ALA 2014 Recap + Giveaway
I headed out to Vegas the Friday before the ALA weekend with my friend Crystal from Books Unbound. She was able to get an SUV for the trip which was great because that meant we could take a lot of books home with us. :) I didn’t take too many pics of the drive there. It was hot and pretty boring, though we did find a Dunkin’ Donuts when we stopped for a bathroom break. And what does one do when faced with a rare on the west coast Dunkin’ Donuts? Why buy a dozen of course (not pictured are the munchkins and iced coffee I also bought).
In my defense, we were also meeting 3 other people in Vegas so this wasn’t all for us. There was also a short detour to an outlet center, where I was quite restrained and only purchased one thing (some of my friends were less restrained). We made it to Vegas in about 5 hours and settled in to our lovely suite at the Holiday Inn Resort. Our hotel was only a couple of miles from the convention center and had a full kitchen and 3 pools!
After unpacking we rushed over to the convention center to get our badges and to see if we could catch the last hour or two of the convention floor. The registration line went by very quickly and we were on the floor in no time. I had a couple of books that were really high on my wishlist that I wanted to try to get on Friday. They were Heir of Fire and Mortal Heart which, luckily, I was able to snag that night.
abrams booth
I know everyone always talks about the books at events like these. And don’t get me wrong, the books are awesome. But what’s really awesome is getting to see all of the publisher booths and speak to the reps. I think I am a little unusual as a book blogger because almost all of my ARCs are digital so I don’t have much contact with the actual publishing reps. But it was really nice to meet a lot of them and just chat about what their favorite books are and what they’re excited about. I definitely came home with several books I might not have requested on my own but sounded great after speaking with a rep. It was also nice to see that some of the comics publishers had a presence this year (you can see part of the Image booth above) as well as Entangled Publishing, who was attending their first ALA. It was also nice to talk to other bloggers as well as librarians and teachers. There was a lot of standing in line so I made the most of it by getting to know my neighbors.
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