Comments on: Book Expo America 2010 Or: How We Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Hundreds of Pounds of Books – Day 2

By: Rommey

Rommey — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:53:08 +0000

I was at BEA also and heard Levine praise PLAIN KATE.

Here’s what Publishers’ Weekly wrote:

Arthur Levine of Scholastic set the bar fairly high when he began his remarks about Plain Kate by Erin Bow by saying that because he had a hand in bringing Brian Jacques, Philip Pullman and J.K. Rowling to U.S. audiences, “I’ve been sent a lot of fantasy, some of it quite good. But it’s very rare for a book to stand out for me the way Plain Kate did.”

The story of a girl who loses her father and is imperiled by suspicions that she is a witch, Levine said Bow’s prose has the “lyrical strength and classic proportions” of master writers. “She is a truly original talent,” Levine said, evidenced by a “breathless e-mail” he got from an associate at the most recent London Book Fair who said Printz Award winner Meg Rosoff had read Plain Kate and couldn’t stop raving about it. Rosoff’s blurb – “anything but plain, full of poetry, magic, sorrow and joy” – will be on the cover.

I couldn’t agree more. Perfect for readers middle school and up. My 67-year-old friend lingered over Plain Kate for a full day-reading a few minutes at a time because it was scary, beautiful and he didn’t want it to end.

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:59:40 +0000

You ladies have absolutely ZERO resolve! LOL

That’s ok….neither do I. So I feel joy at being in good company.

My big goal for next year (and no it’s not to have better book resolve because really, where is the fun in that) is to be able to have more social time. This year I was all work and no play and I missed out on so much of the experience.

I’m glad y’all enjoyed the BBC reception, I was shocked to see the masses flowing in. It was quite gratifying. Knowing that everyone got something good out of it makes me a happy girl

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:29:09 +0000

thanks for sharing your adventures at bea!

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:25:34 +0000

I am so thrilled to have finally met both of you in person. It was like we’ve done it a hundred times before, wasn’t it? xoxo

By: Howard Sherman

Howard Sherman — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:10:47 +0000

I almost felt as if I stepped inside that last BBC picture of you both with Diana; I was standing right in front of all three of you as y’all schooled me on the world of book blogging.

Thanks for that – and for being so warm and wonderful!

Howard

By: Emily (Super Reader Girl)

Emily (Super Reader Girl) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:56:54 +0000

Oooh! You really are book smugglers! Pretty books! Congratulations! I spy a lot of the ones I’m looking forward to! Glad you had fun!!

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By: vvb

vvb — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:18:34 +0000

thanks for sharing your adventures at bea!

By: Heather J.

Heather J. — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:51:53 +0000

Thanks for letting me join your fabulous party on Thursday night! It was wonderful getting to know everyone – I’d never met ANY of you all before!

And Ana, I’d share a steak sub with you anytime.