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Krista wrote: "To entertain ourselves until the schedule is updated again, I've uploaded my own spreadsheet to Google Docs:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/......"
Hey Krista i have a lil question on your spread sheet the Harlequin signing is on both Thursday and Friday at 1?
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/......"
Yeah - they usually repeat the Harlequin Teen Hour with a slight variation. You'll note that JLA isn't slated for Friday, but Kady Cross is.
Krista wrote: "Britt wrote: "Krista wrote: "To entertain ourselves until the schedule is updated again, I've uploaded my own spreadsheet to Google Docs:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/......"
That's awesome I really want to meet Eleanor her,an so I'm glad I'll have to chances. Thanks for sharing your spread sheet. 22 days!
I love this thread. Getting so excited. Hard to believe I leave in 23 days! I'll be watching for y'all in signing lines and wandering around BEA!!!!
Britt wrote: "Krista wrote: "To entertain ourselves until the schedule is updated again, I've uploaded my own spreadsheet to Google Docs:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/......"
Make sure you line up early for the Harlequin Teen Hour.
Jessica wrote: "ticketed author email just went out for avid readers. If it hasn't been posted by the time I get home I'll post the list :)"Thank you, Jessica!
Nicole wrote: "Andi (Andi's ABCs) wrote: "Rainbow is a ticketed in booth signing from what I hear."She was ticketed last year so I assume the same for this year."
She is not this year
Rainbow Rowell, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, Amy Ewing, Sussan Dennard, Rae Carson, none of them are ticketed, Jennifer Armentrout is ticketed though!
Morgan wrote: "Rainbow Rowell, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, Amy Ewing, Sussan Dennard, Rae Carson, none of them are ticketed, Jennifer Armentrout is ticketed though!"Do you know what authors ARE ticketed?
My friend got the email, I can get the list. They weren't any of the big YA authors except Jennifer Armentrout, and it wasn't for her table signing time for Scorched.
The tickets authors are: Wed:
Willems, JLA, Quinones, Roker, & Peters.
Thurs:
Maguire, Selznick, Stephenson, Sollenne, Eisenberg, Westheimer, Datlow, & Mary Higgins Clark.
Fri:
Yoon, Brett, JLA, Trigiani, Schachner, Connor, Lane, Stiefvater, Baldacci, & Cabot.
Thank you Sharon!
So what will they do for the other popular YA authors that are at tables that are not ticketed?
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Me too! That just shot my Thursday to heck and back.
Morgan wrote: "So what will they do for the other popular YA authors that are at tables that are not ticketed?"They'll have the lines starting super early - at least an hour, but I wouldn't be surprised if some hard-core people start the line an hour and a half or two before the signing. They keep the overflow lines on the side of the autographing area with signs that say which signing people are in line for.
Although I'm wondering now that there are fewer tables, maybe they'll space them out more or allow for longer lines that snake around? Sometimes it gets hectic in the middle section...
Sharon wrote: "The tickets authors are: Wed:
Willems, JLA, Quinones, Roker, & Peters.
Thurs:
Maguire, Selznick, Stephenson, Sollenne, Eisenberg, Westheimer, Datlow, & Mary Higgins Clark.
Fri:
Yoon, Brett, J..."
Awesome, Thank you!!!
I know my friends are upset they bought the VIP ticket pass, they thought there would be more authors!
Jessica wrote: "OKAY, so I'm picking my tickets... Is it just me or is this list fairly crappy this year? I don't see too many tickets that I actually want out of my 10. This happened last year too. :(So for the..."
I'll take it for Mary Higgins-Clark if it's still available.
They are not great choices this year!
What is this Harlequin Teen Hour y'all speak of? How do I find info on that? :-)
It's not the full schedule yet! I know several authors (including me) who haven't received their times! This is getting VERY exciting!!!!! Can't wait to see so many of you in lines and at events. This is going to be AMAZING! It is every year!!!!
Whew! Thanks for the insight, Liza! I was resigning myself to the realization that they had drastically cut down on autographing this year- glad to hear that's not the case. That'll make my scheduling more complicated, of course, but in a fun way!
Liza wrote: "It's not the full schedule yet! I know several authors (including me) who haven't received their times! This is getting VERY exciting!!!!! Can't wait to see so many of you in lines and at events. T..."Thanks for letting us know - that makes much more sense. Can't wait to see the full list so I can really plan!
Liza wrote: "It's not the full schedule yet! I know several authors (including me) who haven't received their times! This is getting VERY exciting!!!!! Can't wait to see so many of you in lines and at events. T..."Liza, are you doing a booth or table signing?
All I want is Stephenson... I've never done a ticketed author before. For those of you that have, was it worth it? Stephenson is actually doing an event in NYC that same week, and I'm thinking that might be worth it OR it could be more of a mess. Also, just so I understand correctly, for a ticketed author and you don't have the VIP pass:
1. Get to Javits before 7am and pick up a ticket
2. Wait in line forever?
Is that about right?
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LOL - pretty much. For the ticketed authors you get the special privledge of waiting in TWO crazy lines - one to get the ticket and one to get the book! :)
Also, note that the official ticketed author list that is posted above is ONLY for the tables. Individual booth signings may also be ticketed, but those tickets will need to be picked up at the booths at a specific time.
Case in point - last year Kiera Cass was in the Harper booth signing a finished HB of The One. Her signing was at, like 1 p.m., but you had to pick up a ticket at the Harper booth at 10 a.m. No ticket - no book. So, I had to work the 10 a.m. ticket pick-up into my schedule for the day, as well as the 1 p.m. signing.
Hmm, I'm thinking the outside Javits venue for him is looking better and better. The past two years, we've stayed far away from ticketed tables. We waited in line for a few bigger authors at the booths, which wasn't too bad. Another thing we haven't done in the past is hit up the booths in the morning to grab the schedules. Is this how you usually get that information? We've just went by our schedules made up before the event (SO much already on them!)
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In my experience, you'll already have 90% of the information on the booth schedules. But, the thing I find most useful are the days and times for the galley drops. You'll arrive with knowledge of what galleys are being dropped, but you won't know exactly when unless a publisher posts that information on their website beforehand (some do, some don't).
Jessica wrote: "S.S. wrote: "What is this Harlequin Teen Hour y'all speak of? How do I find info on that? :-)"Harlequin Teen Hour is 4 (5?) authors all signing at the Harlequin booth at the same time slot (for o..."
Thanks, Jessica! That's extremely helpful!
When will we know if the in-booth signings are ticketed? Also, I purchased the Avid Readers pass to skip one line and was wondering if that pass counts towards any line including in-booth signings?
Laura wrote: "Morgan wrote: "So what will they do for the other popular YA authors that are at tables that are not ticketed?"They'll have the lines starting super early - at least an hour, but I wouldn't be su..."
I know last year Sarah Maas has a line that started at 9 and her signing wasn't until 11. It was pretty crazy. I highly suggest lining up super early for popular authors, especially if they are not ticketed.
(some of?) the in-booth autographing schedule is up on the BEA site!
Laura wrote: "(some of?) the in-booth autographing schedule is up on the BEA site!"Where would it be on the BEA site?
April wrote:Where would it be on the BEA site?"
It's in my show planner's drop down menu - under "search for types" - then choose "in-booth autographing."
Laura wrote: "April wrote:Where would it be on the BEA site?"
It's in my show planner's drop down menu - under "search for types" - then choose "in-booth autographing.""
Thank you.
Well...who else has an insane Thursday and Friday schedule now that the In-booths signing have been announced?
LOL! Definitely! I keep looking at my tentative schedule with equal parts glee and despair. ;)
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Or are these just opportunities for you to bring your own book(s) to have them signed?
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OMG, I want this book...
Krista wrote: "So, I'm sticking around for BookCon on Saturday and half of Sunday. Most of their autographing schedule just has the author name(s), time and location for their signings. Does anyone have some insi..."I'm pretty sure most of it is bring your own books, some authors have things like the first 25 people in line get a free signed ARC
For everyone who emailed me, I just sent out the spreadsheets! Please don't post publicly that you have them because I'm not sure if she's supposed to be sharing them and I don't want her to get in trouble and then stop sharing. There is a good chance I might have missed someone who requested it - please just email me again. BookcaseLaura@gmail.com
I probably won't be able to send it out again until tonight though.
Can't wait to start really planning now!!
Laura wrote: "For everyone who emailed me, I just sent out the spreadsheets! Please don't post publicly that you have them because I'm not sure if she's supposed to be sharing them and I don't want her to get in..."Laura you are an angel. Thank you so much!
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NOTHING ELSE MATTERS IN MY LIFE IN THIS MOMENT.
Laura wrote: "For everyone who emailed me, I just sent out the spreadsheets! Please don't post publicly that you have them because I'm not sure if she's supposed to be sharing them and I don't want her to get in..."Thank you so much!
Laura wrote: "For everyone who emailed me, I just sent out the spreadsheets! Please don't post publicly that you have them because I'm not sure if she's supposed to be sharing them and I don't want her to get in..."Thank you so much! As a first year BEA attendee, this will be so helpful! One question, will there possibly be another spreadsheet with in-booth ticketed authors?
Laura wrote: "For everyone who emailed me, I just sent out the spreadsheets! Please don't post publicly that you have them because I'm not sure if she's supposed to be sharing them and I don't want her to get in..."Your awesome Laura!!
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I think it's still the partial that's been up for a week now. Still no table signing abo..."
I'm beginning to wonder if there are only 17 tables this year?? That's a big drop from 25 or 26 though. And Wednesday doesn't show 16 or 17 being used at all.
I have a feeling we're going to get all the info this week and then be in a crazy planning frenzy for the next 2 weeks! There's never enough time!!