Last Saturday's Teen Book Fest at the Central Library in Los Angeles was phenomenal. I started the morning out chatting with Cornelia Funke in the green room (we had a green room! And Cornelia Funke was in it!). If you haven't visited her website yet, please click her name and do it now. It's wonderful, clever, interesting-- all a reflection of the woman herself. From the green room it was on to my first panel, moderating a discussion on Historical Fiction with Patricia McCormick (SOLD, NEVER FALL DOWN) and Elizabeth Ross (BELLE EPOQUE). What charming, intelligent ladies. It felt like a day at a literary spa with girlfriends. Patricia shared the fascinating true story behind the her novel, while Elizabeth delighted us with images of 19th century France and the birth-of-the-Eiffel-Tower-as-metaphor (trust me, it works).
After our well attended (thank you everyone!) panel, I sat in the audience for the Middle Grade Book Panel, featuring Barbara Brauner and James Iver Mattson (The OH MY GODMOTHER series), Kristen Kittscher (THE WIG IN THE WINDOW), Jenn Reese (ABOVE WORLD), Ned Vizzini (HOUSE OF SECRETS) and Cecil Castellucci (LAST DAY ON EARTH). This panel
made me want to write for middle grade. I'm drawn to YA because I think those are the books that shape the adult you become, but the panelists all seemed to agree Middle Grade readers are at an age when magic is still possible and self-confidence has yet to be shaken. That would explain SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS and how a bunch of kids can just sail off and live on a island for days on end without their parents calling the cops or anybody crying for no good reason. I dig that! (And thus date myself beyond even my extensive years!)
The afternoon found me on the Other Worlds Panel, with Cecil
Castellucci , Tom
Leveen
(SICK), Gretchen
McNeil
(3:59), Mary E.
Pearson (THE
ADORATION OF JENNA FOX), and Marlene
Perez (DEAD IS
JUST A DREAM). It was like a mini-reunion of writers I've met this past year. We had a blast talking about our books and the challenges of world-building. All in all, the day was a success. We're hoping it becomes a regular event, so please do keep checking back here and I'll let you know if we can do a repeat next year!
So, that was last Saturday. NEXT Saturday you can find me at the Barnes and Noble in Manhattan Beach, CA from noon to 4pm for the- Inspiring
Authors for Teen Girls Author Fair. This event
is a fundraiser in support of For
Women Only whose
education program, “Passport to Life: A College Bound Project” is an Education
Program helps prepare young women aged18—24 to pursue their academic
goals. Come on down and say hello!
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Monday, September 30, 2013
Meet the Author - Booktober 2013!
Can you believe it's almost October? Time has flown, and that brings us to a whole new page on the calendar and a few new chances to meet in the real world. This October, you'll find me at the following events:
Sat., 10/12/13 - Teen Book Fest – Los Angeles, CA
LA Public Library Central Branch, 630 W. 5th Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
11 - 11:45 AM - "Historical Fiction" Panel - I'll be moderating a discussion with
Sat., 10/19/13, 12 - 4 PM - Inspiring Authors for Teen Girls Author Fair – Los Angeles, CA
Barnes and Noble, Manhattan Beach, 1800 Rosecrans Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266This event is a fundraiser in support of For Women Only whose education program, “Passport to Life: A College Bound Project” is an Education Program helps prepare young women aged18—24 to pursue their academic goals.
Wed., 10/23/13, 6PM - 7PM - LitCrawl YA "Book and A Movie" - North Hollywood, CA
Republic of Pie, 11118 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood CA 91601
Join me and my fellow YA writers for this Los Angeles Review of Books hosted portion of the new, exciting LitCrawl as we team up our books with movie trailers, clips, and a reading from our latest novels. Includes:
"The nationwide phenomenon known as the Lit Crawl debuts in Los Angeles’ North Hollywood (NoHo) Arts District this fall on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Mark your calendars now!
Restaurants, bars and other hip NoHo venues will host an evening of thrilling readings with the best of L.A.’s writers in a sampling of some of the greatest ongoing readings series from throughout Los Angeles County. Multiple literary genres will be represented spanning fiction to poetry. It promises to be a magical, vibrant literary night for all!
Los Angeles is home to one of the largest, fastest growing, and most diverse literary scenes in the world. An incredible array of local reading series and literary organizations are expected to participate in the first Lit Crawl LA: NoHo Arts District for a uniquely Los Angeles literary night."--- www.litcrawl.org/la
Phew! That's a lot. And there will be more. Look for a panel at Comikaze the first weekend in November. But for now, 'nuff said. See you out there!
Sat., 10/12/13 - Teen Book Fest – Los Angeles, CA
LA Public Library Central Branch, 630 W. 5th Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
11 - 11:45 AM - "Historical Fiction" Panel - I'll be moderating a discussion with
- Patricia McCormick (NEVER FALL DOWN, SOLD)
- Elizabeth Ross (BELLE EPOQUE)
- Me!
- Cecil Castellucci (LAST DAY ON EARTH)
- Tom Leveen (SICK)
- Gretchen McNeil (3:59)
- Mary E. Pearson (THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX)
- Marlene Perez (DEAD IS JUST A DREAM)
Sat., 10/19/13, 12 - 4 PM - Inspiring Authors for Teen Girls Author Fair – Los Angeles, CA
Barnes and Noble, Manhattan Beach, 1800 Rosecrans Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266This event is a fundraiser in support of For Women Only whose education program, “Passport to Life: A College Bound Project” is an Education Program helps prepare young women aged18—24 to pursue their academic goals.
Wed., 10/23/13, 6PM - 7PM - LitCrawl YA "Book and A Movie" - North Hollywood, CA
Republic of Pie, 11118 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood CA 91601
Join me and my fellow YA writers for this Los Angeles Review of Books hosted portion of the new, exciting LitCrawl as we team up our books with movie trailers, clips, and a reading from our latest novels. Includes:
- Cecil Castellucci (LAST DAY ON EARTH)
- Gretchen McNeil (3:59)
- Jennifer Bosworth (STRUCK)
- Lauren Strasnick (THEN YOU WERE GONE)
- Sarah Skilton (BRUISED)
"The nationwide phenomenon known as the Lit Crawl debuts in Los Angeles’ North Hollywood (NoHo) Arts District this fall on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Mark your calendars now!
Restaurants, bars and other hip NoHo venues will host an evening of thrilling readings with the best of L.A.’s writers in a sampling of some of the greatest ongoing readings series from throughout Los Angeles County. Multiple literary genres will be represented spanning fiction to poetry. It promises to be a magical, vibrant literary night for all!
Los Angeles is home to one of the largest, fastest growing, and most diverse literary scenes in the world. An incredible array of local reading series and literary organizations are expected to participate in the first Lit Crawl LA: NoHo Arts District for a uniquely Los Angeles literary night."--- www.litcrawl.org/la
Phew! That's a lot. And there will be more. Look for a panel at Comikaze the first weekend in November. But for now, 'nuff said. See you out there!
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