{"id":3487,"date":"2014-06-02T10:52:43","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T14:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.old.caraghobrien.com\/book\/?p=3487"},"modified":"2014-07-11T16:25:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T20:25:35","slug":"bea-recap-great-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/the-vault-of-dreamers\/bea-recap-great-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"BEA Recap: A Great Trip!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Signing

Signing at BEA 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

I smile when I think about my trip to New York for BEA<\/a> last week. All went well, and I met so many nice book people. When I was back in the green room before the signing, munching a peppermint candy and admitting I\u2019d neglected to bring a pen, one of the Macmillan staff showed me a picture she\u2019d just snapped of people lined up to get a signed copy of The Vault of Dreamers<\/em><\/a>, and I was stunned. The line was long, as in, it went around the corner, as in, after I signed for an hour, we had to move to an overflow table where I could keep signing for another twenty minutes. We gave away 96 of the 100 books we\u2019d brought.<\/p>\n

The best thing about the signing was how nice people were. I met readers, bloggers, school librarians, public library librarians, booksellers, fellow writers, and teachers. Some had come to BEA from as far as the United Kingdom and Australia. One 12-year-old blogger, Xander Christou<\/a>, had come from Texas after he began a GoFundMe to raise donations for the trip. Moxie, anyone? A few familiar faces came through the line, too, and I had the fun of meeting Jaclyn Dolamore<\/a>, a writer friend I\u2019ve known online for years but never before seen in person. It was great to be able to introduce some of them to Katie Fee, from the Macmillan marketing team, and Simon Boughton, my publisher, who were at the signing with me.<\/p>\n

\"Blogger

Blogger Xander Christou and Caragh O’Brien at BEA<\/p><\/div>\n

Afterward, I had an hour to visit with Kirby Kim<\/a>, my agent, who impressed me with his purple socks. We had a chance to catch each other up on our families and kick around a few ideas, which is always fun.<\/p>\n

Then I went to Macmillan\u2019s media lunch at Etcetera, Etcetera<\/a> on 44th Street, where I had a chance to talk with a few more book people from around the country. Conversation drifted from books we\u2019re excited about and whether we can bear to go cry through the movie of The Fault in Our Stars<\/em>, to our favorite characters in Nashville<\/em><\/a> (mine is Juliette Barnes). Bookseller Patty Norman told me that when parents let their children go independently to Petaluma, CA, they tell the kids that if they ever have any trouble, they should just go into Copperfield\u2019s Books<\/a>. They\u2019ll be safe there. It was a great example of an independent bookstore that is part of a nurturing, vibrant community. I\u2019d like to think that\u2019s what our larger book community is doing for kids everywhere.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m thankful to Macmillan to bringing me to BEA, and I hope everyone who picked up a copy of The Vault of Dreamers<\/em> enjoys the story. Special greetings to the bloggers who kindly gave me their cards. Here are their blogs:<\/p>\n

Read. Sleep. Repeat.<\/a><\/p>\n

Snuggling on the Sofa<\/a><\/p>\n

A Daydreamer’s Thoughts<\/a><\/p>\n

Book Book Little Book<\/a><\/p>\n

Luna’s Little Library<\/a><\/p>\n

No BS Book Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n

Stuck in Books<\/a><\/p>\n

Kissed by Ink<\/a><\/p>\n

The Greyest Ghost<\/a><\/p>\n

Kate’s Tales of Books and Bands<\/a><\/p>\n

Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia<\/a><\/p>\n

Books of Love<\/a><\/p>\n

The Book Bandit<\/a><\/p>\n

Fiction Fare<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Xpresso Reads<\/a><\/p>\n

Live to Read, Love to Read!<\/a><\/p>\n

Andi’s ABCs<\/a><\/p>\n

Alison Can Read<\/a><\/p>\n

The Bucket List<\/a><\/p>\n

Bloody Bookaholic<\/a><\/p>\n

We Live and Breathe Books<\/a><\/p>\n

Poisoned Rationality<\/a><\/p>\n

Lisa Loves Literature<\/a><\/p>\n

Xander’s MG & YA Book Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n

The Book Asylum<\/a><\/p>\n

Nori’s Closet<\/a><\/p>\n

Miss Print<\/a><\/p>\n

Read. Breathe. Relax.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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