Jon au BookExpo America le 2 juin pour soutenir l'Industrie du Livre

Jon Bon Jovi and Amy Grant To Perform at BEA

March 23, 2007
By Kimberly Maul

Jon Bon Jovi and Amy Grant will perform at BookExpo America, as part of the annual fundraiser benefiting the Book Industry Foundation, which includes the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) and the Association of American Publishers’ Get Caught Reading Campaign. The fundraiser will take place on Saturday, June 2 at Town Hall, on West 43rd Street, and tickets, which must be purchased in advance, will cost $25.

Both Jon Bon Jovi and Grant have books coming out this fall from Flying Dolphin Press, an imprint of Doubleday Broadway. Grant's autobiography, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far, is the first authorized book about the multiple Grammy-winning artist and will be published in October. Jon Bon Jovi's Believe, co-written with David Ritz, will give a glimpse into the making of Bon Jovi, one of the most popular rock bands in history, and will be released in November.

"I am incredibly grateful to Flying Dolphin Press for providing us with such high caliber guests for our event," said Lance Fensterman, BEA event director. "Jon Bon Jovi and Amy Grant are huge acts and it’s an amazing privilege to be able to host them at our own private gathering. I have no doubt that the event will sell out immediately and I am pleased that we will once again be able to provide money to ABFFE and the AAP for their important work on behalf of free speech and literacy."

Additionally, the show floor of BEA will open early on Thursday afternoon to those with buyer badges, Fensterman wrote on his blog earlier this week. Today, he also announced that Starbucks Entertainment president Ken Lombard will speak on Friday, June 1 at BEA.

"We are still working on details, but this is an exciting addition to the program as Starbucks is clearly becoming not just a coffee company but a culture vendor as well," Fensterman wrote on his blog. "It will be interesting to hear from Lombard where he plans to steer Starbucks literary ambitions. No word if Sir Paul will open for him!"

Résumé

Jon Bon Jovi et Amy Grant seront présents au BookExpo America pour collecter des fonds au bénéfice de la Fondation venant en aide à l'Industrie du Livre.

Cet évènement aura lieu le samedi 2 juin 2007 à Town Hall sur la 43ème Rue Ouest et l'entrée qui doit être réservée à l'avance est à 25$.

Les deux artistes ont chacun un livre qui va sortir en automne prochain aux éditions Flying Dolphin Press. L'autobiographie de Bon Jovi co-écrite par Jon lui-même et David Ritz s'intitule "Believe" (soit "Croire") et sera en vente en novembre 2007. Ce livre nous plonge au coeur du Groupe et Jon nous parle des coulisses et de la vie au sein de Bon Jovi.

Lance Fensterman le Directeur de cette BookExpo Amera (BEA) explique : "Je suis très reconnaissant aux éditions Flying Dolphin Press de nous offrir des invités de si haut calibre pour l'évènement. Jon Bon Jovi et Amy Grant sont d'immenses artistes et c'est un incroyable privilège de pouvoir les inviter à notre rassemblement privé et je suis heureux qu'une fois de plus nous pourrons récolter de l'argent pour l'ABFFE et l'AAP pour cet important travail au nom de la libre expression et de la littérature".