BookExpo America (BEA) 2013

Life Size Legos at DK Publishing

The BookExpo America (BEA) 2013 show floor was open to book trade professionals and media on Thursday, May 30th - Saturday, June 1st at the Javits Center in NYC. Here are some highlights from the BEA show, with Grumpy Cat definitely a favorite! Another favorite towards the end of the show was meeting Erica Duecy of Storied Sips: Evocative Cocktails for Everyday Escapes, with 40 Recipes. I love that she was also handing out a bottle of Hennessy with her book info! 

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell book signing

Assouline

Storied Sips by Erica Duecy

- Kim Weling

BookExpo America 2012

BookExpo America (BEA) is the largest publishing event in North America, with the opportunity to meet the authors and learn what's new in the book world and how it is evolving digitally. This year the BEA took place from June 5-7th at the Javits Center. Assouline has always been one of my favorite publishing companies, but I also enjoy visiting Simon & Schuster, Random House, Macmillan, Penguin, Harlequin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Hachette Book Group and Workman.

There are books for everyone, whether you are interested in fashion, cookbooks, or home design. One book I really need to pick up is The Freelancer's Bible by Sara Horowitz. Here's a list of books I previewed that caught my eye.

Cooking:

Lobster! 55 Fresh & Simple Recipes for Everyday Eating, Brooke Dojny

The Book of Burger, Rachael Ray

Jacques Pepin New Complete Techniques

Taste of Home Best Loved Recipes

Bouchon Bakery, Thomas Keller

The Liddabit Sweets Candy Cookbook, Liz Gutman and Jen King

Health / Beauty

The Beauty Detox Foods, Kimberly Snyder

Hands On Healing Remedies, Stephanie L. Tourles

Home:

Home by Novogratz

Fashion:

The Book of Styling, Somer Flaherty

The Fashion Designer's Handbook: Learn to Sew and Become a Designer in 33 Fabulous Projects, Marjorie Galen

Rachael Ray book signing for The Book of Burger

     

- Kim Weling