What an Amazing Experience -- The Book Bloggers Panel at BEA!!

As many of you who were there (or who followed along on Twitter) know, today's Book Blogger Panel at BEA was a resounding success. Many issues, from how to find the right blog, how to pitch a blogger and the nitty gritty like, so, what is a blog tour? were discussed. Thank you so much to the audience for your great questions. It was such a lively exchange! You can read one report of the panel from Publishers Weekly here.

I cannot thank Julie, Stephanie, Amy, Candace, Dawn and Natasha enough for coming on board and sharing their thoughts and their time with everyone in the room. They were mobbed at the end, it was so terrific! For those of you who weren't able to score a tote bag with the accompanying cheat sheet, as promised, I'm posting the contact info and blogger directories that were on that sheet here.

As soon as we have the recording of the panel sorted out, I'll post it so those who missed it can listen in. A big thank you to Michael for being our AV guy. And remember, there is still one more day at BEA, so there's time to meet more book bloggers at Firebrand's booth #4077 on Sunday!

The Book Blogger Panelists
Stephanie Coleman-Chan from Stephanie's Written Word.
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Candace Levy from Beth Fish Reads.
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Natasha Maw from Maw Books Blog.
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Julie Peterson from Booking Mama.
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Dawn Rennert from She is Too Fond of Books.
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Amy Riley from My Friend Amy.
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Here are the various blogger directories we discussed during the panel:
Book Bloggers Appreciation Week Directory
Independent Book Bloggers
Here Be Reviews
Kidlitosphere Central
YA Book Blog Directory
The YA Blogosphere
The Book Bloggers
Book Blogs Ning

Any other questions, please comment!

Comments

[bethany (Dreadlock Girl)]

WOW!!! Great work girls! Thank you for spreading the book blogger word around for us all.

[Ali]

Sounds like it was a terrific panel, and I'm glad to hear it was so well received! Kudos to all for representing the blogger perspective so well, and special thanks to those who tweeted live for those of us who weren't able to listen in.

[Meghan]

I'm so glad that it went so well! Thank you for representing all of us, ladies, and I agree with Ali, thanks so much to those who tweeted so if we couldn't be there, we could still hear what was going on!

[Lisa Munley]

Thanks to all who represented us! I followed the tweets but am looking forward to listening to the whole thing on Blog Talk Radio Tuesday!

[Bonnie]

I'm so glad to hear what a success the Blogger panel was! Thanks to all who represented the book blogger community. I appreciated the live tweets as well and look forward to listening to the panel discussion.

[Lauren]

This pannel sounded amazing - I wish I was there! As a book blogger, i'm so happy it was a success. Thanks for making it happen! (And for the live tweets!)

[Ruth @ Bookish Ruth]

I so wish I could have been there. Great job guys, thanks for representing all of us!

[Dawn - She Is Too Fond Of Books]

Huge thanks to Book Club Girl and HarperCollins for allowing me to sit on the panel and represent some of the book bloggers in this wonderful community!

We are greatly diverse, but I believe we touched upon a number of issues that will apply to the majority.

It was a great experience which should benefit all of us - bloggers, publishers, authors, READERS!

[Kathy]

The panel was fantastic! I was so proud of how well the bloggers represented us. It was wonderful to meet you!

[Traci Green]

I'm so glad that this has been a reality. Thanks for respresenting book bloggers! I can't wait to hear/read the discussion. The live tweets were great and really had me excited. I'll have to plan for it next year :)

[Jean Naggar]

The Bloggers Panel at BEA was a delight! Grateful thanks to all who participated. The energy and passion for books reminded me why I have worked for over 40 years in publishing and never been bored! There was also so much useful information. I am the founder of the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, and after 32 years as an agent, I have just had my own first book, a memoir of the vanished world of an unusual childhood, published: SIPPING FROM THE NILE, My Exodus From Egypt. I think it would make a great topic for book club discussion and would be happy to send a review copy if you are interested. I would also be happy to participate in book club discussions in person or by phone. You can Google either of the hats I wear!

[Beth F]

Thanks so much to Jennifer for moderating the panel and allowing me to be a part of this great discussion. I was watching the audience and was so happy to see much nodding and note taking going on. I hope we represented the entire blogging community.

[Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)]

The panel was fantastic!

[beth kephart]

Extraordinary—listened to the audio this morning over at My Friend Amy. Many congratulations.

[Lisa]

Thanks for all of the great information and it's such fun to be able to listen to the panel. I'm just venturing into the blogosphere myself so this is really helpful!

[Drew Gerber]

The panel discussion was awesome. It was great to hear what bloggers really want. Perfect information for our members. Thank you!

[Online Publicist]

It was wonderful to met you! Thank you so much for putting the panel together. It was a joy to attend. :-)

[Joanna K, Annick Press]

That was a lively panel and it could have gone on for a lot longer! I enjoyed putting faces to names, and I had a few "aha!" moments. I look forward to working more with book bloggers soon.