Does your book club meet during the holiday season?
December 1, 2010, 324 voters
December 1, 2010
Feature Story: A Sunny Story: Reflections on Miami Book Fair International 2010
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Three years ago, comics and graphics novels first grabbed a significant presence at the Miami Book Fair International. I actually was at the meeting when Mitch Kaplan, one of the founders of the Fair and the owner of the fabulous bookstore Books & Books, asked John Shableski from Diamond Book Distributors to create programming and booth presence for comics creators and publishers. And oh, how the idea has grown since then. This year, there were more than 50 comics folks participating and there was a Comix Galaxy track of programming throughout the weekend, as well as a two-day School of Comics—which used to be one day.
I felt like doing something alliterative today and "Two" and "Tuesday" just seemed to go together. It's the second day of the week (if you start with Monday that is) and I just felt like giving you two good books to consider for your book club. And of course since yesterday was Cyber Monday, and apparently, according to Amazon, it is now Cyber Week, I thought I would go with a high tech, robotic type theme. So without further ado...
Sheila Roberts --- the former owner of a singing telegram company and bestselling author of THE SNOW GLOBE
November 2010
Once again we're down to the final weeks of the year, and I'm left wondering where it all went! Things seem so hectic in the moment, and before you know it, it's Thanksgiving, then Christmas, and finally New Year's. As always, we're incredibly thankful for all our readers and your continued support of FaithfulReader.com.
What will they think of next? First there was just plain 'ole Christmas shopping and the obvious after Christmas sales. Then came Black Friday (which still doesn't sound right to me -- it's either depressing and goth sounding, or it's a clear message that I am helping big business make money), and now we have Cyber Monday.
I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. It was definitely a nice break from the everyday schedule! Now that we are all relaxed and recharged, it’s time to get back to business...er, books!...because the holidays are just around the corner.
