Sunday Book and Author Breakfast
In 2008, the annual Sunday Book and Author Breakfast featured Ted Turner, author (with Bill Burke) of Call Me Ted; Azar Nafisi, author of Things I’ve Been Silent About: A Memoir of Family; and Dennis Lehane, author of The Given Day.
John Hodgman, author of More Information Than You Require served as the Master of Ceremonies.
Please also listen to Hodgman’s pre-BEA interview with BookExpoCast, and Lehane’s Authors Studio interview.
What’s Hot, What’s Good, What’s Next in Graphic Novels
In this podcast episode - What’s Hot, What’s Good, What’s Next in Graphic Novels - graphic novel experts ICv2 bring together expert panelists to talk about which graphic novels are the most popular, which are the kind of high quality books that can mean long-term popularity, and what graphic novels are on the horizon that look like the best bets.
This panel of industry experts included Nick Smith - Librarian Technician and Trade reviewer, Pasadena Public Library; Jessica Stockton Bagnulo - Graphic Novel Buyer, McNally Robinson Booksellers; Atom Freeman - Owner, New World Comics; and Tom Flinn - VP Content, ICv2.
Milton Griepp of ICv2 served as moderator.
Unshelved Book Slam with Talia Ross of Macmillan Publishers
In the first-ever Unshelved(R) Book Slam, Talia Ross from Macmillan Publishers tells Bill and Gene about her favorite gory novels of the season.
Recorded live at BEA 2008.
From the Unshelved Comic Strip Archive:
Upfront and “Unshelved” with Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum
Writer Gene Ambaum and co-writer and artist Bill Barnes are the creators of Unshelved(R), the world’s only daily comic strip set in a public library. Barnes and Ambaum recently released Frequently Asked Questions, their sixth collection of Unshelved comic strips.
At BEA 2008, The Unshelved booth was visited by numerous publishers, who were each given ten minutes to “book slam” as many books as they could.
Over the next few weeks, we will be releasing these sessions as podcasts on BookExpoCast.com. Each podcast will be accompanied by a comic strip from the Unshelved archive.
For more about Unshelved, please visit www.unshelved.com.
Upfront and Unscripted with Daniel Pink
Daniel H. Pink is the author of a trio of provocative books on the changing world of work. His newest work is The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need, the first business book for a western audience in the Japanese comic format known as manga.
In this Upfront and Unscripted podcast episode, Pink is interviewed by Cory Doctorow, a writer, blogger, public speaker, and the author of Little Brother.
To listen to additional podcasts from these authors, please check out Pink’s conversation with BEA Director Lance Fensterman, and Doctorow’s Authors Studio interview.
BISG Presents Book Industry TRENDS 2008
Get your first look at the data driving today’s book industry! This session previews the newest edition of the Book Industry Study Group’s (BISG) flagship research publication Book Industry TRENDS 2008.
The presentation offers details concerning the overall size of the U.S. book market and growth projections for 2008 through 2012. For more than thirty years Book Industry TRENDS has been an authoritative and indispensable tool used by all sectors of the book industry to stay on top of business today. Planners, marketers, publishers, business developers, sales directors and others find this report invaluable in formulating more successful marketing strategies and business development plans.
This podcast episode features Michael Healy, Executive Director of Book Industry Study Group, Inc., and Fordham University Prof. Albert N. Greco of the Institute for Publishing Research.
BEA partner Chris Kenneally of “Beyond the Book” recently interviewed Healy and Greco about Book Industry TRENDS 2008. To listen to that podcast, please visit www.beyondthebook.com.
In Memoriam: Tim Russert from BEA 2006
In honor of Tim Russert, we are re-distributing this May 2006 podcast.
Tim was the opening night keynote speaker for BookExpo America when it was in Washington, D.C. At the time, Tim had just released his book, Wisdom of our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons (Random House), and during his speech Tim welcomed BEA to Washington D.C. and shared his insights on family life as well as Washington politics. Tim is introduced on the podcast briefly by myself and Random House Senior Editor Susan Mercandetti.
On behalf of BookExpo America and booksellers and bookbuyers everywhere, Tim’s wisdom and words will be missed.
Lance Fensterman
Director of BookExpo America
The Future of Reading
A century ago, the cinema was dismissed as “an invention without a future,” but today it thrives as much in theaters as online. Likewise, books and the habit of reading are often placed on endangered lists in our own time, especially by technophiles who denigrate the printed word as an obsolete “form factor.” But if reading is to have a future it must successfully build a bridge from the “old” ways of publishing to the new.
Panelists from publishing, academia, and the library community explore how social networking, online programming (including Internet-delivered TV), and related technology are poised to become saviors of printed word. Featuring publisher Paul Dry; publisher Ana Maria Allessi of audio titles and e-books for HarperMedia; Deborah Kovacs, Senior Vice President of Publishing for Walden Media; and librarian and author Irene McDermott.
The Future of Reading was moderated by Christopher Kenneally, Director of Author and Creator Relations at Copyright Clearance Center and host of the “Beyond the Book” podcast series.
Emerging Voices
BookExpo America’s seventh annual Emerging Voices panel once again provided an unparalleled opportunity for all to listen to, and meet authors whose works are on the verge of gaining wider audiences and recognition.
This year’s Emerging Voices panelists were: Nami Mun - author, Miles from Nowhere; Rachel Kushner - author, Telex from Cuba; Andrew Davidson - author, Gargoyle; Mark Sarvas - author, Harry, Revised; Barbara Suter - author, Dorothy on the Rocks; and Rivka Galchen - author, Atmospheric Disturbances.
While at BEA, Rivka Galchen also stopped by the BEA Authors Studio. Listen to the interview here.
Upfront and Unscripted with Jeff Bezos
In this Upfront and Unscripted session, visionaries Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com, and Chris Anderson, Executive Editor of Wired and author of The Long Tail, participate in a one-on-one informal but incisive discussion focused on the evolving impact of Amazon’s Kindle on publishing models and reader habits.
Kindleistas in the digital media continue to fuel the tipping-point chatter while others in the trade point to implications for publishers in a iPod-like digital mono-channel. Meanwhile, newer Kindle models are sure to bring stylistic and user changes that will encourage greater adaptation from consumers farther down the Long Tail. This is a conversation any stakeholder in the book industry should not miss.
This podcast episode begins with a special announcement from Bezos and Simon and Schuster President and CEO Carolyn Kroll Reidy. Reidy announced that Simon and Schuster will be make 5,000 additional titles available to Kindle users by the end of 2008, more than doubling their current offering.
What Retailers & Librarians Should Know about Video Games and Gamers
Jordan Mechner, the creator of Prince of Persia, takes us inside the video game world — explaining how this fast-growing, often-misunderstood new medium has evolved over the past twenty years, and exploring the connections between video games, books, movies and graphic novels.
Created by Jordan on the Apple II computer 20 years ago, Prince of Persia has become one of the world’s most popular and enduring video game franchises, with over 10 million copies sold. Jordan adapted his game as a feature film screenplay for Jerry Bruckheimer/Walt Disney Pictures (coming Summer 2009), and directed a graphic novel adaptation to be published by First Second Books (September 2008).
BOOM: Marketing to the Ultimate Book-Buying Consumer
The publishing industry has woken up to the fact that the boomer generation, and women, in particular, did not fade away at 60.
In fact, baby boomers–ages 43-61– comprise the largest book-buying demographic today. But as lucrative as this consumer may be, marketing books to boomers is not for the faint of heart. They are a complex, demanding and often unpredictable generation–but worth the effort. This panel of experts will help you reach, connect with and influence this ultimate power consumer.
Moderated by Carol Orsborn, Ph.D., Sr. VP and co-chair of Fleishman-Hillard’s FH Boom, the panel included Ellen Archer, Sr. VP and Publisher of Hyperion/Voice; Karen Murgolo, VP and Editorial Director of Springboard Press; and David Singleton, Director of Planning and Promotion for AARP Publications.
Saturday Book and Author Breakfast
The 2008 Saturday Book and Author Breakfast featured Magic Johnson, author of an untitled book on business; Philippa Gregory, author of The Other Queen; and Andre Dubus III, author of The Garden of Last Days: A Novel.
Alec Baldwin, author of A Promise To Ourselves: A Journey Through Divorce and Fatherhood served as the Master of Ceremonies.
Upfront and Unscripted with Sid Jacobson
Sid Jacobson was the managing editor and editor in chief for Harvey Comics, where he created Richie Rich, and executive editor at Marvel Comics. Along with long-time colleague Ernie Colón, Jacobson released The 9/11 Report, a graphical presentation of the 9/11 Commission’s final report card of the U.S. government’s fulfillment of the recommendations issued after September 11, 2001.
In this Unfront and Unscripted podcast episode, Jacobson is joined by Mark Evanier, a comic book and television writer. Together, they discuss Jacobson’s history in the comic industry and his newer, political work.
