RUSA offers President's Program on 'What You'll Read Next: The Buzz of Books'
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May 2, 2006
RUSA offers President's Program on 'What You'll Read Next: The Buzz of Books'
CHICAGO-The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) will offer the inside scoop on how literary sensations are created at its President's Program, "What You'll Read Next: The Buzz of Books," on June 26, 2006, 1:30-3:30 p.m., during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in New Orleans.
This program will provide an informative discussion on the circle of writing, publishing, and reading.
Attendees will hear the perspectives of a journalist covering the book beat, a librarian with a passion for connecting books and readers, and an acclaimed author about what determines the next best seller.
The speakers are:
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Gail Godwin, an acclaimed author of 11 novels, as well as poetry, short stories, libretti, and other works
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Sara Nelson, the editor-in-chief at
Publisher's Weekly -
Neal Wyatt, a book reviewer and collection management senior librarian, at the Chesterfield County Public Library (Virginia).
For more information on this RUSA program and others, visit
http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaevents/rusaannual/programsab/acprogs.htm.
RUSA, a division of the ALA, is the foremost organization of reference and information professionals who make the connections between people and the information sources, services, and collection materials they need.
