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More Notes from the Trenches: ALA Annual 2011
This may look like a straightforward display promoting Brian Biggs’ upcoming EVERYTHING GOES: ON LAND… …but Robin and I actually spent some time during booth set-up beep-ing and vroooom-ing around the poster, pretending we were driving the trucks and cars. Because that’s the sort of goofiness that conferences inspire in us. Our breakfast this morning [...]
Notes from the trenches: ALA Annual 2011
We arrived in NOLA yesterday and have already had an amazing time. First, check out this cup I found in a kitschy gift shop yesterday: It says: “Proud to be a public serving, friendly, book stamping, soft spoken, helpful, well-read librarian.” And I couldn’t help but chuckle (and be a little annoyed). As a former [...]
Three Awesome Things
Here are three things we’re loving today: Lauren Oliver, Veronica Roth, and chocolate. Specifically, the Moroco Chocolat Hall of Fame. Did you have any idea this place existed? We certainly didn’t! Well, Lauren Oliver (DELIRIUM) and Veronica Roth (DIVERGENT) recently stopped by there while they were on tour in Toronto, immortalizing their handprints in chocolate. [...]
While you’re waiting for the last Harry Potter movie…
Just because we work for HarperCollins doesn’t mean that we only read our own books – we frequently exchange books with our colleagues in other publishing houses. That being said, there are some die-hard Potter fans here in our office (Me! Me! Me!) and we’re all completely psyched for the upcoming HARRY POTTER AND THE [...]
HarperCollins Children’s Books at ALA Annual
We’re in ALA Annual Countdown Mode here in the office – it’s only one week away! Dozens of boxes have been filled with galleys and we can’t wait to share them with you. However, while galleys are certainly a huge incentive to come by Booth #1315 to say hi, we also want to offer up [...]
Tweeted: HarperCollins Fall 2011 Librarian Preview
When our librarian preview began, we let everyone know that, if they were tweeting, they should use the hashtag #hcpreview. With that in mind, below are some of our favorite tweets from the event. And don’t forget to follow everyone here on Twitter! InfoWitch Karyn Silverman Wow, early reader from Kevin Henkes, starring an adorable [...]
WICKED LOVELY Series Discussion Guide
Finally, for all the Melissa Marr and Wicked Lovely fans in your schools and libraries, we present the Wicked Lovely Series Discussion Guide. Check it out! And while you’re at it, watch the haunting and gorgeous book trailer for DARKEST MERCY, the last book in the Wicked Lovely series: And check out some blog reviews [...]
HarperCollins’ Fall 2011 Librarian Preview
Last week we had our Fall 2011 Librarian Preview where we invited librarians from the tri-state area to the NewsCorp building, plying them with food and books. Our editors got into the act, showing off their biggest and best books for the upcoming season – and this was the first preview where we had editors [...]
