event badge. This year Book Expo America advertised themselves as “the reimagined Book Expo” which I think is code for “smaller”. Of…

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Hudson Children’s Book Festival @HudsonCBF

Hudson Children’s Book Festival @HudsonCBF

Hudson Children’s Book Festival I’ve been curious about this book festival for years. A one day event in Hudson, NY, it is the place to go to see children’s authors and…

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My Book Expo America 2015 (not Bookcon)

A Librarian’s take on Book Expo 2015 This year I went to Book Expo America from Wednesday to Friday, staying in the city for the whole show. The show for…

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Guest Post on Mythic Scribes

I wrote a blog post for Mythic Scribes called “What Your Local Librarian Can Do for Authors”. I’d be happy to continue the discussion here, if anyone has questions…

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Elements of a great book series

What makes a great series? I just read an article by Elizabeth Spann Craig about keeping a series fresh while meeting your fan’s expectations. She was talking about mysteries, which…

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Why Authors Need Libraries

Authors need libraries. I’m saying this as a Librarian, not a published author, so there is a little bias there, but there is so much that public libraries can do…

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