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2015 Signing Info
This week at Apollycon, Susan Dennard mentioned that she was going to be there for TRUTHWITCH when we were chatting!I also believe that some of the Fierce Reads authors being featured at BookCon will also be at BEA. Cindy Pon may only be at BookCon, but I'm hoping that's not so!
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Susan Colasanti mentioned her signing info on Twitter:
Thursday, May 28, 11:00am at Table 14
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Lexie wrote: "I saw that, honestly I was worried they were going to put it in the North Pavillion, which would make it even harder to squeeze in signings (though it would make the lines easier to navigate the fl..."I had my fitbit last year and got well over 10,000 steps each day of BEA. I think one day was 15,000!
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I've read this book, and trust me, you want this book in your life. If you get no other book at BEA, make sure you grab this one!!!!!
Hannah wrote: "My girl Liza Wiemer will be signing copies of her debut novel HELLO? on Friday morning during BEA at the Spencer Hill Press booth!I've read this book, and trust me, you want this book in your lif..."
Thank you so much, Hannah! I'm so excited. A dream come true! :) Can't wait for BEA, to see you, old friends and new! xo
Laura wrote: "Lexie wrote: "I saw that, honestly I was worried they were going to put it in the North Pavillion, which would make it even harder to squeeze in signings (though it would make the lines easier to n..."I know! I was just shy of 25000 one day - crazy.
Krista wrote: "So... did you all notice that the Author Autographing area is on the complete opposite end of the conference hall from where it's been in recent years? I assume it has something to do with BookCon ..."Argh! Had not looked at the layout yet - really? That will really mess things up. Sigh.
I'm getting my new FitBit soon, I have a flex now that I'm going to want to sell though because I want the Charge HR one instead. It keeps pretty accurate track though, I don't remember having it last year but I walked 10,000 steps at a zoo one day over the summer last year so I'm SURE there's way more walking than that at BEA.
Hannah wrote: "My girl Liza Wiemer will be signing copies of her debut novel HELLO? on Friday morning during BEA at the Spencer Hill Press booth!I've read this book, and trust me, you want this book in your lif..."
I'm with Hannah on this one! Can't wait to get a signed copy and squeeze Liza! You are all going to LOVE this book.
Meg wrote: "Hannah wrote: "My girl Liza Wiemer will be signing copies of her debut novel HELLO? on Friday morning during BEA at the Spencer Hill Press booth!I've read this book, and trust me, you want this b..."
Thank you so much, Meg!!!!! ❤️
I'll throw in my endorsement along with those of Hannah and Meg! I've read HELLO? and you want it!
Kathy wrote: "I'll throw in my endorsement along with those of Hannah and Meg! I've read HELLO? and you want it!"Squeeee! Thank you so much, Kathy!!! xx
Would you suggest having twitter pre-loaded with notifications from pubishers for the drops at booths or do you find those elsewhere?
Ashley wrote: "Would you suggest having twitter pre-loaded with notifications from pubishers for the drops at booths or do you find those elsewhere?"That is an interesting idea, Ashley. So you're saying that publishers should have tweets ready to post with drops... It could work well, but the hard part is that internet is often sketchy at BEA, so it's iffy. But, word does spread.
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Most pubs will either post their (booth) schedules ahead of time (via twitter, blog, tumblr, scribed...) or have a handy list avail at the start of each day. For signings AND book drops. I wouldn't expect a lot of that for another 3 weeks or so. Usually BEA's site will post up the prelim schedule (it will change 30 times, including day of in some cases) and pubs will post leading up.
That said there are some booths that have less...structured signing schedules. Mystery/Horror Writers of America, Romance Writers of America - they tend to have more fluid schedules.
As Liza said internet is, at best, spotty int he Javits. I usually shut off twitter notifications and only have it "push" to me Text messages from pubs' twitter accounts, since that seems to a) save battery life and b) texts go through a lot easier than internet.
Hannah wrote: "Looks like some authors have already started posting about being at BEA/signing at BEA. Kim Liggett, debut author of BLOOD AND SALT (YA, Putnam/Penguin) will be signing at BEA on Friday:
https:/..."
Yay thats me!!
Liza wrote: "Hannah wrote: "My girl Liza Wiemer will be signing copies of her debut novel HELLO? on Friday morning during BEA at the Spencer Hill Press booth!I've read this book, and trust me, you want this b..."
Super excited to meet you Liza I briefly know you from Martina's street team but i also cant wait to read your book. I trust these lovelies tastes and its yours so duh!!!!!
Britt wrote: "Liza wrote: "Hannah wrote: "My girl Liza Wiemer will be signing copies of her debut novel HELLO? on Friday morning during BEA at the Spencer Hill Press booth!I've read this book, and trust me, yo..."
Britt, thanks SO much! Martina wrote a breathtaking blurb for the HELLO?, which meant so much to me since, as you know, I am a huge fan! :D
Liza wrote: "Britt wrote: "Liza wrote: "Hannah wrote: "My girl Liza Wiemer will be signing copies of her debut novel HELLO? on Friday morning during BEA at the Spencer Hill Press booth!I've read this book, an..."
That is incredible!!!
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She will also be signing Captivated by You on 5/31 at 10:30 a.m. in the Penguin Random House Booth.
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5/27, 2-3 p.m. - Lux signing
Location: TBA
5/28, 1-2:30 p.m. - Stone Cold Touch plus Every Last Breath sample/swag
Harlequin Teen Booth Signing
5/29, time & location TBA - Scorched ARC
5/29, 3:30 - 4 p.m. - Wait For You series signing
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5/20, 12 - 1 p.m. - WHK plus Every Last Breath sample/swag
Location - TBA
5/20, 1 - 1:30 p.m. - Wait For You series signing
Location - TBA
I'm guessing from her list that the Harlequin Teen Hour (and a half) will be Thursday at 1 p.m. Wonder who else will be there?
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Friday, May 29
10:30 AM
Six of Crows Signing
Autograph Area, Table 4
2:30 PM
Six of Crows Galley Giveaway at MCPG Booth
(Leigh will not be present at the galley giveaway)
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5/27, 2-3 p.m. - Lux signing
Location: TBA
5/28, 1-2:30 p.m. - Stone Cold Touch plus Every Last Breath sample/swag
Harlequin Teen Booth..."
Eleanor Herman and Katie McGarry will be there. :)
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5/27, 2-3 p.m. - Lux signing
Location: TBA
5/28, 1-2:30 p.m. - Stone Cold Touch plus Every Last Breath sample/swag
Harle..."
OOOOOOOOO!
And, it looks like Kady Cross will be there too. :)
Hannah wrote: "Krista wrote: "Jennifer L. Armentrout has her BEA schedule on her Website:5/27, 2-3 p.m. - Lux signing
Location: TBA
5/28, 1-2:30 p.m. - Stone Cold Touch plus Every Last Breath sample/swag
Harle..."
Gonna sound like a noob but you don't have to be a teen right? Lol I really want to meet Eleanor and Katie!!
I'm not amazing with creating charts, but Hannah McBride is! Maybe, maybe we can entice her to create a schedule??? I also love attending Teen Author Carnival. Pretty sure it's Tuesday night!
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5/27, 2-3 p.m. - Lux signing
Location: TBA
5/28, 1-2:30 p.m. - Stone Cold Touch plus Every Last Breath sa..."
Britt - no. You definitely don't need to be a teen to attend the Harlequin Teen Hour. It's one of my favorite signings of the week, and I'm most definitely not a teen (I could be a teen's MOTHER!).
Harlequin likes to do multi-author in-booth signings, where you get in one line, and after all is said and done, you have four or five autographed books plus a tote bag in your hands. The Teen Hour features Harlequin young adult authors.
Regarding the Harlequin Teen Hour - get in line EARLY! An hour will do it. I waited for 45 minutes 2 years ago and they ended up running out of books. :(
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Liza - TRUTH.
The past two years, I got in line about 75 minutes before go time, and I was close to the front of the line. The nice thing about Harlequin is, a lot of times, they send unscheduled authors to come do a drive-by signing. Two years ago, Dawn Metcalf came by with ARCs of Indelible to hand out and sign. It was so cool!
Liza wrote: "Regarding the Harlequin Teen Hour - get in line EARLY! An hour will do it. I waited for 45 minutes 2 years ago and they ended up running out of books. :("I waited like 1.5 hours last year and got a good spot in line. It gets pretty crazy.
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Britt - Everything they said - get there EARLY. Super early. Make sure you prioritize your schedule. Know that lines for big authors (like Jen Armentrout, Sarah Maas, etc.) start sometimes 2 hours before. And multi-author signings (like the Harlequin Teen & other Harlequin signings) generally start lining up 1-2 hours before.
Nicole wrote: "Liza wrote: "Regarding the Harlequin Teen Hour - get in line EARLY! An hour will do it. I waited for 45 minutes 2 years ago and they ended up running out of books. :("I waited like 1.5 hours last..."
Krista and Nicole - Each year I'm finding that I have to plan things out and be more and more efficient with my time. With book drops thrown into the mix, it gets really tough running from one place to the next. I have found that once you're in line, people are nice about saving your spot if you need to run out for a bit—like a bathroom break. It'll be really interesting to see what happens when BEA moves to Chicago.
Hannah wrote: "Ha, as soon as the autographing list goes up, I will start my schedule. I already have it ready to go in a google drive. Britt - Everything they said - get there EARLY. Super early. Make sure you..."
Hannah, YOU ARE THE BEST! <3
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Britt - Everything they said - get there EARLY. Super early..."
It's true, I am.
I am super excited for the Leigh Bardugo and Susan Dennard signings. Does anyone know how early you should arrive for the signing, for previous years?
Hannah wrote: "Liza wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Ha, as soon as the autographing list goes up, I will start my schedule. I already have it ready to go in a google drive. Britt - Everything they said - get there EARLY..."
Thanks all I will be on my game!! Can't wait to see everyone!
Jessica wrote: "I am super excited for the Leigh Bardugo and Susan Dennard signings. Does anyone know how early you should arrive for the signing, for previous years?"These are my top 2 as well!!
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Weeeellll, I would say, especially for Bardugo, you should start lining up an hour early. But, last year, the volunteers who organize the lines were kinda being ridiculous about when people could start lines and such. Lots of times they tried to keep us from lining up until 15 minutes before the assigned start time of the signing. It was very frustrating.
@Britt Don't they look fantastic! I'm super excited@Krista That does sound annoying! Ugh, I'll try to get there early though. Thanks so much!
Krista wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I am super excited for the Leigh Bardugo and Susan Dennard signings. Does anyone know how early you should arrive for the signing, for previous years?"Weeeellll, I would say, espe..."
I didn't run into any issues with lining up early. Often times at least 1 hour ahead of time. They just moved us from one location to another. Last year, they assigned a person to hold up a sign that named the author. It does help if you're with someone. That way, you can take turns!
Liza wrote: "Krista wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I am super excited for the Leigh Bardugo and Susan Dennard signings. Does anyone know how early you should arrive for the signing, for previous years?"Weeeellll, I ..."
It also depends on if the signing is an in-booth signing, or a signing in the author area. The in-booth areas really cut down on lining up early. Rainbow Rowell's in-booth last year was a mess.
Jenni wrote: "Liza wrote: "Krista wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I am super excited for the Leigh Bardugo and Susan Dennard signings. Does anyone know how early you should arrive for the signing, for previous years?"..."
For in booth signings, they often hand out numbers - once they run out of numbers, that's it. My suggestion, if you REALLY want a book from an author signing at a booth, check in early and ask if they'll be passing out numbers. Then go back, get your number and you have more free time to go to other events. I still recommend, though, that you line up a 1/2 early, even with a ticket.
Liza wrote: "For in booth signings, they often hand out numbers - once they run out of numbers, that's it. My suggestion, if you REALLY want a book from an author signing at a booth, check in early and ask if they'll be passing out numbers. Then go back, get your number and you have more free time to go to other events. I still recommend, though, that you line up a 1/2 early, even with a ticket."Yeah. I missed Rainbow's ticket because they told me I couldn't line up and to come back later. I went to the booth not too long after and all the tickets were gone.
Jenni wrote: "Liza wrote: "Krista wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I am super excited for the Leigh Bardugo and Susan Dennard signings. Does anyone know how early you should arrive for the signing, for previous years?"..."
Oh, thank you!
Amy Ewing (told me on Twitter)Wednesday, May 27th
Signing 2pm
Jennifer E. Smith (on her website)
Thursday, May 28th
Book Expo America
Signing at 3pm
Javits Center, Autographing Area
Andi (Andi's ABCs) wrote: "Amy Ewing (told me on Twitter)Wednesday, May 27th
Signing 2pm
Jennifer E. Smith (on her website)
Thursday, May 28th
Book Expo America
Signing at 3pm
Javits Center, Autographing Area"
I'm so excited for both!
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Kim Liggett, debut author of BLOOD AND SALT (YA, Putnam/Penguin) will be signing at BEA on Friday:
https://twitter.com/Kim_Liggett/statu...