Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Book Expo America Highlights and Giveaway!!!!!

This is my BEA Recap. Or more like my BEA highlights. I don't remember when I did what so I'll just post pics and tell you about them. 

I have to say that going to BEA for three days in a row was exhausting. Mentally and physically. But so damn worth it. Being surrounded by book lovers, authors and just awesome people made me feel at home. There's no such thing as being too fangirly. Everybody there fangirls over awesome authors, even boys fangirl!!       

Like the picture below! I met freaking Tahereh Mafi! I was shaking after taking this pic. There was a girl behind me that took a picture with her and after Tahereh left the girl started crying! She was so embarrassed but I told her that if it wasn't for my makeup I would be crying too. 



Here I am with the author of Entangled, Amy Rose Capetta. She was sooo nice!!


Then I got to meet Lemony Snicket! He was hilarious! Here he is posing. 




Like everybody that goes to BEA there are certain books that you MUST get before leaving the expo. One of these books was Fractured by Sarah Fine. I went to Amazon booth Thursday afternoon and the lovely Amazon girl told me that they ran out of copies! But she told me to come early the next day and ask her again. So I did. And she delivered! I almost french kissed her! I was so so excited!

What you see behind the book is my BEA schedule. That thing was a lifesaver ;)


Then today I was admiring the beauty that is this book and I came across this:


Sarah Fine mention me in the acknowledgements of Fractured and I'm so freaking honored! Sarah Fine you rock my socks! Thank you for being so awesome and writing wonderful books. Thank you!  

 I also got to do some activities outside BEA. I was invited to the Kensington party and this was the view:




And I got to meet the lovely Vida! She was fantastic!


I also met some amazing bloggers! I met Giselle from Xpresso Reads. She was as nice as she is online! I wish I've taken a picture with her. But I was so nervous!! Hopefully I'll see her again next year :)

Saturday was the last day of the convention. It was also the Power Readers day. So we decided to get to the Javits center early. Thank goodness we did! This was the line to get into the exhibit floor: 




Here are the books I took home:





 These are the ones I'm very excited to read:



 This is a bracelet Kami Garcia was giving away at her signing:



Overall Book Expo America was crazy, amazing and just plain unforgettable! I'm looking forward to next year's BEA! 


GIVEAWAY
Annnnnddd here are the books I'm giving away!!! 

The Giveaway is US only and it will end 6/19/13. To enter just fill out the Rafflecopter form below. 



The Hunger Games (Movie Tie-in Edition) by Suzanne Collins
All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry
Ink by Amanda Sun (signed)
Awaken by Meg Cabot 
Covet by Tracey Garvis Graves




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30 comments:

  1. I want Unfed!! So jealous! Looks like you had a great time. If I win, I'm hoping for Awaken by Meg Cabot!

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  2. I am really hoping they have a bunch of those ARCs at ALA at the end of the month. Thanks for posting, so I know what to look forward to!

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  3. Sounds like you had lots of fun! :) And you got a bunch of great books. I don't like crying in front of people, but I bet meeting a fave author can feel pretty emotional. I know I wouldn't know what to say to them! ^^;; lol Still amazed that we were mentioned in the acknowledgments of Fractured. So sweet!

    Thank you for the awesome giveaway!

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  4. I am a little jealous but super excited for you. What an awesome adventure!! So cool!! Thank you for sharing with us.

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  5. looks like you had a great time!!! Thanks for sharing and for the awesome giveaway :)

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  6. thanks for the giveaway!

    kmichellec87(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  7. This looks so awesome! I honestly hope I can go to these events! They look so fun!

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  8. I am so jealous. I want to go next year!

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  9. It sounded like you had a wonderful time...awww I wish I can go next year, BEA is so awesome =)

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  10. Great selection of books, thanks for the chance!

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  11. Wonderful pictures, makes me want to go to BEA even more :)

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  12. It looks like you had a blast. Thanks for sharing with us and the book selection looks amazing. sdylion(at)gmail(dot)com

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  13. What an awesome time! I'd love to be able to go someday. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  14. WOW! Great books and giveaway! I didn't get to go but at least I have a chance to win something, thanks to you! :-)

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  15. It's AWESOME that you met all those authors!

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  16. Thanks for sharing all the greatness that was BEA, someday hopefully I'll be able to attend all the craziness!

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  17. Thanks for the giveaway! I would love to go to BEA. Hopefully one day. I would be fan girling over Lemony Snicket and Kami Gracia :D

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  18. Glad you had a good time! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  19. I'm so jealous of everyone who went to BEA this year, it looks like you had a ton of fun. Thanks for sharing some of the awesome with us!

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  20. Looks like you had a great time a BEA, and I'm so jealous of everyone who got to go! Thanks for sharing :)

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  21. I would be so happy if I had gotten to go. It looks like you had a good time.

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  22. What an awesome giveaway! And I am so glad that you had such a great time!

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  23. I seriously hope that I can attend next year. It sounds so exciting!

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  24. That's so awesome that you got to go:) You got some amazing books! Thank you for the giveaway:)

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  25. I'm so excited to read INK! Thanks for the awesome giveaway! :)

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  26. I'm so jealous that you got to go. I'm glad you had a blast!

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  27. So many awesome books! Looks like you had fun :)
    -Scott Reads It!

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  28. http://asaturdayrant.blogspot.com/2013/06/bea-diary-2013.html

    A slightly different review of BEA 2013 from the vantage point of the small press

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