BookExpo Blossoms in Gotham.

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    • Subject Terms:
      Book industry exhibitions; Exhibitions; Fairs; Trade shows; Library conferences
    • Subject Terms:
      New York (N.Y.); New York (State)
    • Abstract:
      Presents a conference report for BookExpo America in New York City, 2005. Attendance at the BookExpo by authors, librarians and publishing houses; Appearance of authors such as Michael Crichton, Orson Scott Card, Tom Wolfe, James Patterson, Michael Cunningham, Frank Miller and others; Performance given by actor Billy Crystal from his theatrical production, "700 Sundays"; Reference to the book "The Shame of the Nation," by Jonathan Kozol; List of popular books, including "The Year of Magical Thinking," by Joan Didion, "Symptoms of Withdrawal: A Memoir of Snapshots and Redemption," by Christopher Kennedy Lawford, and others; Programs offered at the BookExpo, including "The Future of the Graphic Novel" and the Mystery & Suspense Book Buzz Forum.