April 9, 2015

Things that I, a first timer at AWP, have experienced in my first 6 hours

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Booth 1008 is your first, last, and middle stop at AWP.

Booth 1008 is your first, last, and middle stop at AWP.

1) The running of the beards

2) A chorus of “hey, it’s super adorable here” in perfect harmony

3) Paul Westerberg saying “you know nothing of my work”

4) The last time I ever badmouth IPAs

5) A deeply troubling series of deals that led to a few extra tables and a whole lot of inevitable flashbacks

6) Learning how to say “I don’t work on editorial” in five languages

7) Cal Morgan sighting 1 of 265

8) The last time I reference Young Adult as my one frame of reference to this city

9) Booth jousting (legal in this state)

10) Books or whatever

Liam O'Brien is the Sales & Marketing Manager at Melville House, and a former bookseller.

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