Thursday, June 27, 2013

June 27, 2013 Transcript - Summer Reading

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June 13, 2013 Transcript: Missing MCs in MG: African American Boys and More

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

June 6, 2013 Transcript - BEA

Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat TY for the chat, and the coaching on BEA and this new chat stream.
Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
#mglitchat Thanks everyone!
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat I appreciate the shared insights. AND the coaching on this "qube" deal.Good night all.
Stacy Mozer @smozer
Fun chatting about BEA at #mglitchat Have a great night everyone!
Becky AS @Bec_AS
Thanks for the chat. I need to say good night- the kids need bedtime hugs. :) #MGLitChat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
My book blog http://t.co/bN0VXReoxy just launched on Sat so that's taken my free time. #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
I went two years ago and it was a lot of fun. Couldn't spring for it this year #mglitchat
Becky AS @Bec_AS
So then *this* is where we should look for your write-up?? :) #mglitchat
Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
I'd love to hit the children's author breakfast - that would be cool. #mglitchat
Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
lots of buzz about Whipple... #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
I will! There was just a great overview of each of them on Children's Bookshelf (Publishers Weekly) #mglitchat
Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
fun premise! #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
Realistic Fiction so far. Family is unusual, but not magical #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
I'm halfway through The Fantastic Family Whipple about a family of world record setters. Great read. #mglitchat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat Non-fiction or fantasy? (Whipple family)
Becky AS @Bec_AS
I'd love to know what you learned with those! You should do a write-up. #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
I try to go on the day of the children's author breakfast since it's more kidlit focused. #mglitchat
Mike Hays @coachhays64
Curious, were your BEA meetings more agent-related or bookseller-related, or a combination of both? #mglitchat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat That surprised me to hear. In fact, it is the time many say they can dig in w/fewer interruptions
Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks
Ah, cool. Thanks, guys! #mglitchat
Becky AS @Bec_AS
What kind of business? Contract signing? Ordering of shipments? #MGLitChat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#BEA13 #mglitchat With all the others I'd love to attend, I think I could settle for "virtual" BEA news.
Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks
That actually makes a lot of sense. When I had a baby girl I got a LOT of pink stuff #mglitchat
Becky AS @Bec_AS
was this your first time to #BEA ? #mglitchat
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
Rosanne Parry @RosanneParry
#mglitchat Pretty sure it's a rumor. Editors I know work pretty hard in the summer. Less author touring tho cause school is out
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#MGLitChat I hear booksellers say adults who shop for kids (girls) w/o them there ask for pink, gravitate to it.
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
melanie conklin @MLConklin
#BEA13 4. There are other kinds of swag: buttons, pins, bookmarks, stickers, tattoo, and endless bags. For carrying books. #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
There's a lot of book business going on there. #MGLitChat
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
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
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*
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
Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks
I was so excited about that one! #mglitchat
Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks
That's just rude. #mglitchat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat Exactly- I think leaving NYC is very unlikely in the foreseeable future.
Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
ha!! Nicely done. #mglitchat
Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks
Also, think about the $ spent flying people out to other locations, when most houses are in NYC! #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
Another has a boy and girl (Nick and Tesla) who create cool science-y things to solve problems. #MGLitChat
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
Rachel Searles @RachelSearles
I saw people grabbing books three at a time and shoving them into their tote bags. #mglitchat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#BEA13 #mglitchat I've heard that- I'd have to train in Judo/marital arts first. Unfortunate.
Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
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
melanie conklin @MLConklin
When a stack of books appears, people really do go a little nuts. Very grabby. #BEA13 #mglitchat
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
Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
obviously an audience so good reason to pub princess books, and they ain't coming in BLUE! #mglitchat
Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
good point about London and Euro access #mglitchat
Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
Exactly. Which is why I'm not sure they'll go back to a traveling show. #mglitchat
Becky AS @Bec_AS
[and then I notice my pink background on my twitter pic...] #mglitchat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat Add "princess-y" to that trend. And the pinks tones are more fuchsia than ever!
Becky AS @Bec_AS
And sparkly covers! #mglitchat
melanie conklin @MLConklin
SO MANY princess stories. Endless. #BEA13 #mglitchat
Becky AS @Bec_AS
Agreed- and not just about books. And I even have two girls! #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
It was extremely busy this year. I don't remember if being as crowded the other times I went. #mglitchat
Alicia Thompson @aliciabooks
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
melanie conklin @MLConklin
As a former product designer, the color trends really stand out to me. Glad it's not just me! #mglitchat #BEA13
Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
sad but true. I think it's getting worse. The pink, that is. #mglitchat
Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
That is, I meant to type, when BEA was moving from city to city in years past. #mglitchat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat NYC continues to be heart of the book industry, despite digital changes. Also accessible to London/Euro markets.
Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
I agree! One of these days. :) #mglitchat
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
melanie conklin @MLConklin
I used to go to the Housewares Show every yr. #BEA13 is like that for books. #mglitchat
Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
then the publishers would have to ship all those ARCs cross country. That must be pricey. #mglitchat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#MGLitChat As a blogger I can definitely see the advantages.
Stacy Mozer @smozer
Wish I could be there, Mike. One day we need to me in real life #mglitchat
Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
So that's the one big fat obvious difference from ALA, different target audiences. #mglitchat
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
Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
Yeah, although they do it for other events. #mglitchat
melanie conklin @MLConklin
Yep. free books. They have a for sale section too, but honestly there are more bks than you can take. #mglitchat #BEA13
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
Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
But it's not a conference - it's a trade show. For book buyers, not authors. #mglitchat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat PW updates, blogs, etc. provide lots of updates on market (w/o the cost of a trip), but oh, the books!
Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
Yup, I'm on faculty this year at SCBWI. Should be a fun time, if a nerve-racking one. :) #mglitchat
Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
Just found the #pw link abt mg fantasy at #bea13 http://t.co/Kj3VMnC9Nt #mglitchat
Rachel Searles @RachelSearles
Looks like it's in NY through 2015. I'd be happy with a CA conference! #mglitchat
Mike Hays @coachhays64
We should have an intensive book-carry training camp in advance of BEA 2014. 1,2,3...Lift. 4,5,6...Read. #mglitchat
Becky AS @Bec_AS
Thanks! RT Just found the #pw link abt mg fantasy at #bea13 http://t.co/r1zcbmPyf8 #mglitchat
Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
In Cali too. Mike, are you going to #scbwi this year? Not to change topic or anything... #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
It's definitively not a place to pitch. But you can get a good sense of the market. #mglitchat
Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
Huh, interesting. I'd be more likely to go if it wasn't in NY every year (I'm in California). #mglitchat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#MGLitChat Common Core will continue to shape things for some years to come, IMO, even if some push back reduces high-stakes tests.
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
melanie conklin @MLConklin
Definitely a lot of epic fantasy. Also, a lot of pirating. That trend seems to be happening NOW. #mglitchat
Becky AS @Bec_AS
Do you have a link? #pw #BEA13 #mglitchat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat I've had the impression it is aimed at the business end of things- not as many opportunities for pitches, etc.(??)
Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
That's interesting. Like epic type or more diverse fantasy? #BEA13 #mglitchat
Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
There was an article about that in #pw #BEA13 #mglitchat
Rachel Searles @RachelSearles
It used to be a roaming conference until they signed a contract with Javits, but I think that's about up #mglitchat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat Hard to sympathize with those shoulders when I picture your stack of ARCs/releases! *sigh*
melanie conklin @MLConklin
For me, #BEA13 was a great chance to meet up with CPs and my agent, and absorb what's happening. Plus, free books! #mglitchat
Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
I'm not sure there is much. Unless you have a hot book that your pub is pushing... #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
Yes. It's a lot like Disney Land. Long lines, expensive food, and costumed characters #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
It's at the Javitts Center in NYC. #mglitchat
Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
price of a book lover #mglitchat
Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
Always in New York? #MGLitChat
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
melanie conklin @MLConklin
I saw so much MG fantasy at #BEA13 I couldn't believe it. #mglitchat
Mike Jung @Mike_Jung
It's in NY (at Javitz) every year, I think. #MGLitChat
Mike Hays @coachhays64
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
Stacy Mozer @smozer
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
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
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat Thanks- reloading got it back. Now, is anyone else getting an interference from an "impressions? request box?
Joanne Levy @JoanneLevy
#mglitchat This is still in beta, maybe it will get better.
jennifer laughran @literaticat
hmmm well... I was in meetings the whole time. I didn't go on the show floor at all, :( #mglitchat #BEA13
William J. Joel @AniProf
#MGLitChat How about trends from BEA. Themes? Genres? Etc.?
Becky AS @Bec_AS
So they are hoping you'll read them, love them and shout it to the world, right? #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
Seems like I may be the only one here that went, but I'm happy to answer questions. #MGLitChat
William J. Joel @AniProf
OneQube doesn't seem to do that. #mglitchat
Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
? Ha! ? #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
Books at BEA are free. Most are ARCs but I also had some publishers give me hardcovers of recently published books. #mglitchat
William J. Joel @AniProf
TweetChat automatically added the hashtag #mglitchat
Becky AS @Bec_AS
Silly question- but when people talk of getting books, are they free swag or are you buying them? #MGLitChat
Diane Zahler @dianezahler
#mglitchat
Diane Zahler @dianezahler
#mglitchat Maybe would like to weigh in if she's free...BEA & MG & trends & whatnot
Stacy Mozer @smozer
I brought home 19 middle grade books. It was my most successful year for picking them up. #MGLitChat
Mike Hays @coachhays64
Let them have it! Vowel abuse! #mglitchat
Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
#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
Sorry- I got nothing... #mglitchat
Mike Hays @coachhays64
Here's a topic suggestion. How about middle grade baseball games between the KC Royals and the Minnesota Twins? #mglitchat
Stacy Mozer @smozer
RT : We're talking #BEA on #mglitchat tonight...9 p.m. EST. Come on over if you were there--share your experience w/ those …
William J. Joel @AniProf
Argh! #mglitchat
William J. Joel @AniProf
Tweetchat automatically updated, whereas oneQube does not. #MGLitChat
Tracy Edward Wymer @TracyEWymer
is that English? #mglitchat
Becky AS @Bec_AS
says "There's a stream control top-ish right. Toggle it from queue mode to Show" #MGLitChat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
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
Mine, too. I like "order." #mglitchat
Rosanne Parry @RosanneParry
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
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
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
Thanks! :) #mglitchat
Sandy Brehl @PBWorkshop
#mglitchat Looks like the topic will be how to get this new server/service thingy to work.
Becky AS @Bec_AS
Oy! Curse those words! I'm not old- I just don't like change. :) #MGLitChat
Jody Feldman @jodyfeldman
#mglitchat That oneQube?
Diane Zahler @dianezahler
#MGLitChat Maybe we're just too backward for it. Technology may have passed us by.
Becky AS @Bec_AS
This kinda stinks. :( #MGLitChat
Diane Zahler @dianezahler
#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 : We're talking #BEA on #mglitchat tonight...9 p.m. EST. Come on over if you were there--share your experience w/ those …
Ansha Kotyk @AnshaKotyk
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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