Ampersand News

Still on Vacation

This was me all last week, so I’m still at home, in my stretchy pants! -Ali

Merry Christmas Eve!

Hi guys! Merry Christmas Eve from the Ampersand team!   Tamara

Let the Feasting Begin!

9781452128092  Chronicle  Books Gjelina is a restaurant in Venice Beach, California which epitomizes fresh, inventive and globally inspired food. With 150 grain and vegetable – centric recipes...

Almost Time for Christmas

I spent this weekend crafting some gifts, shopping for others, and indulging in just the right amount of eggnog with brandy! Whether you celebrate or not, I...

Boogie Woogie Santa Claus

It’s the last Friday before Christmas. This means it’s time for the annual, “Oh my God I haven’t bought any presents and the malls are insane why...

Carry On Part 2

Hi guys! Well I’ve started Carry On by Rainbow Rowell and I am SUCH a fan so far! It’s not that I forgot how much I enjoy...

Ampersand Down Under

My good pal Kate – retired book rep and enthusiastic traveler currently visiting Australia, sent me this photo of Ampersand Books in Sydney, Australia. I think that...

Flannery

So this week I was sorting out all my samples (out with winter, in with spring!), and I found a small jar of glitter. You have to...

Birthday Recovery

I apologize in advance. There will be very few exclamation marks in this post (“Who are you and what have you done with Dani?!”) and it will...

Carry On!

Hi guys! Who is reading Carry On by Rainbow Rowell? This is the question I asked myself last night when I picked it up as my next...

Monday

Amirite? -Ali

Gettin’ in the Spirit

I’m back from sales conference! My head is full of new books and my TBR (to be read) pile has grown by about a million ARCs.  ...

Postcapitalism

Ok, time for a little gravitas after weeks of sales conference indulgence. While relaxing on my comfy couch last night – so nice to be home –...

Finally home!

I got home late last night, and oh my god you guys, MY BED IS THE GREATEST! Now to organize myself so I can start selling all the...

Zzzzzz

Hi everyone, I know every post these past two weeks have been about sales conference, but we’re in the home stretch and soon we’ll step out of...

Food, Glorious Food!

I arrived at Pearson airport late last night, and I’m all set for week two of sales conference. But more importantly: Toronto restaurants!! So far I’ll be...

Leaving on a Jet Plane

We’ve just about wrapped up with Vancouver’s Spring 2016 conference. Remember those old Looney Tunes cartoons where Sylvester gets a bonk to the noggin and little birds...

Home Alone

Hi guys! As you know, we are in the midst of sales conference and while the reps are doing their extreme conferencing sports I am back at...

Sales Conference – An Extreme Sport!

Done day 2 of our 11 day sales conference. One can only truly explain conference to the uninitiated as publishing’s equivalent of an extreme sport.   We begin...

So two things are happening this week: our sales conference is starting, and I’m moving. This is horrible timing, but that’s life, I guess, right? So for...