BookExpo/NY 2017 Day 3

Julie (Booking Mama) and I got up early Thursday morning and grabbed a quick breakfast at Pret A Manger before heading over to the Javits Center.  I was so excited to see this poster outside the show floor:

Photo credit: Diane LaRue of BookChickDi

We knew we didn’t have much time on the show floor, so we stood in line to get in.  We walked around for a few hours talking to publicists, picking up books, and meeting authors who autographed books.   Some of the books I’m really excited about are:

• SWING IT, SUNNY by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Scholastic, 9/12/17) is the follow up to SUNNY SIDE UP.  Sunny’s returned home and is starting middle school.
• THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THE WEDDING (Flatiron Books, 6/6/17) by Grant Ginder brings the wedding of Eloise, a member of an estranged family, to life.
• THE EXACT NATURE OF OUR WRONGS by Janet Perry (St. Martin’s Press, 9/19/17) – Hattie Campbell invites her adult children to a birthday party for their father; when one of them falls asleep in his cake, the family must deal with his addiction.
• SLIDER by Pete Hautman (Candlewick Press, 9/12/17) is the humorous story of David, who’s training to be a competitive eater.
• LOVE AND OTHER CONSOLATION PRIZES by Jamie Ford (Ballantine Books, 9/12/17) is based on the true story of a child who was raffled off at the 1909 Seattle World’s Fair.
• THE DEEP DARK DESCENDING by Allen Eskens (Seventh Street Books, 10/3/17) – Detective Max Rupert discovers that his wife’s death in a hit and run accident was not an accident after all so he decides to track down the killer.
• THE DARK LAKE by Sarah Bailey (Grand Central Publishing, 10/3/17) – When an old high school classmate is found strangled, Detective Gemma Woodstock has many puzzles to unravel.

I had to ship my books so Julie and I could head to Marseille and lunch with B. A. Paris, the best selling author of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS!  The food and the restaurant were wonderful and Bernadette was charming, personable, and fascinating.  She was so easy to talk to and had as many questions for the bloggers in attendance as we did for her.  She said she got the idea for her upcoming book, THE BREAKDOWN, from something that happened to her.  She also told us she just finished her next book – it should be out in the US next year.

After our fabulous lunch, I had to head back to the Javits to grab my luggage and head to the airport for my trip home.  My trip wasn’t long enough but I enjoyed every minute of it and appreciate Julie for putting up with me.