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OK, so maybe I missed Jessica Simpson on my flight. But I did strike up a conversation with the woman in the seat in front of me, who turned out to be none other than Sharon Anderson Wright, President/CEO of Half Price Books. Who, frankly, was much more interesting to me. And during a pleasant conversation at the baggage claim and rental car counter, she shot down my notion that the expo has become primarily a big literary schmoozefest, where grabbing party invites and free galleys is somewhat of a game for booksellers, librarians and reviewers. This is a business event for Half Price, which has about 10 people on the ground buying, selling, scouting and networking. "We aren't spoon-fed our books," Sharon said. "We have to work." OK, point taken. But maybe we'll cross paths at a party later on. |
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Posted by jtipping @ 9:20 PM Thu, May 29, 2008
If you see Sharon again, tell her hello from Joy Dickinson. I interviewed her when I worked at the Richardson News (I think it was the store's 20th anniversary), and I also knew her when we were both teenagers and she and her dog manned (and dogged) the counter at the original Richardson store.