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BGB @ BEA: Day 3

Our intrepid reporter Russ Marshalek continues to send missives by text message from the floor of the Javits Convention Center in New York City. Will he survive another day of Book Expo America, the publishing world’s biggest to-do? Will he have to check in to rehab? Here’s Russ:

6:41 ohmygod im still alive. Keys? Debit card? Phone? Oh, thank god, all here-so utter success. The BEA tweetup last night was amazing and insane and awesome, full of loudness and vodka and I am still not sure at all how I got home….or what that pounding in my head is. Is someone playing drum and bass? Ohwaitno that’s from the vodka on an empty stomach. Dinner of champions! I am up early to get to javis for the early bird promotion publisher little, brown is doing. Ohgodthatmeansihavetomove.
7:33 shower. Shave. Feel a little better. Want a bagel sandwich. Know this will not , in fact, happen. Coffee would be nice. Waiting to see if anyone wakes up to walk to javits w/ me or if it is me with the new Phoenix album on my ipod to let “1901″ put a spring in my step.
7:41 oh and while I am thinking about it: been trying to read marlon james “book of night women”. Can’t get into it, which I know is blasphemy to the book community. Further blasphemy? A cocktail at the tweetup was called the michiko kakutini.
7:54 hit the pavement as phoenix kicked in to find a gorgeous ny day. Having a really happy moment.
8:17 ppl lined up to get into exhibit hall. Like this is a day after xmas sale.
8:33 me, to person in line next to me: you waiting for the littlebrown giveaway? Person next to me: no, julie andrews. Me: oooooooooooooooooh.
8:36 oh f@ck. Realizing the awesome littlebrown promo is for a james patterson book.
8:49 still can’t get over this great awesome campaign is for a james f@cking patterson book…and I bought into it. Ughhhhhhh I need a drink.
9:09 got my damn patterson book. Tshirt too.
9:25 trying to find scholastic booth to get a copy of catching fire. Found waffles instead
9:40 line for catching fire wraps around the booth. Was asked by girl in front of me if everything here is this obnoxious.
9:49 we are still waiting. We are not amused.
10:02 got catching fire. Yessssssssssssssssssss
10:07 pondering going to a session on YA books. It advertises having “live teens” though. That sounds like another conference entirely.
10:12 stopped in at akashic booth. Thinking about bagels. These two things? Not related
10:15 hey atlanta? Don’t worry. Ppl go batshit nuts over karen slaughter up here too
10:22 to go to the 11am session on teen marketing or not…
10:30 11am is an NBCC session on the future of book reviews, w 2 rooms reserved. Thinking it will be a madhouse
10:33 hi laurel k hamilton, nice black and gold bodysuit w matching cape
10:37 was wondering what author was signing and creating a madhouse in the lobby. It was actually just the line for starbucks.
10:46 at book reviews future session. Tempted to start reading catching fire
10:54 hot topics at bea 2009 apparently, if this sessions attendance means anything: twitter. Book reviews. Free stuff.
11:02 capacity crowd for book review future panel
11:04 going to wait to summarize
11:11 this panel is totally in the bag for goodreads and so am i
11:12 twitter said once!
11:23 panel is essentially saying that the future of book reviews is evolving constantly, and reviewers must evolve or die. Also twitter. Af@ckinggain.
11:41 thinking about food
11:47 moral of story is that book world is still afraid of user generated content
11:52 shit. Need phone charger. Brb yall
1:04 getting food before heading back to bea. Um…thatsaboutityall
1:38 why can’t I get a f@cking smoothie
2:01 headed back to javits. Missed the live teens on stage. Damn
2:19 there are fights at random house for alan furst!!!
2:30 may need some champagne
2:31 hey lilbrown yr galley closet is open
2:47 how to make mad cash at bea: sell power outlet space.
4:02 blogginslowly. Need coffee
4:45 the marvel comics booth has an open bar. Best thing evvvvvvvvver
5:09 bea shutting down. One more day yall. One. More. Day. A story of love loss and triumph