Stacy

Got bumped off my early morning flight and didn’t get out of San Diego till 3pm. At least I had time to return to the hotel and find my laptop cord, which I’d forgotten (yikes!). And even had time for a walk along the bay and to sit at the pool for an hour reading … Read more

I just realized I used the word “happily” quite a few times in my last post. And I haven’t even read or watched something JA-related in weeks.

Whatever day it’s been, I do know for sure that I only have to stand on these poor, aching feet from 9:45 to 5 tomorrow, a blissfully short day compared to 9 to 7 today. Busy, busy, busy, lots of fans really loving the games, good signings with a couple authors in the booth, got … Read more

This morning, I had a dream that the events manager–the person in charge of running shows–was the person also in charge of acquisitions for books, etc. So she and I were going on a walk in my dream, and I was basically chasing her trying to convince her to acquire a certain kind of fish … Read more

Quite an entertaining day. Highlights are things I wish I had a digital camera to share with you. But I googled what I saw, and turns out, one of two did have images to share. So, for your enjoyment, I share: Stormtrooper Elvis Sorry, the img src tag wasn’t working; not sure why. The other … Read more

Busy. And last night was the “preview” night, so that means that the crush of people was “light traffic.” ALA has nothing on this show in sheer numbers. And did you hear about the power going out in the LA air traffic control tower? Yeah, I was in a plane *over LA* while that occurred. … Read more

I’ve decided my LJ needs a title other than my username. My friend Jeff thought that “Stacy Whitman’s Grimoire for the Young and Young at Heart” would be good, but I’m not as convinced. Perhaps the current title is a good personalizing of that. What do you all think? Any suggestions?

I have just been invited to be the Editor Guest of Honor for Life, the Universe and Everything, a small con (“symposium”) in Provo, Utah, at my alma mater, Brigham Young University. I’ve gone to the two previous years–the first year as a grad student presenting a paper, the second just this last February as … Read more

I’ve always loved Chris LeDoux’s song “County Fair,” which reminded me of my 4-H days showing horses, rabbits, and art. (Yes, I know it’s a love song, but they go out into the midway, which is where we went between shows. I loved the quarter machine, which I thought I could actually win money at.) … Read more

I can’t think of any mainstream publishers in the bookselling business currently, and I’m not well-versed enough with publishing history to know if that was ever the case, so it seems to me like the case of Deseret Book vs. Seagull Book is a unique example of why publishers shouldn’t be booksellers too. Deseret Book … Read more