AppNewser Appdata FishbowlNY FishbowlLA FishbowlDC TVNewser TVSpy LostRemote more UnBeige AgencySpy PRNewser 10,000 Words MediaJobsDaily SocialTimes AllFacebook AllTwitter semanticweb.com

GalleyCat’s Handy Guide to BEA

BookExpo America has arrived once again, bringing literary folks from all around the world to New York City. To help our readers prepare, we’ve collected some important links–both online and offline.

1. We will publish daily dispatches from the conference, and you can follow all the action live on Twitter with the #BEA12 hashtag. At the same time, the #BEA hashtag and the #Bookexpo hashtag is always busy as well.

2. 50 Shames of Earl Grey author Andrew Shaffer (a.k.a. EvilWylie) has compiled the “Ultimate BEA Party Guide,” collecting all the parties planned for the week.

3. To find all the best galley copies of upcoming books, Barbara Hoffert has published her annual “BEA Galley & Signing Guide.”

4. Publishers Marketplace and NetGalley teamed up to create BEA Buzz Books, a digital collection of more than 30 samples of highly anticipated books.

5. You can use the free BEA app to navigate the halls of the conference.

SPONSORED POST

Thursday May 23: Real Talk about Life after Publication

These days, writers aren’t just writers: They’re social-media mavens, seasoned public speakers, and one-person publicity machines. And they still have to find time to write their books! Find out what life is like once you've landed that dream book contract in a free web chat with young-adult authors Elizabeth Norris (Unraveling and Unbreakable) and Brodi Ashton (Everneath and Everbound) — plus special guest Kristin Rens, editor at HarperCollins imprint Balzer + Bray. Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 p.m. ET. on Figment.com.