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Grabbing galleys -- that is, pre-release, roughly bound copies of forthcoming books -- is a popular game for many BEA attendees, and Knopf certainly has its share of them this year. (They also have one of the hottest parties of the weekend; more on that later.) Knopf publicity director Nicholas Latimer said that The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo had been popular, based on a Publishers Weekly story that deemed it an official "galley to grab." PW also anointed Toni Morrison's A Mercy, which comes out in November. And look for John Updike's The Widows of Eastwick in October. Also on hand was not just the galley, but the actual author, of a debut novel, The Gone-Away World. Nick Harkaway is a delightful guy who was basking in his whirlwind appearance at the Expo. (I was told in hushed tones by someone in the know that Nick is actually the son of a rather famous author, but I'm not sure I am supposed to leak that -- so let's just say that pappa was possibly a tinker, tailor, soldier or spy, and you can figure it out yourself. |
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