Technology culture to tap into the restaurant scene those are clever and there are a lot of examples across the country of the independents tap begin trying to be relevant in their community. For instance, we are a bookstore in maplewood new jersey all about special needs and too deeply service that particular need for code not only with the great selection of books but Education Opportunities coming employment opportunities. This is how we have to think it is broader than just the mandate to sell books. The books center has made friday mornings of place to be for the for preschoolers. It is where every friday morning and new pitcher book is read to a growing audience then they do activities after words you can go on and on with that. But to take that back is how to be relevant and connected i will now move to a slightly different area. So the data as suggest the shift between physical formats have change. And i asked mike to the us so how has that merchandising mix changed and how doe
Your Electronic Devices for the audience and for our friends at home. Todays panel is called connecting authors and readers. Well be discussing how publishers, writers, the media and booksellers help readers discover new books and authors. Without further ado, ill introduce our panel and then let them tell you a little bit about what they do. To my right is tarin rhodeer, the associate director of [inaudible] she manages a bostonbased team. Her best selling authors include paul tuft, Temple Grandin and justin torres. She was previously based in washington, d. C. At island press, and she has an mfa in greater writing from the university of northern maryland. Next to her is susan call. Susan is the events and programs director at politics prose. Shes the author of four novels including acceptance. Her fifth novel will be published in july by sarah cryington weeks finish cryington books. Next to her is the social media director for the washington independent review of books, a web site ru
Festival. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] first up steve vogel the author of through the perilous fight talking about his book at the 2014 gaithersburg book festival. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] please direct your attention up there and for those in the back if you would like to move forward you are also welcome to do so if you would like. Welcome to the fifth annual gaithersburg book festival. My name is garrett peck and i am a lover of local history and beer and trains. Actually we will wait for just a second. One of the wonderful things about being in gaithersburg we are in old an Old Town Square and theres a real town that is here and the railroad station is right behind us which is a wonderful Historic Place to go to. Gaithersburg is a vibrant diversity that celebrates and supports the arts and humanities. We are pleased to bring you this festival and event thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and volunteers so please visit the
It is for people my age disorienting. For people, my children and grandchildrens age is the only america they have known and the most natural thing in the world. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. The wonderful thing about the gulf coast, is so underappreciate it and that is good because it gives us a lot to write about. If we were in new York San Francisco or chicago those cities and places are all so well known and new york is the literary capital but on the gulf coast we tend to think about from texas to the Florida Panhandle there really is instability, we have a similar environment, similar trees, long leaf pines, palm trees, sandy soil, salt in the air. The gulf of mexico and nourishes and supplies us with wonderful seafood, estuaries, wonderfully rich and tradition and culture. In and around these things for hundreds of years, it is an extraordinarily rich subject to take and of course along comes the oil spill in 2010 where all of a sudden we are in ce
Justin torres. She was previously based in washington, d. C. At island press, and she has an mfa in greater writing from the university of northern maryland. Next to her is susan call. Susan is the events and programs director at politics prose. Shes the author of four novels including acceptance. Her fifth novel will be published in july by sarah cryington weeks finish cryington books. Next to her is the social media director for the washington independent review of books, a web site run by a dedicated team of volunteers that publishes new reviews every weekday and covers all things bookrelated. Please check it out at www. Wirobooks. Com. She also works as a copy editor for the hill newspaper and can be found reading and cheering on various sports teams at night. Last but not heath is beth ann patrick. Her book reviews appeared in publications such as the Washington Post, people and o magazine. Shes blogged about books for places like publishers weekly, aol and barnes noble. Com. Beth