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1. Handling the Truth is featured in Library Journal's Nonfiction Previews

Gary Kramer, beloved publicist for my river book Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River (Temple University Press) as well as the forthcoming Dr. Radway's Sarsaparilla Resolvent, just sent word that Library Journal kindly featured Handling the Truth in its Nonfiction Previews for August 2013.

I am so happy to have this book of mine be placed among other true memoirs. I'm so grateful to Barbara Hoffert, who wrote:
Not a memoir proper, this book fits nicely with the others on this list because it’s about writing memoir. Kephart has penned five.... She’s also mastered the fiction and essay forms and currently teaches memoir writing at the University of Pennsylvania, so she’s got the skills to explain every facet of the writing process, including that crucial issue for memoirists: where does imaginative shaping stop and disregard for truth begin.
For more thoughts on memoirs, memoir making, and prompt exercises, please visit my dedicated Handling the Truth page.

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2. BookExpo America Galley Guides

What book are you most excited about this year? Over at Library Journal, Barbara Hoffert has published her annual “BEA Galley & Signing Guide.” The handy resource will help you make sure you can find all the galley copies and authors you need at BookExpo America.

Check it out: “Because hunting through the aisles for the book or author you love can be a challenge, I’ve been tracking some of the show’s top titles, from large publishers and small, focusing on tote-away galleys from adult authors and key in-booth signings, always harder to pin down than signings in the Autographing Area. Plus, for the digitally inclined, I’ve embedded icons that will guide you straight to NetGalley—just another sign that those titles are hot.”

If you want to sample the books, Publishers Marketplace and NetGalley teamed up to create BEA Buzz Books, a digital collection of more than 30 samples of highly anticipated books–including excerpts from books by Junot Diaz, Barbara Kingsolver, Dennis Lehane and Neil Young. Follow this link to download the free consumer edition.

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3. BEA 2011 Cheat Sheet

It’s BookExpo America week in New York City, and we’ll have four reporters covering the event for our out-of-town readers. Follow along on our blogs or subscribe to the free newsletters for GalleyCat and eBookNewser.

For panel discussions and event information, Colleen Lindsay posted Word and Excel versions of the schedule on her blog. If you want a high tech solution, try Publishers Lunch‘s Apple app and Blackberry App for BEA. 

For professional networking, explore our How To Look for a Publishing Job at BEA post.

For galleys and author signings, you must read Barbara Hoffert‘s BEA Galley & Signing Guide.

For parties, check out Evil Wylie’s Ultimate BEA Party Guide.

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