One of the friendliest literary figures I met on the convention floor at BookExpo America this weekend was Catie Copley, the canine mascot of Boston’s Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, who was hanging out at the David R. Godine booth with her human, concierge Jim Carey, to promote Godine’s illustrated children’s book titled, simply enough, Catie Copley. Catie’s excellent manners come from her previous training as a guide dog, a career that she had to abandon after developing cataracts that impaired her own vision.
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Most of you were probably thinking I’d make a joke about Joe Hill‘s literary lineage, but I prefer to work the (only slightly) less obvious gag. He’s signing advance copies of Morrow‘s American edition of his short story collection, 20th Century Ghosts.
Walter Isaacson‘s Einstein was a hot commodity at the signing tables, as you might expect, making the Simon & Schuster crew just out of camera range very happy.
Ian Jackman signs Eat This!, described by Harper in the autographing schedule as “a fun and fulfilling survey of the best foods you absolutely must eat!”
Simon & Schuster children’s literature publicist Carolyn Pohmer (right) confers with publicity manager Nicole Russo. I was too tired to ask what the ears are actually for, but I gather they’re related to the bestselling Olivia series, which makes sense what with the giant Olivia statue in the booth…
Charles Grodin signs copies of the forthcoming If I Only Knew Then… Learning from Our Mistakes, due in November from Grand Central Publishing.