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MEMBER BLOG TAG: bea09

Friday, May 29, 2009 11:56PM
 
BEA09: Writers Shot At Dawn
Tags: BEA09, BookExpo America, John Irving, The Tsar's Dwarf, the plot is dead
 
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I love book fairs like BEA09.

The first hour I always walk around like a happy idiot, enjoying the different stands, and the hustle and bustle of book sluts from around the world. The second hour I still like being there, I smile at strangers and admire their cleavage. The third hour I start getting sarcastic. The fourth hour I want to kill everybody.

Yes, BookExpo America (BEA09) is great and exhausting at the same time. There are too many self-help books for obese soccer moms. And everybody has an agenda, including me. I'm here to let people know about The Tsar's Dwarf and my fall tour. I'm meeting up with event managers, pretending to be less obnoxious than I am. But...
 
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