PLA 2008: One conference, two cities, four days, four Random House authors, and the biggest mall in the country. It's a lot to take in. So mark your schedules now to save the date for the events that interest you most! Also, as you aimlessly traverse downtown Minneapolis in those funny skywalks, be sure to stop by Random House Inc. booth #1520 and chat with us and help yourself to our stacks and stacks of Advance Readers copies.

Meet Random House authors!

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Wednesday, March 26

BOOK BUZZ with Nancy Pearl
Convention Center Auditorium

10:30AM - 12:00PM
Featuring book presentations from Random House, Inc., HarperCollins, Milkweed Editions, and Macmillan!

 

Charles Baxter
The Soul Thief

4:00 - 5:00PM : Author Signing
Random House, Inc. Booth #1520

8:30 - 10:00PM : FOLUSA "Authors, Chocolate & Champagne" Reception
Hilton Minneapolis - See FOLUSA.org for more information or to buy tickets.

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Thursday, March 27

Julie Kramer
Stalking Susan

7:15AM - 8:30AM : Library Journal's "Breakfast with the Authors"
Signing will follow in the Random House, Inc. Booth #1520.

 

 

Linwood Barclay
No Time for Goodbye

4:00 - 5:00PM : Author Signing
Random House, Inc. Booth #1520

 

 

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Friday, March 28

Linwood Barclay
No Time for Goodbye

10:30AM - 11:45AM : AAP "Mystery Authors Revealed" Panel
Convention Center Room L100 D-G (Lower Level)

 

 

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Saturday, March 29

Paula Poundstone (Keynote speaker)
There's Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say

11:45AM - 1:00PM : PLA Closing Session
See conference program for event location.

Can't make it to PLA? Don't lose hope. You still have a chance to win an Advance Readers copy of Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer!

Riley Spartz, a smart and charming TV reporter, is looking for her next big story. When her soon-to-be retired cop friend asks her to meet him at the movies, she knows he must have something important up his sleeve. Sure enough, he presents Riley with the files of two cold cases: both involving women named Susan who were killed on the same date but several years apart. After Riley's initial research—she meets with the victims' friends and families—she is convinced that these murders are connected and the cases need to be reopened and re-examined.

Be entered to win a free ARC of Stalking Susan when you answer this question: In what state does author Julie Kramer reside? (hint)

Please email your answer along with your address to library@randomhouse.com with the subject line, "Susan" to enter.

Don't forget to include your address! (Offer open only to librarians in the U.S.)