Friend of mine in book publishing emailed me this:

BEA Party Planner
Per tradition, here is our informal round-up of some of the many after-hours celebrations at the convention in Los Angeles. As usual, most of these events are strictly invitation only (though some still have space remaining if you were "supposed" to be invited and contact the appropriate people).

This guide is to help survey the landscape of honorees and acknowledge some of the celebrations that companies have worked so hard to organize in concert with the convention. It's not meant to be a crasher's guide.

FRIDAY
John Wiley and NBN honor frequent BEA attendee Dr. Ruth Westheimer on her 80th Birthday

St. Martin's celebrates with Alec Baldwin for his forthcoming A Promise To Ourselves: Fatherhood, Divorce, and Family Law

(bla, bla, bla...)

And, for a small group, Atria presents Prince and Randee St. Nicholas to honor their 21 Nights

P. doing a book signing, perhaps?

I hope so.

Nice

Thought he on his way 2 London?