[ Update -- 26/07/07 -- from lex
As of June 2007, all miniBookExpo posts have been moved to their very own blog www.minibookexpo.com, please come on over and Claim it - Read it - Blog it ]
What you are looking at here is old!
Anyone who has heard me talk about BookExpo knows that one of the perks of this trade show is the books. Stacks of books. So many books that your arms and back hurt from carrying around the books. And that's if you're not trying to get books. If you are working it, well, you'd better have eaten your Wheaties.
The primary purpose of the BookExpo trade show is for publishers to promote their authors and titles to the Book Selling community. In actuality, it turns into maze of lineups and a feeding frenzy of free books.
However, you don't have to be a bookseller to end up with books. Lots of books.
This year, I got a number of titles which I probably won't read. So, since the purpose of the free books is to get some Word of Mouth going... I have decided to set up
Heather Waldorf:
David A. Poulsen:
Chris Elliott:
Carol Bruneau:
Julia Steele:
Elinor Lipman:
Sharon Osbourne:
Rabindranath Maharaj:
Whitley Strieber:
Rosie Childs:
Giles Blunt:
David Baldacci: Freddy and the French Fries #1: : Fries Alive! (Freddy and the French Fries
Michael Cunningham:
Sara Susannah Katz:
Portia Da Costa:
Linwood Barclay:
Paul Kropp: 
Jim Fergus:
Michael Winter:
Gordon Dahlquist:
Kerry Schooley: 
R.J. Harlick:
Greg Iles: 
Authors: carol bruneau, chris elliott, amy timberlake, christoper bram, david poulsen, david baldacci, donna van liere, elinor lipman, giles blunt, gordon dahlquist, greg iles, heather waldorf, inge barth-grozinger, jim fergus, julia steele, julie anne peters, kerry schooley, laurie stolarz, linwood barclay, louise candish, michael cunningham, michael winter, patrick jennings, paul kropp, portia da costa, rj harlick, meg harris, rabindranath maharaj, rosie childs, sara pennypacker, sara susannah katz, sharon osbourne, whitley strieber
Publishers: Canadian Publishers, insomniac press, anansi, , lobster press, key porter books, rendezvous press, fenn, random house, bantam books, bantam dell, hyperion books, hyperion, key porter, harper collins, blace lace, warner books, knopf, doubleday, time warner books, miramax books, little brown and company, st. martin's press, tor, william morrow, simon & schuster, pocket star books, springboard press, hotzbrinck, virgin books, washington square press
Yup, found a couple more in a bag in the corner.
Posted by: Lex | June 26, 2006 at 05:36 PM
hey if BETWEEN MOM AND JO by Julie Anne Peters is still available, i would like that please! Thanks!!
Posted by: Celine | June 26, 2006 at 11:37 PM
Lucy & ers - Your books have been delivered to the Creampuff Pad.
Posted by: Lex | June 27, 2006 at 10:18 AM
Hey, Lex .. you're the best! And a very good packer and labeler. I love the Mini Book Expo stickers!
Posted by: Kate Trgovac | June 27, 2006 at 12:36 PM
Dude, I pack books for a living. Just call me Head CheapEater & Book Packer. Hey, I'd should get a card.
Posted by: Lex | June 27, 2006 at 03:12 PM
Wicked! I was going to suggest saving you the postage and picking it up somewhere, but didn't want you to think I was...you know...weird. As it is, I'm flying to BC on Thursday, so - perfect timing!
Posted by: ers | June 27, 2006 at 03:48 PM
I would love to try this - just send me any one you happen to pick up.
Tambrae Knapp
2336 Whitehaven Cres,
Ottawa ON K2B 5H4
thanks!
Posted by: Tambrae Knapp | June 28, 2006 at 12:53 PM
Hello,
I have a reverse offer. I am a self-published author and I exhibited at Book Expo Canada. Lex either got a free copy of my book and thought it was so good he kept it for himself :-) or he never passed by my booth :-( Therefore I am offering a free copy of my book, You Can't Win If You Don't Enter, to Lex for his mini Book Expo.
I look forward to hearing from you Lex,
Carolyn
Posted by: Carolyn Wilman | June 29, 2006 at 10:03 PM
Carolyn,
what a wonderful offer. I did go by your booth (and got banded with a good luck bracelet) but sadly missed your signing event.
I will add your offering to the list.
thanks!
Posted by: Lex | June 30, 2006 at 06:32 AM
I would be very interested in reading The Black Angel book by John Connelly. I love the psycho-killer q'est que ce genre.
Posted by: Jackson | July 02, 2006 at 12:59 PM
Lex, I'd love to read/blog R.J.Harlick's 'Death's Golden Whisper' Will email info in the hopes it hasn't gone already.
Posted by: Cathy | July 02, 2006 at 11:08 PM
Lex, I'd love to read/blog R.J.Harlick's 'Death's Golden Whisper' Will email info in the hopes it hasn't gone already.
Posted by: Cathy | July 02, 2006 at 11:10 PM
Hi,
I would love to read Shani Mootoo:
Cereus Blooms at Night: A Novel
Posted by: melanie watts | July 03, 2006 at 02:10 AM
Jackson, Cathy & melanie, your books are on their way.
quick note: while searching Hyperion's site, I found their book club.
Posted by: Lex | July 03, 2006 at 04:34 PM
Hey Lex - my first review is up! Thanks again for sharing, this book was lots of fun.
Posted by: ers | July 04, 2006 at 04:17 PM
Hi Lex,
My book arrived today *woohoo!*
I'll start reading soon.
I was very impressed with the book itself - first edition, signed by the author, and a special little cd in the back. I don't think I've ever owned a first edition-signed-cd-in-back book.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. :)
Posted by: Jackson | July 13, 2006 at 06:13 AM
Yay! I'm so glad you like it. Can't wait for the review. Keep me posted.
Posted by: Lex | July 13, 2006 at 07:54 AM
I'll take Death's Golden Whisper and Cereus Blooms at Night, please.
Great offer!
Posted by: Canary | July 13, 2006 at 11:29 AM
Canary, I'm so sorry - I hadn't updated the "claimed" list in this posting.
Both the books you would like have already been claimed and sent out.
I've updated the list... I hope you'll like one of the other titles.
Posted by: Lex | July 13, 2006 at 11:42 AM
Sorry I didn't find you sooner. I'll take That girl Lucy Moon and The double life of Anna Day. Not really into young adult but I do have a daughter!
Posted by: Canary | July 13, 2006 at 06:32 PM
Heather is taking Greg Iles - Blood Memory: A Novel.
(posted in the comments for expediency's sake as I pack)
Posted by: Lex | July 13, 2006 at 06:33 PM
hey got the books, lex. finished catch me before i fall and reading the specimen days right now. where exactly do i post up my review? thanks.
Posted by: ciric | July 15, 2006 at 02:21 AM
ciric,
You can post your reviews on your blog (if you have one), or email them to me - lex [at] cheapeatstoronto [dot] com, and I'll post them on unsweetened.ca as soon as I can.
Looking forward to reading what you thought!
Posted by: Lex | July 24, 2006 at 10:03 AM
I am interested in reading/bloging The Double Life of Anna Day by Louise Candlish. Looking forward to it...
Posted by: Yasmina Borki | August 08, 2006 at 12:01 PM
Yasmina, I'm sorry but Canary has already claimed The Double Life of Anna Day.
Would you consdier one of the others?
Posted by: Lex | August 08, 2006 at 10:11 PM