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
How could I possibly have known when I wrote the end to The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich that I'd ever be delivering this new volume, The Astonishing Rise of the Fourth Reich, except now, those maniacal Nazis have recreated the Axis by enlisting radical Islamists! —From The Astonishing Rise of the Fourth Reich (sequel to The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer) Submitted by Charles (Chuck) Neighbors, Literary Agent/Editor
About three things Scarlett O'Hara was absolutely positive. First, Rhett was a scoundrel. Second, she'd get him back at any cost. And third, tomorrow was now today. —From the sequel to Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Submitted by Beatrice Richards
Where's Papa going with that Ethernet cable? —From Charlotte's Web Site (sequel to Charlotte's Web by E. B. White) Submitted by Michael Agger
My father and mother started smoking in New York, where they met and married and where I was born. They returned to Ireland when I was four, my brother Malachy, three, and a carton of Camel Lights could be had for less than a pint of ale. —From Angela's Ashtray (sequel to Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt) Submitted by Evan Schwartz, Philadelphia
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