Archive for the 'Educational Programs' Category
June 26, 2007
A Mighty Heart: From Manuscript to Screen with Mariane Pearl
Presented by Paramount Vantage, this panel discussion offers a behind-the-scenes look at the feature film A Mighty Heart. The movie, starring Angelina Jolie, is based on Mariane Pearl’s memoir, detailing the unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl’s life and death.
Panelists include: Scribner Vice President and Editor-In-Chief Nan Graham, [...]
June 25, 2007
BookExpo 2007 Editors Buzz Forum
The BEA Editors Buzz Forum is always a highly anticipated event. This year’s session, moderated by Sara Nelson of Publishers Weekly, featured a panel of six top book editors. Each had a chance to speak about the one book that has them excited this year.
This year’s panel included: Daniel Halpern of [...]
June 17, 2007
African-American Keynote Address: Victoria Rowell
Victoria Rowell is a versatile actress of theatre, primetime, daytime and feature films and has been nominated twice for a Daytime Emmy and awarded eleven NAACP Image Awards. Rowell has recently released her first book, The Women Who Raised Me, which pays tribute to the role models in her life. In this session, [...]
June 12, 2007
Customer Focused Publishing: Michael Hyatt of Thomas Nelson
Michael Hyatt is CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, Inc. In this BEA 2007 session, “Customer Focused Publishing: How Thomas Nelson Moved Away from Imprints and Closer to Customer Wants,” Hyatt explains why Thomas Nelson dropped 21 publisher imprints and instituted their One Company Initiative; adjusting their focus on categories. With two full [...]
June 7, 2007
My Debut Novel: What I Wish My Publishing House and Booksellers Knew Before the Release
Lisa Tucker, author of Once Upon a Day and The Song Reader, moderates this panel discussion focusing on ways first-time authors can create industry buzz for their novels. Panelists include Marly Russoff, President of Marly Russoff and Associates, Mary Gay Shipley, owner of That Bookstore in Blytheville, Arkansas, and Michael Selleck, Senior Vice President, [...]
