#MGlitchat: 2013

Bios for Guests on November 7, 2013. LGBTQ in Middle Grade

Tim Federle

Tim Federle’s debut novel, BETTER NATE THAN EVER, was named a New York Times Editors’ Choice, an Amazon Best Book of 2013 (So Far), and a Publishers Weekly Flying Start. Learn about the new sequel, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, NATE!, and say hi to the author at TimFederle.com and on Twitter @TimFederle.

Sarah and Ian Hoffman

Sarah and Ian Hoffman are the parents of a boy who loves pink and a girl who loves yellow. Their new picture book, JACOB'S NEW DRESS, will be out March 1, 2014 and is available for preorder on Amazon. Sarah writes about raising her son at sarahhoffmanwriter.com. Sarah and Ian live in San Francisco. Sarah can be found on twitter @SarahHoffman101 .

Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat TY for the chat, and the coaching on BEA and this new chat stream.

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Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
#mglitchat Thanks everyone!

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@smozer @joannelevy @mlconklin @bec_as #mglitchat I appreciate the shared insights. AND the coaching on this "qube" deal.Good night all.

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
Fun chatting about BEA at #mglitchat Have a great night everyone!

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Becky AS @Bec_AS
Thanks for the chat. I need to say good night- the kids need bedtime hugs. :) #MGLitChat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@Bec_AS @MLConklin My book blog @sportygirlbooks http://t.co/bN0VXReoxy just launched on Sat so that's taken my free time. #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@JoanneLevy @MLConklin @Bec_AS I went two years ago and it was a lot of fun. Couldn't spring for it this year #mglitchat

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Becky AS @Bec_AS
@smozer So then *this* is where we should look for your write-up?? :) @MLConklin @sportygirlbooks #mglitchat

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Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
@smozer I'd love to hit the children's author breakfast - that would be cool. @MLConklin @Bec_AS #mglitchat

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Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
@smozer @jodyfeldman lots of buzz about Whipple... #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@Bec_AS @MLConklin I will! There was just a great overview of each of them on Children's Bookshelf (Publishers Weekly) #mglitchat

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Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
@smozer fun premise! #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@PBWorkshop @jodyfeldman Realistic Fiction so far. Family is unusual, but not magical #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@jodyfeldman I'm halfway through The Fantastic Family Whipple about a family of world record setters. Great read. #mglitchat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@smozer @jodyfeldman #mglitchat Non-fiction or fantasy? (Whipple family)

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Becky AS @Bec_AS
@smozer @MLConklin I'd love to know what you learned with those! You should do a write-up. #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@MLConklin @Bec_AS I try to go on the day of the children's author breakfast since it's more kidlit focused. #mglitchat

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Mike Hays @coachhays64
@literaticat @dianezahler Curious, were your BEA meetings more agent-related or bookseller-related, or a combination of both? #mglitchat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@RosanneParry @PBWorkshop #mglitchat That surprised me to hear. In fact, it is the time many say they can dig in w/fewer interruptions

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Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks
@MLConklin @PBWorkshop Ah, cool. Thanks, guys! #mglitchat

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Becky AS @Bec_AS
@smozer What kind of business? Contract signing? Ordering of shipments? #MGLitChat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@MLConklin #BEA13 #mglitchat With all the others I'd love to attend, I think I could settle for "virtual" BEA news.

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Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks
@PBWorkshop @JoanneLevy @smozer That actually makes a lot of sense. When I had a baby girl I got a LOT of pink stuff #mglitchat

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Becky AS @Bec_AS
@MLConklin was this your first time to #BEA ? #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
I will say that I didn't pick up a lot of pink. The MG books I took were very gender neutral #MGLitChat

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Rosanne Parry @RosanneParry
@PBWorkshop #mglitchat Pretty sure it's a rumor. Editors I know work pretty hard in the summer. Less author touring tho cause school is out

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@JoanneLevy @smozer #MGLitChat I hear booksellers say adults who shop for kids (girls) w/o them there ask for pink, gravitate to it.

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
#BEA13 6. There's a whole upper level for meetings b/w editors, agents, pubs, store owners. The business end of the show. #mglitchat

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
#BEA13 4. There are other kinds of swag: buttons, pins, bookmarks, stickers, tattoo, and endless bags. For carrying books. #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
There's a lot of book business going on there. #MGLitChat

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
#BEA13 5. There are also panels scheduled by day. Different topics & authors. One of the best parts of the show for newbies. #mglitchat

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
#BEA13 3. At other random times, pubs will slice open a box and literally hand out stacks of books. People swarm. #mglitchat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat Also #BEA seems to mark the start of the summer season for pubs/agenbts/ etc. Is this when the four day weeks begin? *rumor*

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
#BEA13 2. Each pub has a booth, with banners. A set times, authors sign books at booths or in signing lines. They give you a bk. #mglitchat

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Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks
@smozer I was so excited about that one! #mglitchat

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Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks
@RachelSearles @MLConklin @Bec_AS @smozer That's just rude. #mglitchat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@aliciabooks @jodyfeldman @PBWorkshop @smozer #mglitchat Exactly- I think leaving NYC is very unlikely in the foreseeable future.

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Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
@Bec_AS @PBWorkshop @MLConklin ha!! Nicely done. #mglitchat

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Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks
@jodyfeldman @PBWorkshop @smozer Also, think about the $ spent flying people out to other locations, when most houses are in NYC! #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
Another has a boy and girl (Nick and Tesla) who create cool science-y things to solve problems. #MGLitChat

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
#BEA13 for those of you who just want to know: 1. It's a trade show. Imagine many booths in a large open warehouse sized space. #mglitchat

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Rachel Searles @RachelSearles
@MLConklin I saw people grabbing books three at a time and shoving them into their tote bags. #mglitchat @bec_as @smozer

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@MLConklin @coachhays64 @bec_as @smozer #BEA13 #mglitchat I've heard that- I'd have to train in Judo/marital arts first. Unfortunate.

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Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
@smozer Makes me wonder if kickass girl books are the BIG books but the pink ones are old standards and what they know will sell. #MGLitChat

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
@coachhays64 @bec_as @smozer When a stack of books appears, people really do go a little nuts. Very grabby. #BEA13 #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
Though none of the Editor Buzz books were pink or princess-y. One has a girl who wants to be a pirate... #MGLitChat

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Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
@MLConklin @PBWorkshop @Bec_AS obviously an audience so good reason to pub princess books, and they ain't coming in BLUE! #mglitchat

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Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
@PBWorkshop @jodyfeldman good point about London and Euro access #mglitchat

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Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
@PBWorkshop Exactly. Which is why I'm not sure they'll go back to a traveling show. @smozer #mglitchat

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Becky AS @Bec_AS
@PBWorkshop @TracyEWymer @MLConklin [and then I notice my pink background on my twitter pic...] #mglitchat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@Bec_AS @TracyEWymer @MLConklin #mglitchat Add "princess-y" to that trend. And the pinks tones are more fuchsia than ever!

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Becky AS @Bec_AS
@PBWorkshop @TracyEWymer @MLConklin And sparkly covers! #mglitchat

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
@PBWorkshop @bec_as @tracyewymer SO MANY princess stories. Endless. #BEA13 #mglitchat

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Becky AS @Bec_AS
@TracyEWymer @MLConklin Agreed- and not just about books. And I even have two girls! #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@jodyfeldman It was extremely busy this year. I don't remember if being as crowded the other times I went. #mglitchat

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Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks
@TracyEWymer @MLConklin I organize my books by color on my Expedit (bc, ya know, I'm like that), and yeah, there's a LOT of pink #mglitchat

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
@TracyEWymer As a former product designer, the color trends really stand out to me. Glad it's not just me! #mglitchat #BEA13

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Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
@MLConklin sad but true. I think it's getting worse. The pink, that is. #mglitchat

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Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
That is, I meant to type, when BEA was moving from city to city in years past. #mglitchat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@jodyfeldman #mglitchat NYC continues to be heart of the book industry, despite digital changes. Also accessible to London/Euro markets.

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Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
@smozer I agree! One of these days. :) #mglitchat

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Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
I understand they moved at least semi-permanently back to NYC after attendance fell both by BEA goers and by publishers #mglitchat

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
@JoanneLevy @rachelsearles @mike_jung @tracyewymer I used to go to the Housewares Show every yr. #BEA13 is like that for books. #mglitchat

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Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
@RachelSearles @Mike_Jung then the publishers would have to ship all those ARCs cross country. That must be pricey. #mglitchat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@smozer #MGLitChat As a blogger I can definitely see the advantages.

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@Mike_Jung Wish I could be there, Mike. One day we need to me in real life #mglitchat

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Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
@JoanneLevy @RachelSearles @TracyEWymer So that's the one big fat obvious difference from ALA, different target audiences. #mglitchat

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
I was also struck by how PINK the girl-targeted books are. I don't have girls, so maybe this is no news, but noticeable. #mglitchat #BEA13

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Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
@TracyEWymer @RachelSearles Yeah, although they do it for other events. #mglitchat

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
@Bec_AS @smozer Yep. free books. They have a for sale section too, but honestly there are more bks than you can take. #mglitchat #BEA13

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
I have a post on reasons for going to BEA as a teacher, writer, book lover, and blogger http://t.co/dFmQXyci8R #MGLitChat

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Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
@RachelSearles But it's not a conference - it's a trade show. For book buyers, not authors. @Mike_Jung @TracyEWymer #mglitchat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@smozer @ericberlinct #mglitchat PW updates, blogs, etc. provide lots of updates on market (w/o the cost of a trip), but oh, the books!

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Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
@TracyEWymer @RachelSearles Yup, I'm on faculty this year at SCBWI. Should be a fun time, if a nerve-racking one. :) #mglitchat

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Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
Just found the #pw link abt mg fantasy at #bea13 http://t.co/Kj3VMnC9Nt #mglitchat

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Rachel Searles @RachelSearles
@Mike_Jung @TracyEWymer Looks like it's in NY through 2015. I'd be happy with a CA conference! #mglitchat

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Mike Hays @coachhays64
@TracyEWymer @smozer We should have an intensive book-carry training camp in advance of BEA 2014. 1,2,3...Lift. 4,5,6...Read. #mglitchat

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Becky AS @Bec_AS
Thanks! RT @jodyfeldman Just found the #pw link abt mg fantasy at #bea13 http://t.co/r1zcbmPyf8 #mglitchat

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Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
@Mike_Jung @RachelSearles In Cali too. Mike, are you going to #scbwi this year? Not to change topic or anything... #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@PBWorkshop @ericberlinct It's definitively not a place to pitch. But you can get a good sense of the market. #mglitchat

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Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
@RachelSearles @TracyEWymer Huh, interesting. I'd be more likely to go if it wasn't in NY every year (I'm in California). #mglitchat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@smozer #MGLitChat Common Core will continue to shape things for some years to come, IMO, even if some push back reduces high-stakes tests.

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
There's also going to be more and more common core connection. I went to a panel for industry professionals on the topic #MGLitChat

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
@JoanneLevy Definitely a lot of epic fantasy. Also, a lot of pirating. That trend seems to be happening NOW. #mglitchat

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Becky AS @Bec_AS
@jodyfeldman Do you have a link? @MLConklin @JoanneLevy #pw #BEA13 #mglitchat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@ericberlinct #mglitchat I've had the impression it is aimed at the business end of things- not as many opportunities for pitches, etc.(??)

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Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
@MLConklin That's interesting. Like epic type or more diverse fantasy? #BEA13 #mglitchat

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Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
@MLConklin @JoanneLevy There was an article about that in #pw #BEA13 #mglitchat

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Rachel Searles @RachelSearles
@Mike_Jung It used to be a roaming conference until they signed a contract with Javits, but I think that's about up @TracyEWymer #mglitchat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@smozer @coachhays64 #mglitchat Hard to sympathize with those shoulders when I picture your stack of ARCs/releases! *sigh*

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
@ericberlinct For me, #BEA13 was a great chance to meet up with CPs and my agent, and absorb what's happening. Plus, free books! #mglitchat

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Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
@ericberlinct I'm not sure there is much. Unless you have a hot book that your pub is pushing... #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@coachhays64 @Bec_AS Yes. It's a lot like Disney Land. Long lines, expensive food, and costumed characters #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@TracyEWymer It's at the Javitts Center in NYC. #mglitchat

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Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
@smozer @coachhays64 price of a book lover #mglitchat

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Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
Always in New York? #MGLitChat

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Eric Berlin @ericberlinct
I've wondered what value there is in these book shows for not-totally-famous authors. Other than the general coolness of it. #mglitchat

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melanie conklin @MLConklin
@JoanneLevy I saw so much MG fantasy at #BEA13 I couldn't believe it. #mglitchat

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Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
@TracyEWymer It's in NY (at Javitz) every year, I think. #MGLitChat

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Mike Hays @coachhays64
@Bec_AS @smozer Is the BEA show floor as carnival-crazy as it looks in the pictures? Someday, I will find out in person. #mglitcha

Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
I was just telling our librarian today how much I'd like to go one year. Where is it next year? #MGLitChat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@coachhays64 I picked up 9 YA too. You bring a rolling bag and pack if throughout the day, but I won't kid you, shoulders hurt. #mglitchat

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Rachel Searles @RachelSearles
I was at BEA, but not sure if I can answer any big-picture questions. Cool people, lots of great ARCs, NYC is steaming hot... #mglitchat

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Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@jodyfeldman #mglitchat Thanks- reloading got it back. Now, is anyone else getting an interference from an "impressions? request box?

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Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
#mglitchat This is still in beta, maybe it will get better.

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jennifer laughran @literaticat
@dianezahler hmmm well... I was in meetings the whole time. I didn't go on the show floor at all, :( #mglitchat #BEA13

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William J. Joel @AniProf
#MGLitChat How about trends from BEA. Themes? Genres? Etc.?

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Becky AS @Bec_AS
@smozer So they are hoping you'll read them, love them and shout it to the world, right? #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
Seems like I may be the only one here that went, but I'm happy to answer questions. #MGLitChat

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William J. Joel @AniProf
OneQube doesn't seem to do that. #mglitchat

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Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
@TracyEWymer ? Ha! ? #mglitchat

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
@Bec_AS Books at BEA are free. Most are ARCs but I also had some publishers give me hardcovers of recently published books. #mglitchat

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William J. Joel @AniProf
TweetChat automatically added the hashtag #mglitchat

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Becky AS @Bec_AS
@smozer Silly question- but when people talk of getting books, are they free swag or are you buying them? #MGLitChat

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Diane Zahler @dianezahler
#mglitchat

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Diane Zahler @dianezahler
#mglitchat Maybe @literaticat would like to weigh in if she's free...BEA & MG & trends & whatnot

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Stacy Mozer @smozer
I brought home 19 middle grade books. It was my most successful year for picking them up. #MGLitChat

Mike Hays @coachhays64
@dianezahler Let them have it! Vowel abuse! #mglitchat

Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
@PBWorkshop @jodyfeldman @Bec_AS #mglitchat I'd reload.

William J. Joel @AniProf
Ya know, I teach Comp Sci, and one thing I teach is never to create new software unless it's AS GOOD as the old one. #MGLitChat

Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
#mglitchat Do we have people who were at BEA? Any thoughts on it this year? Trends, big books, etc?

Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
So I guess tonight's chat is all about how strange and new this oneQube mess is, huh? #flailing #mglitchat

Becky AS @Bec_AS
@PBWorkshop @jodyfeldman Sorry- I got nothing... #mglitchat

Mike Hays @coachhays64
@kurtisscaletta Here's a topic suggestion. How about middle grade baseball games between the KC Royals and the Minnesota Twins? #mglitchat

Stacy Mozer @smozer
RT @KristineAsselin : We're talking #BEA on #mglitchat tonight...9 p.m. EST. Come on over if you were there--share your experience w/ those â€¦

William J. Joel @AniProf
Argh! #mglitchat

William J. Joel @AniProf
Tweetchat automatically updated, whereas oneQube does not. #MGLitChat

Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
@jodyfeldman is that English? #mglitchat

Becky AS @Bec_AS
@AniProf @jodyfeldman says "There's a stream control top-ish right. Toggle it from queue mode to Show" #MGLitChat

Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@jodyfeldman @Bec_AS Help! I tried that and lost the typing box entirely- any suggestions? #mglitchat

Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
#mglitchat ok, this is interesting.

Diane Zahler @dianezahler
#mglitchat There is a vowel missing in the name of this chat service. THAT is how annoyed I am.

Becky AS @Bec_AS
@jodyfeldman Mine, too. I like "order." #mglitchat

Rosanne Parry @RosanneParry
@kurtisscaletta Hi Kurtis! Just finished my last video for Vampire Free Fiction. Only 2 weeks to the start of class, can't wait! #mglitchat

Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
@Bec_AS Also discovered you can move the typing box by clicking the 'click & drag' Mine's now back up top where I'm used to it #mglitchat

William J. Joel @AniProf
Looks like TweetChat got bought out and *may* not be working, tonight #mglitchat

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William J. Joel @AniProf
Hello #MGLitChat

Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
There's a stream control top-ish right. Toggle it from queue mode to Show #mglitchat

Becky AS @Bec_AS
@jodyfeldman Thanks! :) #mglitchat

Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
@kurtisscaletta #mglitchat Looks like the topic will be how to get this new server/service thingy to work.

Becky AS @Bec_AS
@dianezahler Oy! Curse those words! I'm not old- I just don't like change. :) #MGLitChat

Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
@AnshaKotyk #mglitchat That oneQube?

Diane Zahler @dianezahler
@Bec_AS @dianezahler #MGLitChat Maybe we're just too backward for it. Technology may have passed us by.

Becky AS @Bec_AS
@dianezahler This kinda stinks. :( #MGLitChat

Diane Zahler @dianezahler
@Bec_AS #MGLitChat Mine tells me that there are new tweets to see but doesn't seem to do a stream.

Becky AS @Bec_AS
Does anyone know how to get the stream of tweets moving in oneQube? Is there a button to load new tweets? This seems S-L-O-W! #MGLitChat

Kurtis Scaletta @kurtisscaletta
What's the #mglitchat topic tonight?

Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
RT @KristineAsselin : We're talking #BEA on #mglitchat tonight...9 p.m. EST. Come on over if you were there--share your experience w/ those â€¦

Ansha Kotyk @AnshaKotyk
@dianezahler okay I"m off to referee kids who have begun jumping on the beds... ;) have a great #mglitchat !!!

Ansha Kotyk @AnshaKotyk
#mglitchat test of the new chatfeed thingamabob

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