Don’t miss the Military Book Fair onboard the aircraft carrier the USS Midway. How cool is that?
It’s on Saturday, November 8, 2014, in San Diego.
Here is the info:
Book enthusiasts are invited to attend the Military Book Fair on November 8th from 10 am to 4 pm. This book fair is unique because it will take place on the aircraft carrier USS Midway, located in San Diego Harbor. You will have the opportunity buy one or more books at the Midway/Fair bookstore and have them signed, as well as a chance to listen to the authors during panel sessions. Just buy a $20 Midway ticket and you get the Fair along with a tour of the aircraft carrier. The added benefit is that you will be helping our military, because all proceeds go to several veterans’ organizations.
Don’t let the title fool you. In attendance (other than myself) will be authors from various genres, almost fifty in total, including Catherine Coulter, Charles and Caroline Todd, James Rollins, Ted Bell, C. J. Lyons, T. Jefferson Parker, Jan Burke, D. P. Lyle, Iris and Roy Johansen, Amy Hatvany, Andrew Kaplan, and Dale Brown. The panels will start at 10 am with “Veteran Characters”; 11:15 am will be “Female Heroines”; 12:30 pm “Hot and Cold Wars”; 3 pm “Terrorists and Politics” and ending with “Guns and Needles” at 4 pm.
In addition at 2 pm there will be a Q/A with Hank Steinberg, the executive director of the television shows “The Last Ship” and “Without A Trace.”
Hank and all the panel authors will sign books bought ONLY at the Midway bookstore directly after the panel discussion. For a small additional cost, you can purchase photo opportunities, fast pass tickets, and a personal written note from an author answering a question. Just go to the bookstore to pay for these fabulous extras.
If you want an “up close and personal” experience, buy a discounted ticket and you can join the authors after the book fair at a cocktail party on the Midway flight deck from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. During the cocktail party, you can enjoy a performance from recording artist Jessica Sanchez, last season’s “American Idol” runner up. At the cocktail party, you will enjoy a silent auction, food, drinks, prizes, an author five-minute heads up on “what’s on the horizon” regarding any future projects, and a meet and greet with most of the fifty authors.
If you have any questions please see our website: www.militarybookfair.org
or contact Elise Cooper at [email protected].
