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As I type this, I’m two hours into my flight back to New York, and have about two and half more to go. I’m crammed between an older gentleman who is reading a book by Orhan Pamuk[1] and a Stony Brook professor who also attended AWP.[2] And I keep peeking up the aisle to see if the snack cart is coming by anytime soon because my stomach is aggressively growling. But, more importantly, this five hour flight has given me a serious span of time to reflect. Heading into AWP my goals were simple:
I may not have walked out of the book fair with my usual suitcase load of swag, I would say the conference was a success! I got to hang out with some of my closest friends. Hosted George Mason’s Instagram. Drank my weight in coffee. Went to local dive’s like Pine’sand Stumptown Coffee. Had my first Voodoo Doughnut. Experienced Powell’s Bookstore. And, of course, I spent thee days walking through the Book Fair and chatting with various publishers and writers, and I did in fact get a number of contacts who are looking for reviewers—yay! So, here are some people, presses, and companies I would recommend checking out:
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