BOOK: The Sequel
BookExpo — Schedule of B:TS Events
Perseus is designating a section of their BEA booth (#4237) to the creation of BOOK: The Sequel. This work station will include all the necessary tools for live editing, cover design, layout, and promotion. Throughout Friday and Saturday, BEA attendees are encouraged to stop by the booth to watch the various teams in action—and in some cases participate as well. Below is the hour-by-hour production timeline:
| Friday, May 29th | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | Editorial Meeting |
| 10:00 AM | Jacket Discussion/Interior Book Design |
| 11:00 AM | First Pass Pages Arrive |
| 1:00 PM | Marketing/Publicity Strategy Meeting |
| 3:30PM | Foreign Rights/Sales Discussion |
| 5:00 PM | E-galleys available | Saturday, May 30th |
| 9:00 AM | Book Website Creation |
| 9:30 AM | Reading Group Guide Creation |
| 1:00 PM | First Print Run Meeting |
| 3:30 PM | Q&A with Participants |
| 4:00 PM | Book Launch Party in booth. Come see the finished book in its many forms, and celebrate! |
Featured Submissions
Aujourd'hui, mama est ivre morte. Ou peut-être hier, je ne sais pas. Today mama is dead drunk. Or perhaps yesterday, I don't know. —From L'observateur / The Observer (sequel to L'étranger / The Stranger by Albert Camus) Submitted by Susan Schoer
When Grete Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, she found herself in the presence of a monstrous vermin which, though repulsive, she could not help but regard with an air or fraternal familiarity. —From Re-Metamorphosis: The Revenge of Gregor Samsa (sequel to The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka) Submitted by Ali T. Kokmen
The truth is, I prefer chocolate chip. —From À la recherche du temps perdu: Part Deux (sequel to À la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust) Submitted by Ben Strevens
Mysteries: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the sleuth-ship River Heights; its continuing mission: to discover new cases, to seek out new clues and new suspects, to boldly snoop where no beautiful teenage sleuth has snooped before. ... —From Nancy Drew: The Next Generation (sequel to Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene) Submitted by Nick Carlson, Newark, NJ
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