2005 Day of Dialog for Publishers, Vendors, and Librarians
Thursday, June 2, 2005

Cosponsored by Library Journal and the New York Public Library

Preliminary Program

McGraw-Hill Conference Center
1221 6th Ave.
New York, NY 10020

8:15-9:00: Breakfast and Registration

9:00-9:15: Welcome

  • Francine Fialkoff, Library Journal
  • Susan Kent, Chief Executive and Director, The Branch Libraries, NYPL

9:15-10:30: The Author-Editor Connection: Children's Publishing 101

  • Linda Sue Park, Newbery Award Winner, Author, A Single Shard, When My Name Was Keoko, Project Mulberry (Clarion Books)
  • Dinah Stevenson, VP, Associate Publisher, Clarion Books
  • Moderator: Trevelyn Jones, Editor, Book Review, School Library Journal

10:30-10:45 BREAK

10:45-12:00: What's Hot for Fall, What's Not: Editor's Picks

  • Eamon Dolan, VP, Editorial Director, Houghton
  • Tim Duggan, Executive Editor, HarperCollins
  • Scott Moyers, Editor, Penguin Press
  • Asya Muchnick, Senior Editor, Little, Brown
  • Cindy Spiegel, Co-editorial Director, Riverhead
  • Suzanne Herz, Publisher, Flying Point Press, a Doubleday imprint
  • Moderator: Barbara Hoffert, Editor, Book Review, Library Journal

12:00-1:15: LUNCH IN THE DINING ROOMS

1:15-2:25: Collection Building and Opening Day Collections: Vendor/Librarian Perspectives

  • George Coe, President, Baker & Taylor Institutional
  • Lauren Lee, Sr. Collection Development Librarian, Brodart
  • Larry Price, Executive Vice President, Ingram Library Services
  • Melendra Sanders, Manager, Collection Development, BWI
  • Other guests, TBD
  • Moderator: Francine Fialkoff, Editor, Library Journal

2:25-2:35: BREAK

2:35-3:50: The Latest in Graphic Novels, Manga, and Graphic Nonfiction for Adults and YAs

  • Stephanie J. Fierman, Senior VP, Sales & Marketing, DC Comics
  • Jeffrey Gegner, Senior Librarian & Popular Materials Specialist, Hennepin County Public Library, MN
  • Gary Groth, Publisher, Fantagraphics
  • Michael J. Martens, VP, New Business Development, Dark Horse
  • Holly Smith, Sales Manager, Tokyopop
  • Other guests, TBD
  • Moderators: Ann Kim, Special Projects Coordinator, and Rebecca Miller, Features and Web Editor, Library Journal

3:50-4:00: Wrap-up

4:00-5:00: Networking Happy Hour, For Sponsors and Attendees

  • Jacqueline Winspear, Author, “Maisie Dodd” series, Pardonable Lies (September, Henry Holt)

This perennially popular all-day program for collection development/management librarians and library directors brings together several hundred librarians, along with distributors, publishers, and authors. This year's lineup includes up-close looks at developing children's books with Newbery Award-winning author Linda Sue Park and associate publisher Dinah Stevenson (Clarion Books); opening-day collections and vendor collection lists; publishing trends and the best of the new fall titles from up-and-coming editors at leading publishing houses; and the latest in graphic novels, including hot new manga and graphic nonfiction, for adults and YAs. The wrap-up: happy hour. No fee. Due to space limits, we will only accept registration from publishers, vendors, and librarians.

The deadline for registration is Friday, May 20, 2005

Once you register, a confirmation email will be sent to you within 24 hours.

Due to overwhelming response, registration is now closed. If you would like to be put on the Wait List, then submit the below registration form.

Registration Form

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If you have questions about the Day of Dialog for Publishers, Vendors, and Librarians, please contact Ann Kim, Library Journal at akim@reedbusiness.com