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It’s my pleasure to welcome you to this special summer issue of GNR. We have a lot going on this week!

First the GNR team will be doing two events at BookExpo America in New York. That’s the annual convention of book trade convention where publishers tout their fall titles. It’s basically one gigantic party celebrating books. Carol is on the Thursday morning panel “Big-Name Authors with Graphic Novels: How Will This Change the Market?” at 9:30. Considering the impact works from the likes of Stephen King and Stephenie Meyer have already made, and with works coming from James Patterson, Janet Evanovich, and Dean Koontz, the topic is one that many publishers have already speculated on --- and I’m curious to see what the panel members will have to say. Later that day, at 2:30, I’ll be moderating the panel “Hot Fall Graphic Novels for Libraries.” I’ll be joined by a panel of great librarians who are all making their picks for what’s going to be of interest to libraries later this year. We'll share their selections with you in the next update.

And now we begin the busy season. Of course, when I mentioned this to Carol she said that since we are always busy maybe we should call this the "busier" season. The next few weeks will bring an onslaught of events, both online at GNR and in the real world. I’m excited about all of it, so let me preview what’s coming up.