ALA (American Library Association) Annual Conference is being held this year in Anaheim, CA. It is open to the public, and since it is only an hour from where I live, I decided to go for a day. Boy was it worth it!
I was hoping for an ARC. But they had finished copies for her signing, super cheap! That made the whole trip and parking madness worth it! I probably should try to finish The Tiger's Wife first.
Finished copies:
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson - signed (I wasn't there Friday when she signed the arcs for the second book and I didn't ask if any were left)
Faery Tales & Nightmares by Melissa Marr - signed
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor - signed (I already had, but unsigned. And it was super cheap)
A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd
LA Theater Works productions of Romeo and Juliet, Copenhagen by Michael Frayn and Photograph 51 by Anna Ziegler
Advance Read copies:
The Diviners by Libba Bray - Signed
Wards of Faerie by Terry Brooks
The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns by Margaret Dilloway
The Mongoliad by Bear, Bear, Brassey, deBirmingham, Moo, Stephenson and Teppo
Sanctum: Guards of the Shadowlands by Sarah Fine
The Ruins of Lace by Iris Anthony
Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr - signed
Amber House by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed and Larkin Reed
Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer (sampler)
Days of Blood and Starlight by Taini Taylor (preview)
Assorted swag. I also bought a package of Banned Book Week bookmarks to giveaway during Banned Book Week
The ALA has their schedule of the Midwinter and Annuals through 2017, so if one of them is coming around your way, I would highly recommend it. Exhibit only passes are cheap and gets you into all the booths. And most of the arc signings are free (Penguin was giving the Prodigy arcs as a gift with purchase of Legend for the signing, which is why you don't see it on my list. I just got Legend & had it signed a couple months ago, and the price here wasn't quite cheap enough for me to repurchase).
20 comments:
Wow! What a haul. I'm super jealous you got your hands on a copy of Shadow of Night. I can't wait to read that one!
Enjoy.
That kept me going through the day. My first stop was the Penguin booth to see about the arc, but they had one on display on the sale rack.
They had a couple arcs for A Place Beyond Courage at the Sourcebooks booth, but it was their last two, so they wanted to keep them until today.
Have a good reading week!
That's so neat! Anaheim is only 20 minutes from where I live. Hmmm...
Sounds like an amazing time at ALA. Enjoy all your new reads!
I see a lot of greatness in there. I loved Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Happy reading!
Wow total droolfest on those.
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It sure looks like it was worth it. Awesome haul! Have a good week and enjoy all your new books!
It was definitely worth going there for the day! You brought home lots of great books!
A good set of books, worth the hour's trip!
Wow, what a haul! Awesome stash!
A nice mix of books, enjoy!
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Awesome mailbox!!
I hope they plan on coming back to Anaheim. Its so close, and great if you want to try and get some early review copies.
Thank you!
Daughter of Smoke and Bone was great. I'm looking forward to the week the audio is available on Sync.
Thanks! It will be a bit overwhelming deciding which to start with first after Shadow of Night
Thanks! I can't wait to attack it!
And I was restrained. I saw some people in the afternoon lines with 4 bags full of books!
I think so too, even with traffic!
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