BookExpo America (BEA) is the largest publishing event in the country, an annual gathering of thousands of authors, booksellers, librarians and publishing pros. I'm not entirely sure what they all do once they get together, as I've never been before. This year's convention is in Washington, D.C., though, so I'll be there.
I'll be participating on a panel that should be very interesting:
State of The Thriller
Friday, May, 19 @ 2:30PM
"Featuring industry participants from author to bookseller, thriller specialists will dissect the industry’s hottest selling genre. Panelists will attempt to answer where the Thriller genre is headed, which authors are emerging, why thrillers dominate bestseller lists and what we might expect in the near future."
Participants:
- David Morrell - Author [Moderator]
- James Patterson - Author
- David J. Montgomery - Critic, Chicago Sun Times
- Margaret O'Neil Marbury, Executive Editor, MiraBooks
- Simon Lipskar, agent, Writerer's House
- Dan Conaway, Executive Editor, Putnam
If you're wondering what I'm doing on there... Well, I am, too! But at least this is a topic that I can speak intelligently about.
So if you're going to be at BEA, please try to stop by the panel. It should be a good one. And definitely find me to say hello.
