{"id":3253,"date":"2018-03-27T11:18:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T19:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/?p=3253"},"modified":"2018-03-27T11:21:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T19:21:11","slug":"oops-jim-kay-did-it-again-a-briefing-on-the-sacramento-book-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/?p=3253","title":{"rendered":"Oops, Jim Kay Did it Again! A Briefing on the Sacramento Book Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Vic Zoschak Jr.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3257\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4104.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4104\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4104.jpg 2016w, http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4104-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jim Kay did it again!\u00a0 &#8220;What?\u201d, you ask?\u00a0 Nothing less than host the umpteenth million [or so it seems] successful Sacramento\u00a0 book fair!\u00a0 Seriously, in one iteration or another, I\u2019ve been attending this book fair since the mid-1980s.\u00a0 For northern California bibliophiles especially, it\u2019s a local gem.\u00a0 Jim [pun intended] resurrected the fair a decade or so ago when it, like many other regional book fairs, was falling prey to the spread of internet book-buying.\u00a0 Under Jim\u2019s guidance, it\u2019s now a vibrant local fair that consistently draws a good crowd, not to mention, exhibitors, who hail from as far away as Seattle, LA, and Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3256\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4103.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4103\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4103.jpg 1832w, http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4103-624x467.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>This particular fair was also memorable for another reason\u2026\u00a0 it was the first ever for my new assistant, Samm Fricke.\u00a0 Samm came on board last Wednesday.\u00a0 Yes, you read that right, she\u2019d only been in my employ for 2 days before I whisked her off to help me man the Tavistock Books\u2019 booth.\u00a0 She did great!\u00a0 And the good ship Tavistock\u2026?\u00a0 The buying was great*; sales, not so much.\u00a0 But that said, unless someone buys out your booth, there\u2019s always room for improvement, isn\u2019t there?<\/span><br style=\"color: #222222;\" \/><br style=\"color: #222222;\" \/><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Finally, one attractive aspect of this fair that it shares with others-\u00a0 interaction with colleagues.\u00a0 The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"aBn\" style=\"color: #222222;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1373968489\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Friday<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u00a0night dinner has become tradition, and this year was no different.\u00a0 That night, eight of us gathered at a local restaurant, Roxie, to dine, converse &amp; just generally relax after a long day of set-up.\u00a0 For me, this is one of the allures that keeps me coming back\u2026 the camaraderie shared at that\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"aBn\" style=\"color: #222222;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1373968490\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Friday<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u00a0night dinner.\u00a0 \u00a0As they used to say in that one commercial, \u201cpriceless\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3255\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/CBB3A882-9EA4-417B-BA8A-8C6C27D6BB17.jpg\" alt=\"CBB3A882-9EA4-417B-BA8A-8C6C27D6BB17\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/CBB3A882-9EA4-417B-BA8A-8C6C27D6BB17.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/CBB3A882-9EA4-417B-BA8A-8C6C27D6BB17-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br style=\"color: #222222;\" \/><br style=\"color: #222222;\" \/><span style=\"color: #222222;\">See you in September.<\/span><br style=\"color: #222222;\" \/><br style=\"color: #222222;\" \/><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3258\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4105.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4105\" width=\"250\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4105.jpg 1832w, http:\/\/blog.tavbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4105-624x336.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>* watch for our New Acquisitions list\u2026\u00a0 lots of interesting material will be coming your way!<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; 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