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
Make love; not too much; mostly with people. —From The Omniphile's Dilemma (sequel to The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan) Submitted by Seth Chalmer, New York City
Greg Sanders woke up from this insane gnarly dream and found he had changed into some kind of awesome giant cyborg bug thing. —From Megamorphosis (sequel to Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka) Submitted by Carol Schneck, Bookseller/Inventory Manager, Okemos, MI
Big Sister was everywhere, and she was always on the phone. —From 1985 (sequel to 1984 by George Orwell) Submitted by Michael Kindness, Rhode Island
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
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