Author in the Big City - Terri Brisbin

I have the chance to play ‘glamorous romance author’ this week in the place that could be called ‘heaven on earth’ to booklovers and authors -- Book Expo America in NYC! BEA is the professional convention/tradeshow for independent booksellers from all over the country to meet with publishers, their sales forces, meet authors and GET BOOKS. . . All kinds of books, from ARCs (advanced reading/review copies) to the finished products and all sorts of other forms for promotional reasons. Some won’t hit the shelves and stores for months while others have been out there already.


So, as a reader and long-time book lover, this place is heaven….second only to that town in Wales that is all bookstores everywhere (Hay-on-Wye) which is a place I WILL VISIT…but for now, I’ll enjoy BEA.


And, as an author, I get to sign and meet booksellers who sell my books….and other romances in their stores. These are key people in the business because, if they don’t carry romances, that means lost readers. So, I’ll be there, signing copies of my current Harlequin release and my current Brava release and shaking hands and talking to people who know romance novels and love reading them (and selling them) as much as I do….

And I’ll be getting some books, too! I mean how can I not turn into a fan girl when some of my very favorite authors (across the market) will be there signing their books? But the best part -- and the only one I really really want to meet is a new author….some of you might know him already from one of his other careers -- actor, singer, Doctor on General Hospital…yes!! Rick Springfield is scheduled to promote his upcoming autobiography entitled “Late, Late at Night” which fans will recognized as lyrics from his “Jesse’s Girk”.

If you hear some serious screaming, coming from the direction of NYC, you’ll know I got close enough to meet him….LOL! If not? Oh well, I’ll have some serious books to console myself with for months to come!


Terri is thrilled to be in a Kensington BRAVA anthology with Susan Johnson and Mary Wine this month and she’ll be signing that book at BEA on Thursday at the RWA Booth (#3484). Please stop by if you’re attending. She’ll be signing her April Harlequin Historicals at the Harlequin booth (#3922) on Wednesday at 2pm. For those unable to attend, she’ll be giving away a copy of each book to two random posters who comment and tell her who they’d like to meet in person,…author, celebrity, historical person, whoever!