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354. Six Books Amanda’s Excited About, and Other Stories from BEA 2019

Amanda was at Book Expo America 2019, and she has books to recommend, titles to squee about, and a definite predilection for candles and reading cover blurbs, too.

We talk about her impressions of this year’s BEA, who it’s for, and how it’s changed over her time working in various parts of publishing. We also talk about how much Amanda likes reading blurbs on the covers of new books.

We talk about so many upcoming releases that aren’t available yet, so we’re very sorry in advance. Key terms to listen for: “claustrophobic thriller” and “snakes are having a moment.”

Plus we talk about what Amanda’s reading right now.

CW/TW: Amanda tells some stories about wrangling snakes in her childhood – so if you’re not on board with snake discussion, heads up at 39 minutes in, when Amanda mentions snake stories, you might want to skip ahead about a minute total.

So, what about you? Would you want to attend BEA? Do you like meetings? Do you read blurbs from other writers on the covers of books? I’m curious!

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  1. Adeliza says:

    I am so confused by this Thursday podcast. I’ve checked my calendar at least three times.

  2. Katie C. says:

    @Adeliza – Me too!

  3. Briana says:

    Me three!!

  4. Briana says:

    I know that there are people who don’t think this way, but I also wouldn’t pay $200 for a book when the authors/creators would not be getting ANY of that money. I’m not a fan of pirating things for that reason.

  5. Amanda says:

    It’s my fault! I did a big whoops and published it early. Because the post feeds into other things, we couldn’t undo it without putting a glitch in the Matrix.

  6. Leigh Kramer says:

    I cannot wait to read Gideon The Ninth! I’ve been anticipating it for months.

  7. JayneH says:

    On the “Books about books” vibe. I’m super interested in “The Library Of The Unwritten” by AJ Hackwith coming out in October.

    “In the first book in a brilliant new fantasy series, books that aren’t finished by their authors reside in the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, and it is up to the Librarian to track down any restless characters who emerge from those unfinished stories.
    Many years ago, Claire was named Head Librarian of the Unwritten Wing– a neutral space in Hell where all the stories unfinished by their authors reside. Her job consists mainly of repairing and organizing books, but also of keeping an eye on restless stories that risk materializing as characters and escaping the library. When a Hero escapes from his book and goes in search of his author, Claire must track and capture him with the help of former muse and current assistant Brevity and nervous demon courier Leto.

    But what should have been a simple retrieval goes horrifyingly wrong when the terrifyingly angelic Ramiel attacks them, convinced that they hold the Devil’s Bible. The text of the Devil’s Bible is a powerful weapon in the power struggle between Heaven and Hell, so it falls to the librarians to find a book with the power to reshape the boundaries between Heaven, Hell….and Earth.”

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