tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post2981594797578279014..comments2024-01-13T21:31:23.388-05:00Comments on Reading While White: BEA Round-up, Housekeeping, and some linksReading While Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07807138877345669931noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-63192605856119259452016-05-20T15:35:27.506-04:002016-05-20T15:35:27.506-04:00Thanks for reading and responding, Luann, and for ...Thanks for reading and responding, Luann, and for giving some background information into the processes you go through at SLJ. I feel like I heard at least one of the publishers at DoD was only in town for your event and wasn't going to be at BEA at all, which I'm assuming also speaks to the fact that it took place in Chicago this year vs. New York. If that's true, then I understand now why BEA has stuck with New York as a location for so long!Sam Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225131033978509934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-15451977830300074162016-05-20T13:52:10.302-04:002016-05-20T13:52:10.302-04:00Hi Sam-
Thanks for attending SLJ’s Day of Dial...Hi Sam-<br /> Thanks for attending SLJ’s Day of Dialog in Chicago and for acknowledging the amazing lineup of book people on our panels. Every year, we try very hard to pull together a diverse group of presenters who work in a variety of genres and formats that fit into a preselected theme. It was particularly challenging this year in that many publishers were not bringing many people to Chicago. We are always restricted by who our sponsors are bringing to BEA and willing to foot the bill for vis a vis their attendance and book promotion (all of the books are free at DoD). Even people who do publish with our sponsors and have new books forthcoming are often not available because of travel and scheduling conflicts. I’m offering this information to let you know about the many factors that go into organizing not just this program, but all of our programming. And we do a fair amount of it. We at School Library Journal are always cognizant of the need for presenting a multiplicity of voices and work diligently to create and promote programming and content that is as rich and diverse as possible. Under the inspired leadership of Kathy Ishizuka, Kiera Parrott, and Shelley Diaz, we take these responsibilities very seriously and think about, talk about, and write about them on a daily basis. We are committed to racial and ethnic diversity and fostering inclusion in everything we do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075231355461755519noreply@blogger.com