BEA/NY Day 3
Julie and I got up early Wednesday morning, because we had to catch the shuttle bus across the street from our hotel at 7:00 AM since we were attending the Children’s Author Breakfast. There was quite a line for the breakfast when we got to the Javits Center, but we still managed to sit with Alea, Cindy and Gail. (left to right: Alea, Gail and Julie)
The Master of Ceremonies for this breakfast was Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, so there was a lot of paparazzi in the room. The Duchess joked about her latest predicament, but overall, I felt like she was not very well prepared for her role. Mitali Perkins, Richard Peck and Cory Doctorow were all awesome! I’m excited about all of their books after hearing them speak.
After the breakfast, we hit the trade show floor for a while and managed to pick up some books and speak with some authors and publishers. Before we knew it, it was time to head to the Harper Collins booth to ride to the tea with Adriana Trigiani!! My whole time in New York was fantastic, but this event is the one that stands out the most to me! I have been a huge fan of Adriana’s for years and have even sent her adoring emails, so I was more excited than you’ll know about the tea. I was not disappointed! Adriana is amazing and did a wonderful job of including everyone in the conversation. I am proud that I was actually able to form a complete sentence in her presence and I have to say I love her even more after this event. A big thanks to TLC Book Tours and Harper Collins for hosting the contest for this event. (left to right: me, Julie, Lenore, Adriana, Sheila, Dawn, Trish and Jennifer)
After the tea, Julie, Dawn and I managed to navigate the subway (thanks to Dawn and a kind stranger!) and went back to our hotels to freshen up for the party Harper Collins threw for bloggers at the legendary Algonquin Hotel. We were able to walk from our hotel and met up Laura along the way. Harper Collins did a great job and the party was loads of fun! Pack a room full of book bloggers and the volume gets high, but it’s such a great time!
After the party, Julie and I headed to Chipolte with Candace, Dawn and Jill to eat and visit and we stayed until they closed the place down. Julie and I went back to our hotel exhausted, but in a good way!
Adriana was amazing. So glad you (and I) got the opportunity to hang out with her!
This was just an amazing day. I loved reading your summary and remembering how much fun we had!
That *was* an amazing day. And that dinner was such a nice way to relax and catch up.
Sounds like a great day!
Sounds like a wonderful time.
Mason
Thoughts in Progress
What a fun recap! I love how each different person has something a little different to add to the recaps – makes them ALL fun to read!
Looks like you had a great time at the tea! Harper Collins did such a great job with the blogger party, I was grateful to have been able to meet so many people I likely wouldn’t have otherwise.
It sounds like you had a great time !!! I have been following your posts of your BEA adventure and because of it, I am hoping that someday I will be able to join in on the fun!!!
CMash
Dinner was wonderful…I’m glad I had some time to sit down with you all!
The tea with Adriana Trigiani sounds wonderful! I’m sad I didn’t get to meet you at BEA/BBC too!
How fun! I’m so happy for you that you were able to have such a great time at BEA.
I’ve been enjoying all of the pics from the trip. Looks like you guys all had a blast. The tours seem to interest me the most, along with the restaurants and meeting up with bloggers.
Looks like a lot of fun! I was surprised to see in the news that the Duchess of York was there so soon after her debacle so it’s interesting that she wasn’t even that good anyway. Looks like everything else more than made up for it!
It all sounds like so much fun, Kathy! The party at the Algonquin sounds grand!
It looks like you had an amazing time!
What will we do when you stop sharing these wonderful BEA days??? It’s been a lot of fun.
That tea with Adriana Trigiani sounds like so much fun. She seems to be as good at mingling with the minions as she is at writing books!
It’s so much fun to read about your experiences in NYC. I wish I could have gone but it’s wonderful to hear some of the details from you.
The tea with Adriana looks like it would have been a highlight for me too
How neat that you got to meet one of your literary idols in person … and have tea!
Your day sounds truly wonderful and I love to hear that Adriana is such a generous person!!
It was great reading your recap, Kathy! Thank you for sharing it with us.
I am so glad you got to go to Tea with Adriana – she seems like a wonderful person and very appreciative of her fans! Glad you had such a good time in NYC!
What a day! “Exhausted, but in a good way” is a great way to be … such a fun time, thanks for the memories
Chipotle!! Yum!
Gosh, it sounds like you had so much fun! I swear, I have GOT to get to BEA one year. I’m loving your recaps Kathy and loved reading about your Tea with Adriana!
Thanks for sharing with us! Sounds like you all had fun!!
That was such a fun event – thanks for a great post Kathy – it made me smile.
Love catching up on what you did at BEA. The Harper blogger event sounds like a blast!
It looks like you had another amazing day. I love all of the photos!
So, so cool that you got to meet Adriana Trigiani! It sounds like you had such an awesome time meeting her and getting to speak with her!! Actually, it sounds like you had an awesome time period!
Wow, definitely a packed Day 3. Glad to hear you got the shuttle bus and met some great people!
Sounds like you had an amazing time. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I’m so glad you got to meet one of your favorite authors. Sounds like a really great time.
Sounds like you had a great day 3 at BEA. It is so exciting that you had the opportunity to meet one of your favorite authors in such an intimate setting and even better that she was so gracious and easy to converse with!
I’m so jealous you all got to meet Adrianna!! I can totally get that excitement!! It would have been wonderful!
What a great time! I’m so happy that you got to go to that event.
Mmm…Chipotle!
–Anna
Catching up on lots of posts here…Sounds like you had a great time at all the BEA events and meeting/hanging out with other bloggers. Looking forward to reading about the rest of your trip!
LOL yes the volume did get quite loud at Algonquin! My ears were ringing when we left.
Thanks for sharing your BEA experiences. The Tea with Adriana would have been the highlight for me as well.