Sunday, October 10, 2004
GLBA Late Night
GLBA is officially over. It's Sunday afternoon and I'm at a Panera Bread partaking of free wireless. Jen Leo and I had plans to post blogs together at the hotel earlier today, but I couldn't get out of bed. Too late of a night last night with everyone. She's here now, posting about author signings and events. I'm just trying to see straight and hold the coffee cup upright. Holy cow. Even after a three hour nap this afternoon I'm still worthless.
Here you go though:
Thanks to Dan Cullen and Oren Teicher from the ABA for a good meal at La Shish last night. There was talk of politics and bookstores, two of my favorite topics at the moment. Dan mentioned the blog of Paul Ingram, bookseller extraordinaire at Prairie Lights in Iowa City. Paul is the guy who can read 10 books in a night, pick out the best one, and then go on to sell dozens and dozens of copies. If you're a first-time novelist (and you may be if you're in Iowa City) he's the one you want championing your book. It's great that he's blogging to share his knowledge outside of Prairie Lights. I'm going to pay attention to this one.
Dan also turned me on to www.bookdwarf.com, a blog by a bookseller at Harvard Book Store in Cambridge. There's not much info on the blogger's identity, so if she reads this, please send bio.
If we get a few more bookseller blogs I can start a sidebar with links, so send more if ya' got 'em.
Here's the link for a NYT review of book-related blogs. Ron Hogan is a nice guy, I'm glad he's listed at the top of the list. His Beatrice.com site started as a useful collection of author interviews. It's been fun to watch it evolve into a blog about books and the industry.
Ugh, I'm still too groggy from hanging out at the bar last night. God bless the die-hards who insist publishing should remain a drinking endeavour. I won't name names, but I do need to find out more about You Lose Some, You Lose Some: The Beyond-Belief Screwed-Up Seasons, Gruesome Games, Doomed Dynasities, Failed Favorites, Pitiful Players, and Fouled-Up Franchises in the History of Sports. That's all I'm saying.
I'm sure more of the weekend will resurface after more sleep.
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Here you go though:
Thanks to Dan Cullen and Oren Teicher from the ABA for a good meal at La Shish last night. There was talk of politics and bookstores, two of my favorite topics at the moment. Dan mentioned the blog of Paul Ingram, bookseller extraordinaire at Prairie Lights in Iowa City. Paul is the guy who can read 10 books in a night, pick out the best one, and then go on to sell dozens and dozens of copies. If you're a first-time novelist (and you may be if you're in Iowa City) he's the one you want championing your book. It's great that he's blogging to share his knowledge outside of Prairie Lights. I'm going to pay attention to this one.
Dan also turned me on to www.bookdwarf.com, a blog by a bookseller at Harvard Book Store in Cambridge. There's not much info on the blogger's identity, so if she reads this, please send bio.
If we get a few more bookseller blogs I can start a sidebar with links, so send more if ya' got 'em.
Here's the link for a NYT review of book-related blogs. Ron Hogan is a nice guy, I'm glad he's listed at the top of the list. His Beatrice.com site started as a useful collection of author interviews. It's been fun to watch it evolve into a blog about books and the industry.
Ugh, I'm still too groggy from hanging out at the bar last night. God bless the die-hards who insist publishing should remain a drinking endeavour. I won't name names, but I do need to find out more about You Lose Some, You Lose Some: The Beyond-Belief Screwed-Up Seasons, Gruesome Games, Doomed Dynasities, Failed Favorites, Pitiful Players, and Fouled-Up Franchises in the History of Sports. That's all I'm saying.
I'm sure more of the weekend will resurface after more sleep.
