New York, Boston and Book Expo America (BEA)

I just got back from New York and Boston and it was awesome! I was in NY for Book Expo America, the largest book publishing event in the world. It draws all sorts of authors, book buyers, librarians, book store owners, agents, and press from around the country. I had a space in the Midpoint Trade Booth. They are my distributor. Here is a photo of my booth in New York. I did author signings in the Midpoint booth, in the traditional autographing section, and in the McGraw Hill booth. I autographed over 300 books. It was so much fun!



One of the reasons this trip was so great was because I got to spend time with my sorority sister, Annie Brickner, at the beginning, and my high school best friend, Melanie Souve, at the end of the trip. I flew into Newark and Annie picked me up at the airport. She helped me in the Midpoint booth and at two of my autographing sessions for "The 100 Best Things I've Sold on eBay." The first night in NY we went to the Jenkins Group party at the Marriott in Times Square. It was great to see old friends and meet new ones. This is a picture of Annie, me, and my friend Stephen Shapiro (fellow author http://www.goalfree.com) at the party on Friday night.


The next day, Saturday, my best friend from high school, Melanie, drove down from Boston to help out. She was there for my book signing for "How to Sell Antiques and Collectibles on eBay....and Make a Fortune" in the McGraw Hill booth. I was supposed to sign for an hour but we ran out of books in 20 minutes. It was awesome! Thanks for your support. Here is a photo of the signing.



That night, Melanie and I, went to the Midpoint Trade pizza party at their new office in Mid-town. It was a lot of fun and we got to take a picture with one of Midpoint's new authors. I am sorry but I don't remember his name.



After the show ended on Sunday, Melanie and I drove up to Boston and I got to see her new house and spend some time in the city. I love Boston and the Red Sox! The show was a huge success and I made a lot of great contacts. I can't wait to do it again next year when it moves to Washington D.C.