Mystery Blogger had this to say about Day 2 at BookExpo America:

I have that sick, elated feeling I get when a book I wish I’d written appears in front of me.     An Artist in Treason: The Extraordinary Double Life of General James Wilkinson, is the first modern biography of the most amazing character of early America. And there were a few around then. Walker & Co. publishes this new biography in October. I snagged an advance at the Book Expo America on Saturday. Written by the British writer Andro Linklater, this is a book that fills a great void. 

Elsewhere at BEA:   The longest line for autographs I saw today was for “Cousin” Brucie Morrow, the still-famous-in-New York  disc jockey who was a buddy of the Beatles. Then there was about 30 yards of line for Jane Smiley. Sully, the pilot who put the jet down in the Hudson, is nearby. This isn’t a retail show, it’s for publishing professionals, not the general public, so it’s all the more interesting how  long people will stand in line to get an autographed copy of a book. Alan Furst, the spy novelist, had people waiting an hour .   

Best Titles spotted today:   The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff. That didn’t take long. Then there’s American Conspiracy: Lies, Lies and More Dirty Lies the Government Tells Us, by Jesse Ventura. Bring it on, Jesse.