You're Invited - Emerging Leaders Party at BEA

Last year I worked with Jessica Stockton Bagnulo of McNally Robinson and Written Nerd fame to stage a killer Emerging Leaders party at Floyd NY in Brooklyn. The picture indicates what truly professional party planners we are - be warned. Weare at it again with some help from Lisa at the ABA as well.

I’m told by our party guru here at BEA HQ, Beth, that this years party scene, The Woods, is even hipper than Floyd – it has a doorman, might it even have a velvet rope? Starting at 7pm the Wednesday before BookExpo it’ll be filled with booksellers under 40 and some great authors. Take a look at the particulars below and if you are going to be in L.A. for the big show, stop by and BookExpo will buy you a drink!

What: BEA Emerging Leaders Party

Where: The Woods - 1533 N. La Brea Hollywood

When: Wednesday, May 28th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm (open bar from 7:00pm - 8:00pm)

RSVP: Space is limited, must RSVP no later than Wednesday, May 21st. RSVP Here

Enjoy cocktails and mix & mingle with some of our favorite authors:

▪ Cylin Busby Author of The Year We Disappeared: A Father - Daughter Memoir (Bloomsbury, August)

▪ Curtis Sittenfeld Author of American Wife (Random House, September)

▪ Diana Spechler Author of Who By Fire (HarperCollins, September)

▪ Tony O'NeillAuthor of Down and Out on Murder Mile (HarperCollins, October)

▪ Jonathan Evison Author of All About Lulu (Soft Skull, July)

▪ Scott McCloud Author of Zot!: The Complete Black and White Collection: 1987-1991 (HarperCollins, July)

Where's My Head At?

Man, blog drought. My apologies. I gotta be honest with you (am I ever anything but?) I have been totally spent the last two weeks. After BookExpo last year I blogged candidly about the loss of my creative mojo, and after NYCC, I think I lost my horsepower. I've been really low energy for the last 2 weeks and for anyone that knows me, that is extremely unusual! That meant coming home and blogging a few posts every night until late was just not an option.

So I've taken my ginko, done my meditation, eaten my Wheaties and perhaps most importantly, I've eaten my Kaki.

Expect posts regularly.

Go Kaki!

-L

Death Note Movie Ticket Giveaway!

The New York Anime Festival, VIZ Pictures, and Fathom Events are very pleased to offer two pairs of free tickets to a special May 21st screening of the Death Note live-action film in New York City! The screening takes place at 7:30 PM at the Union Square Stadium 14 (850 Broadway).

What do you need to do to enter to win? Simply e-mail me – ptataraATreedexpo.com – with your name, e-mail address, and mailing address before 12 PM EST on Monday. The e-mail's subject line must be "I Want Death Note Tickets". I'll randomly be selecting two winners, and each will receive a pair of free tickets to the event.

Death Note will be playing for two nights only in NYC and, if you want to order tickets to be sure you see it on the big screen, you can do that right now at deathnotefilms.com.

If you're unfamiliar with the world of Death Note, it's the story of ace student Light Yagami and his Death Note, a notebook dropped by a death god into the human world. Any human whose name is written in the Death Note dies, and Light vows to use this power to create the perfect world. When authorities, though, realize the number of criminals dropping dead, they send the legendary detective L to investigate these killings. Both Light and L believe themselves to be on the side of justice, and the two must match wits to determine the fate of the Death Note and the fate of the world.

Get me that e-mail by noon on Monday!

When's The Anime Festival Announcing Guests?

How about next week?

Love Mode at the Knitting Factory

New York Comic Con is over and the New York Anime Festival is still months away. So, how are you supposed to spend all your time? Dunno, but I do know how you should spend your Friday night. Love Mode - Japan Beat at the Knitting Factory.

Love Mode, organized by Karaterice, is a concert series blending traditional Japanese music with contemporary elements like pop and jazz, and the latest Love Mode concert begins at 7:30 PM this Friday at the Knitting Factory (74 Leonard Street) in New York City.

The event features J-Pop duo Zan, NYC-based Japanese group Love Etc., and the Okinawan pop, folk, and festival musical experience HAPPYFUNSMILE.

HAPPYFUNSMILE performed at the New York Anime Festival last December and I'll admit I'm a big fan. If you saw HAPPYFUNSMILE at NYAF, I invite you to the Knitting Factory this Friday to see them again. If you missed HAPPYFUNSMILE in December, I still invite you to take them in this Friday along with Love Etc. and Zan.

Doors open at 6:30 and tickets are $10.

I hope to see you there!