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     Troy "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Troy Post Number: 248 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
Emma Rodgers was the source the this message. This was recieved on April 29th and may have been updated or revised. I anticipate an updated schedule any moment and will publish here. This conference is one of the highlights of BEA and really should not be missed. See you at BEA 2005 - NYC! Peace, Troy ------ African American Booksellers Conference BookExpo America – American Booksellers Association Jacob Javits Convention Center – New York, NY Thursday, June 2, 2005 11:30 a.m. Opening Session and Luncheon* - Room 1E 12-13 Welcome: Clara Villarosa, Harlem, New York Luncheon Sponsored by: Jump At The Sun / Hyperion Books For Children Featuring: Sharon Flake (Who am I Without Him?: Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in Their Lives) Valerie Wilson Wesley (Willimena Rules! Series) Andrea Davis Pinkney ( Duke Ellington , Ella Fitzgerald) 1:00 p.m. Keynote Address - Room 1E 11 Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers, Holiday House Publishing Author Walter Dean Myers and illustrator Christopher Myers have written and illustrated award winning children’s and young adult books each in his own right and collaboratively, Harlem Blues Journey, and most recently a book of poems Here is Harlem. Workshops 2:15 – 3:45 p.m. – How to Sell Children’s Books Room 1E 11 This workshop will enhance booksellers’ ability to select and sell books appropriate for standard, accelerated, reluctant, and remedial readers. Moderator: Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati, The Literary , Philadelphia, PA Panel: Irene Smalls, Little Brown and Company, Inc., is a beloved author of many books for children, including Jonathan and His Mommy, Kevin and His Dad, and newly released My Nana and Me. Ms. Smalls will speak on planning in store events for children. Jacqueline Woodson, acclaimed and award winning author whose recent book Miracle Boys was also a made for TV movie. Ms. Woodson will speak on the selection of contemporary stories for urban youth. Bernette Ford, CEO of Color-Bridge Books, is a consultant for the Just For You! series published by Scholastic for grades K-3. Michele Echols is a literacy consultant for non-profit organizations. She will speak on the leveling of books by public schools in guided reading programs. 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. - Room 1E 11 Remainder Books to Increase Your Bottom Line – Purchasing, pricing and positioning of publisher overstock books Moderator: Felecia Wintons, bookseller, Books For Thought, Inc. - Tampa. Florida Panel: Jordan Lubberts, sales representative, Book Depot, Lewiston, NY – How to keep current with the African American book titles that are remaindered. TBA 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. – African American Booksellers Conference Reception - Room 1E12-13 Sponsors - Atria and Washington Square Press, Divisions of Simon and Schuster, Inc. – Featuring: o Gordon Parks (A Hungry Heart). A special tribute to will be held to celebrate Mr. Parks 93rd birthday. - - Ingram Book Company - - Moody Publishers - - BET Books - - Kensington Books Publishing Group – Featuring: o Carl Weber (The Preacher’s Son) o Mary Monroe (In Sheep’s Clothing) o Mary B. Morrison (Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This) - - HarperCollins Publishers - - Earl Cox and Associates - - Literally Speaking Publishing House o Mark E. Crutcher ( Checkmate: The Games Men Play) o J.M. Branch (Illusions) - - Macro Publishing Group – Featuring: o J.L. Woodson (Superwoman’sChild: Son of a Single Mother) o Naleighna Kai (Every Woman Needs a Wife) o Kimberly Morton Cuthrell (Splinters of My Soul) - - One World / Ballentine Books - - Holtzbrinck / St. Martin’s Press * RSVP for AABC luncheon: childrens.marketing@disney.com |
