Day Two at #BEA12

Children’s Author Breakfast

Our MC this time was Chris Colfer, author of The Land of Stories.  He was a little awed by the company he was keeping – “John Green is the Justin Bieber of the literary world”

Day One at #BEA12

BEA is very unlike ALA in terms of exhibits.  Librarians – at least those of us from schools or small libraries – are welcome but not their target audience**.  When you stroll the exhibit floor, you’ll see vendors talking to attendees, but they’re talking business (major sales, author tours, etc.).  The piles of galleys are smaller, and more exclusive.  And so many small publishers!  It’s well worth the experience, but if you can’t make it, that’s ok, too.  The sessions, on the other hand…