I know it's been a while but I wanted to tell you about my time at BEA.  I've been busy these past two weeks; after BEA, I got the opportunity to attend ColossalCon, which is an anime convention.  I'll be telling you all about my first anime convention, sometime next week but let's talk books.

Wednesday:

It was the Book Bloggers Con and it was so much fun!  I met two awesome people, Penelope from The Reading Fever and Sierra from Dear, Restless Reader.  Seriously, go check out their sites because they are fantastic!  We listened to a bunch of panels about book blogging and it was interesting to hear about where the publishing industry is going and how blogging is going to be a part of it.

Favorite Part of the Day:
I got to meet Mari Mancusi, author of Boys that Bite and her soon-to-be-released Scorched.  I've loved her books for years and it was such a dream come true to meet her.  She was lovely and I was even lucky enough to get some of my books signed by her.

Thursday:
It was the first official day of BEA and, this time around, I felt like I was ready.  I had gone last year and was so confused about how everything was going to work.  No matter how many things I read up on BEA, I felt I was never truly ready to attend.  This year, I knew what to expect and it was much less scary.  Also, unlike last year, I networked with a lot more people.  I got to meet people from different booths and handed my card out to anyone who was interested.  It was fantastic!

Favorite Part of the Day:
Ever since I've read Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, I've wanted to read more from her.  I was able to get a copy of The Signature of All Things, which I can't wait to dive into.

Friday:

Favorite Part of the Day:
I haven't read Code Name Verity yet but knowing that the companion novel is full of buzz right now, I can't wait to see what's in store for me.  I was able to get a copy of Rose Under Fire!

Saturday:
My mother joined me as a Power Reader and we braved the show floor together, while everyone scrambled around on the last day.  Since she had a blast at BEA, I am thinking of having her join me on The Bucket List.  What do you think, do you want another reviewer on The Bucket List?

Favorite Part of the Day:
Since this was a slow day, I was able to go back to the booths and talk with them about my website and the industry.  It was sad for BEA to end but there is always next year.

Now the part where I list the books I got:
Sorry that I don't have a video of my books this year.  My camera died shortly after my anime convention, and I haven't had time to hunt down someone else's.  Also, I'm missing my list of books that I received on Saturday but here's what I got the rest of the BEA week:

At BEA: