Book Lovers Rejoice! – And Watch!
John Grisham, James Patterson, Judy Blume, Geraldine Brooks,
and more – Live – Starting tomorrow
Public Media, Detroit Public Television, and BookViewNow Take You to the Biggest Book Event of the Spring
Coverage Begins Friday, May 29 through May 31, 2015
Public media meets the publishing world this week at one of the biggest events in the book
world. The Bookview/Detroit
Public Television crew are in New York to capture and live stream
BookExpo America and BookCon, starting Friday, May 29 through Sunday May
31 thanks to funding from the Wyncote Foundation.
Book View Now, www.BookViewNow.org,
will give book lovers everywhere the opportunity to learn about the
newest releases and hear directly from major authors and celebrities in
the
comfort of their own homes.
Coverage will start on Friday, May 29 with a live stream of BookExpo America from 12 to 4 p.m. on
www.BookViewNow.org
and interviews with famous authors including John Grisham, Gregory Maguire,
James Patterson, Lee Child, as well as Academy Award-winning actress/author
Julianne Moore, Amy Cuddy, Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks, swimmer/author
Diana Nyad, actor Nathan Lane, icon Judy Blume, actor Jesse Eisenberg, and many others.
Following
Friday’s coverage of BookExpo America, Book View Now’s coverage will
shift to BookCon, starting on Saturday, May 30 from 12 to 4 p.m. and on
Sunday,
May 31 from 12 to 4 p.m. This will feature an on-air segment with Star
Wars books from Disney, hosted by one of the Star Wars book authors,
Tony DiTerlizzi, and featuring all of the Star Wars authors on the set. Other interviews feature
Margaret Stohl, bestselling author of the Beautiful Creatures series, Sarah Dessen,
Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy), Gayle Forman (If I Stay),
Melissa de la Cruz, Jenny Han, Lauren Oliver, Mo Willems (Knuffle Bunny Piegeon), and others.
The third day of Book View Now’s coverage will feature guest host and graphic novelist,
Ben Hatke, who will interview three of the biggest graphic novel stars, including
Jeff Smith (Bone), Raine Telgemeir (Sisters) and Jenni Holm (BabyMouse). In addition, host guests
Libba Bray, National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson, Brian Selznick (Caldecott winter for The Invention of
Hugo Cabret), Humans of New York’s Brandon Stanton, plus a feature on the authors behind the
We Need Diverse Books Initiative.
Don’t
miss a single moment of our coverage online at BookViewNow.org. Also,
join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter @BookViewNow #TheBookCon
Enjoy.
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