BookExpo

This week, BookExpo America announced that, for the first time, the show’s author appearances will be available to the public for viewing live and on demand. Patti Smith and Jimmy Fallon have been added to the list of authors at the show.

The secrets behind successful programs for children at several indie bookstores will be on display during the ABC Children’s Institute on Wednesday, June 6, at BookExpo America.

One of the highlights of the Children’s Art Auction and Reception on the evening of June 6 at BEA will be the live auction of five double-spread pages from the dummy photographed for Rosemary Wells’ forthcoming Max & Ruby’s Treasure Hunt.

Bookstores can now start promoting sales of more than 30 of the fall season’s “buzz” books, thanks to a free e-book out this week from Publishers Lunch.

ABA Membership and Marketing Officer Meg Smith provides a suggested itinerary for booksellers looking to get the most out of BEA, ABA, and NYC.

New this year, ABA will host the E.B. White Read-Aloud and Indies Choice Book Award Author Reception in the ABA Booksellers Lounge at the Javits Convention Center on Tuesday, June 5, immediately following the Celebration of Bookselling Luncheon at BEA.

Following an avalanche of reservations this past weekend, the Celebration of Bookselling Author Awards Luncheon at BookExpo America is now booked to capacity.

U.S. indie booksellers at ABA’ s Day of Education at BEA will have the opportunity to hear how colleagues in other countries are working to successfully innovate and fashion profitable solutions to the challenges facing bricks-and-mortar booksellers both here and abroad.

Bookstore and Provisional members of the American Booksellers Association can still register for free badges to BookExpo America 2012.

The rich literary culture of Russia will be the focus of BEA’s Global Market Forum programming, which kicks off on Monday, June 4, at the Javits Convention Center. In conjunction with BEA, Read Russia 2012 will be hosting a weeklong festival of special events promoting contemporary Russian authors.