Emerging Leaders Invited to Party

BookExpo America is inviting young booksellers to an Emerging Leaders Party on Wednesday evening, May 28, at The Woods (1533 N. La Brea) in Hollywood, California. The event, from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., will feature an open bar during the first hour, and some of booksellers' favorite authors will be there to mingle, including:

• Scott McCloud (Zot! The Complete Black and White Collection: 1987 - 1991, HarperCollins, July)
• Cylin Busby (The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir, Bloomsbury, August)
• Curtis Sittenfeld (American Wife, Random House, September)
• Diana Spechler (Who By Fire, HarperCollins, September)
• Tony O'Neill (Down and Out on Murder Mile, HarperCollins, October)
• Jonathan Evison (All About Lulu, Soft Skull, July)

Space is limited, so booksellers must RSVP no later than Wednesday, May 21, at www.bookexpoamerica.com/EmergingLeadersRSVP

The Emerging Leaders Project recognizes the need to deliberately retain, develop, and support the book industry's future innovators and leaders. Emerging Leaders Conversations are set up for peer networking and discussion of topics that relate to the future of bookselling, leadership development, and industry education. The Emerging Leaders Project is tailored, but not restricted, to people ages 40 and under, who plan on sticking with the industry for the next 20 years and demonstrate a passion for bookselling.