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January 14, 2013
Scouting Scotland, Writing History, and a Peep at Edinburgh Castle
Um . . . lemme see. Where were we? Here's a hint . . .
That's right! In the city where J.K. Rowling wrote HARRY POTTER(S). You might recall that she was talking to Daughter, seen above.
So then, of course we had to visit Edinburgh Castle. Behold the magnificence. Yes, Peepy is stunning, and so is the castle . . .
Edinburgh was so enchanting. We were there for the Christmas and in honor of Peepy, the whole city was lit up!
Loved the historic buildings . . .
Of course, we had to stop several times a day for snacks and shopping . . .
A tradition of great literature lives on in Edinburgh. Here's the Writer's Museum . . .
(I must admit the mannequins of Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson sort of creeped me out -- especially since they talked.)
Next blog: More museums, the "Monty Python castle," Hairy Coo cows, and Higgs Boson.
In the meantime, can you guess who was the Western Washington SCBWI Person of the Week. Here's a HINT!
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Oh, look! These books make lovely gifts for you or someone you know, or someone you may know sometime. If you'd like an autographed book, order from Vroman's. Be sure to tell them that you'd like me to sign them, and include the name(s) of who the books should be made out to. Then they will mail it/them to you!"
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
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That's right! In the city where J.K. Rowling wrote HARRY POTTER(S). You might recall that she was talking to Daughter, seen above.
So then, of course we had to visit Edinburgh Castle. Behold the magnificence. Yes, Peepy is stunning, and so is the castle . . .
Edinburgh was so enchanting. We were there for the Christmas and in honor of Peepy, the whole city was lit up!
Loved the historic buildings . . .
Of course, we had to stop several times a day for snacks and shopping . . .
A tradition of great literature lives on in Edinburgh. Here's the Writer's Museum . . .
(I must admit the mannequins of Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson sort of creeped me out -- especially since they talked.)
Next blog: More museums, the "Monty Python castle," Hairy Coo cows, and Higgs Boson.
In the meantime, can you guess who was the Western Washington SCBWI Person of the Week. Here's a HINT!
===========================
Oh, look! These books make lovely gifts for you or someone you know, or someone you may know sometime. If you'd like an autographed book, order from Vroman's. Be sure to tell them that you'd like me to sign them, and include the name(s) of who the books should be made out to. Then they will mail it/them to you!"
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
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January 7, 2013
Edinburgh Adventures . . . In The Footsteps of J.K. Rowling
As you may have guessed from my last blog, I was in Edinburgh, Scotland!
Daughter was doing a semester at the University of Edinburgh. Here's her blog about Edinburgh, and here's her blog about books.
So then, Daughter is a HUGE Harry Potter fan. She made it a goal to meet Ms. Rowling, who lives in Edinburgh, as she did! When they met, Daughter told JK Rowling that because of the Harry Potter books, and an internship with Arthur Levine, it is her dream to work in children's publishing. Here's Ms. Rowling telling Daughter, "We need people like you."
How did Daughter meet her literary idol? Well . . . she won a contest! The first dozen-ish to click into a literary society's website got to attend a webcast of Ms. Rowling talking about THE CASUAL VACANCY, her new novel, plus get a book (or two) autographed. So here's what I got for Christmas . . .
Years earlier, Son got to meet JK Rowling thanks, to Arthur Levine who's my editor and edited the HARRY POTTER series!
(That's Son's back in the photo.)
Being in the land where the Harry Potter books were penned, Daughter took me to The Elephant House were some of the books were written . . .
The women's restroom is famous for the messages people have left for JK Rowling . . .
Later, it was time for an-almost-midnight-tour of places that inspired the HARRY POTTER books . . .
Here's The Elephant House by night, plus another place she wrote . . .
This street is said to be the inspiration for Diagon Alley . . .
Thomas Riddell(s), father and son, lie in Greyfriar's graveyard. It is said the name was the inspiration for Tom Riddle a.k.a. LORD VOLDEMORT!!!
Professor McGonagall? Could this be who she was named for?
Greyfrier's is also famous for Greyfriar's Bobby. Pubs and statues and such honor this loyal dog . . .
And finally, we end our Harry Potter tour at this posh private school. It was the inspiration for Hogwarts . . .
Stay tuned for more adventures in Scotland, including the Highlands, Monty Python, a couple of castles, cheese toasties, and much more!!!!
In the meantime, back in the United States, Children's Book Council Diversity asked if I thought I was a diverse author. I said no. You can read why this interview with me.
I was also given a writing assignment. One of these paragraphs is tone deaf when it comes to cultural diversity. To find out which one, and why, click here and scroll down.
===========================
Oh, look! These books make lovely gifts for you or someone you know, or someone you may know sometime. If you'd like an autographed book, order from Vroman's. Be sure to tell them that you'd like me to sign them, and include the name(s) of who the books should be made out to. Then they will mail it/them to you!"
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
Lisa Yee
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Daughter was doing a semester at the University of Edinburgh. Here's her blog about Edinburgh, and here's her blog about books.
So then, Daughter is a HUGE Harry Potter fan. She made it a goal to meet Ms. Rowling, who lives in Edinburgh, as she did! When they met, Daughter told JK Rowling that because of the Harry Potter books, and an internship with Arthur Levine, it is her dream to work in children's publishing. Here's Ms. Rowling telling Daughter, "We need people like you."
How did Daughter meet her literary idol? Well . . . she won a contest! The first dozen-ish to click into a literary society's website got to attend a webcast of Ms. Rowling talking about THE CASUAL VACANCY, her new novel, plus get a book (or two) autographed. So here's what I got for Christmas . . .
Years earlier, Son got to meet JK Rowling thanks, to Arthur Levine who's my editor and edited the HARRY POTTER series!
(That's Son's back in the photo.)
Being in the land where the Harry Potter books were penned, Daughter took me to The Elephant House were some of the books were written . . .
The women's restroom is famous for the messages people have left for JK Rowling . . .
Later, it was time for an-almost-midnight-tour of places that inspired the HARRY POTTER books . . .
Here's The Elephant House by night, plus another place she wrote . . .
This street is said to be the inspiration for Diagon Alley . . .
Thomas Riddell(s), father and son, lie in Greyfriar's graveyard. It is said the name was the inspiration for Tom Riddle a.k.a. LORD VOLDEMORT!!!
Professor McGonagall? Could this be who she was named for?
Greyfrier's is also famous for Greyfriar's Bobby. Pubs and statues and such honor this loyal dog . . .
And finally, we end our Harry Potter tour at this posh private school. It was the inspiration for Hogwarts . . .
Stay tuned for more adventures in Scotland, including the Highlands, Monty Python, a couple of castles, cheese toasties, and much more!!!!
In the meantime, back in the United States, Children's Book Council Diversity asked if I thought I was a diverse author. I said no. You can read why this interview with me.
I was also given a writing assignment. One of these paragraphs is tone deaf when it comes to cultural diversity. To find out which one, and why, click here and scroll down.
===========================
Oh, look! These books make lovely gifts for you or someone you know, or someone you may know sometime. If you'd like an autographed book, order from Vroman's. Be sure to tell them that you'd like me to sign them, and include the name(s) of who the books should be made out to. Then they will mail it/them to you!"
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
Lisa Yee
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December 31, 2012
2012 Highlights, Plus My Best Xmas Present
Some said the world was supposed to end on 12/21/12. I am so glad it didn't, because there's still lots I want to do. That said, I did manage to pack a whole lot into 2012. Let's go backward and take a look at some of the highlights. (Note: The stuff that's highlighted in a link goes to the blog about whatever I am blathering about.)
DECEMBER
Traveled to Edinburgh to visit Daughter who was going to school at the University. She's studying to be a children's book editor (!!!) and got me a signed copy of this for Christmas . . .
Yes! My very own autographed-by-J.K.-Rowling-copy of THE CASUAL VACANCY. Next week, I'll be blogging about how Daughter managed to get the book. But in the meantime, here's a photo of Peepy in front of her new house, formerly known as Edinburgh Castle . . .
Oh, but speaking of castles and that sort of stuff, in December, we also got to meet Downton Abbey's Lord Grantham . . .
NOVEMBER
Amish country and a conference in Pennsylvania were on the calendar for November. We had a lovely room with a view and also got to work on SEVEN DAYS DOWN, my next young adult novel for Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic . . .
(These red marks are notes to myself.)
OCTOBER
October was a busy, busy, busy month. We were at The Brooklyn Book Festival and The South Dakota Festival of Books, school visits in Texas, and more.
Behold, Jon Sciezka doing a guy thing as I moderated the Guys Read panel. Joseph Bruchac and Gordon Korman look on . . .
It was all very fun, but the jet lag got to me a bit. Here I am with fellow jet laggee (is that a word?) Sherman Alexie . . .
SEPTEMBER
As the space shuttle Endeavor made its way to Los Angeles aboard a modified 747, I was one of 40 people selected to cover the event for NASA. It truly was a once-in-a-lifetime event as seen HERE and HERE and HERE . . .
Here's the video of the take off. We were 500 feet away . . .
AUGUST
Anyone up for a flash mob of kid lit folk? We were! August is always a great time because of the SCBWI Summer conference!
JULY
Ah, Comic Con. Yes, it's every bit as crazy as you've heard it is. Since we wrote a book called WARP SPEED, about a Star Trek geek who gets beat up, we were on a panel . . .
July was also the American Library Association Conference. We saw Newbery winner Jack Gantos. However, he misbehaved. Badly.
JUNE
Did someone say "radio"? Yes! That was me on Jarrett Krosoczka's show Sirrus Show THE JJK REPORT . . .
Here's a video of the radio . . .
MAY
We visited Kent State in May, plus were at the Los Angles Times Festival of Books, where we ran into old friend (as in we've known him for a while) John Green. Plus, we watched Lauren Myracle get arrested . . .
APRIL
Northampton, MA is like a children's book author/illustrator mecca. I was lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks there and got to hang out with my dear friend, Jeannie Birdsall. We were on the radio together!
Peepy and I also had lunch with Mo Willems and Tony DiTerlizza . . .
We also got to visit Tony DiTerlizzi's lair and were so taken with it, and him, that we bought him this most awesome sweater . . .
MARCH
We learned the secrets of Scrivener from the creator of the program, plus found out that Austin, TX has great BBQ . . .
Visiting Vancouver was a blast. It was fun seeing Allen Say, again . . .
FEBRUARY
Jeremy Lin, the Chinese American basketball player, took the NBA by storm. Even people who didn't know what a basketball was, knew about Jeremy Lin. I wrote about him on this blog, and it was picked up by USA TODAY. Here's my dad, a three time varsity player in high school . . .
Speaking of Chinese American's, here's Ivy Ling. I wrote about for American Girl. Ivy had a cameo on the Simpsons . . .
And finally, JANUARY. As we have in the past, Peepy and I went to the Rose Parade, I (finally) updated my website, I tamed my internet addiction, and WARP SPEED got named to lots of lists!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!
NEXT BLOG: Exploring Edinburgh
===========================
Oh, look! These books make lovely gifts for you or someone you know, or someone you may know sometime. If you'd like an autographed book, order from Vroman's. Be sure to tell them that you'd like me to sign them, and include the name(s) of who the books should be made out to. Then they will mail it/them to you!"
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
Lisa Yee
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DECEMBER
Traveled to Edinburgh to visit Daughter who was going to school at the University. She's studying to be a children's book editor (!!!) and got me a signed copy of this for Christmas . . .
Yes! My very own autographed-by-J.K.-Rowling-copy of THE CASUAL VACANCY. Next week, I'll be blogging about how Daughter managed to get the book. But in the meantime, here's a photo of Peepy in front of her new house, formerly known as Edinburgh Castle . . .
Oh, but speaking of castles and that sort of stuff, in December, we also got to meet Downton Abbey's Lord Grantham . . .
NOVEMBER
Amish country and a conference in Pennsylvania were on the calendar for November. We had a lovely room with a view and also got to work on SEVEN DAYS DOWN, my next young adult novel for Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic . . .
(These red marks are notes to myself.)
OCTOBER
October was a busy, busy, busy month. We were at The Brooklyn Book Festival and The South Dakota Festival of Books, school visits in Texas, and more.
Behold, Jon Sciezka doing a guy thing as I moderated the Guys Read panel. Joseph Bruchac and Gordon Korman look on . . .
It was all very fun, but the jet lag got to me a bit. Here I am with fellow jet laggee (is that a word?) Sherman Alexie . . .
SEPTEMBER
As the space shuttle Endeavor made its way to Los Angeles aboard a modified 747, I was one of 40 people selected to cover the event for NASA. It truly was a once-in-a-lifetime event as seen HERE and HERE and HERE . . .
Here's the video of the take off. We were 500 feet away . . .
AUGUST
Anyone up for a flash mob of kid lit folk? We were! August is always a great time because of the SCBWI Summer conference!
JULY
Ah, Comic Con. Yes, it's every bit as crazy as you've heard it is. Since we wrote a book called WARP SPEED, about a Star Trek geek who gets beat up, we were on a panel . . .
July was also the American Library Association Conference. We saw Newbery winner Jack Gantos. However, he misbehaved. Badly.
JUNE
Did someone say "radio"? Yes! That was me on Jarrett Krosoczka's show Sirrus Show THE JJK REPORT . . .
Here's a video of the radio . . .
MAY
We visited Kent State in May, plus were at the Los Angles Times Festival of Books, where we ran into old friend (as in we've known him for a while) John Green. Plus, we watched Lauren Myracle get arrested . . .
APRIL
Northampton, MA is like a children's book author/illustrator mecca. I was lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks there and got to hang out with my dear friend, Jeannie Birdsall. We were on the radio together!
Peepy and I also had lunch with Mo Willems and Tony DiTerlizza . . .
We also got to visit Tony DiTerlizzi's lair and were so taken with it, and him, that we bought him this most awesome sweater . . .
MARCH
We learned the secrets of Scrivener from the creator of the program, plus found out that Austin, TX has great BBQ . . .
Visiting Vancouver was a blast. It was fun seeing Allen Say, again . . .
FEBRUARY
Jeremy Lin, the Chinese American basketball player, took the NBA by storm. Even people who didn't know what a basketball was, knew about Jeremy Lin. I wrote about him on this blog, and it was picked up by USA TODAY. Here's my dad, a three time varsity player in high school . . .
Speaking of Chinese American's, here's Ivy Ling. I wrote about for American Girl. Ivy had a cameo on the Simpsons . . .
And finally, JANUARY. As we have in the past, Peepy and I went to the Rose Parade, I (finally) updated my website, I tamed my internet addiction, and WARP SPEED got named to lots of lists!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!
NEXT BLOG: Exploring Edinburgh
===========================
Oh, look! These books make lovely gifts for you or someone you know, or someone you may know sometime. If you'd like an autographed book, order from Vroman's. Be sure to tell them that you'd like me to sign them, and include the name(s) of who the books should be made out to. Then they will mail it/them to you!"
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
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December 25, 2012
HARRY POTTER from Before, Again, Plus a Casual JK Rowling Autograph!!!!!!!
Taking a blogging break this week, but still blogging. "How?" you ask? Simply. A rerun.
This is from a few years ago, but it's timely because it's about JK Rowling and I got a SIGNED COPY OF THE CASUAL VACANCY FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR!!!!!! Sqeeeeee!!!!
And here's the blog from before. It's so retro that some of the links no longer link . . .
Harry Potter is huge in our house. HUGE. Routinely, we've braved the midnight lines to snare copies of the books . . .
The sight of J.K. Rowling in the United States is as rare as a husband asking for directions, and both last took place in the year 2000. However, recently it was announced that Scholastic would sponsor a J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour. The New York audience would be made up of contest winners. New Orleans and Los Angeles would be school children selected this way.
When I heard that J.K. Rowling was coming to Los Angeles, I thought OMG!OMG!IHAVETOGO!IHAVETOGO!OMG!!! I mean, J.K. Rowling and I are like best friends, sort of. Well, we did hang out together, kind of, a little, almost. If you don't believe me, it's even been semi-documented here.
So, there is a certain bond between the two of us. After all, we are both authors, and . . .
1. We are both moms.
2. We are both richer than the Queen of England.
3. We were both discovered by the same marveloooous editor, Arthur Levine.
4. We are both interviewed by Inkygirl -- click here.
(Two of the above are not true, although one of us probably doesn't need overdraft protection and the other one of us is on Inkygirl's blog.)
Via begging, threats and bribes, I managed to snag an invite for myself and one family member. EEEeeeeeeEEeeeeEEEeeeek!!!! Eeeek! Eek! Erp.
(Above: Oops. To read ticket, simply hold your computer up in front of the bathroom mirror.)
The Sorting Hat selected Son to go . . .
We were arrived EARLY so as not to be late. (This was quite a feat since I got home from NYC to LA at 2 a.m.) Alas, once at the Kodak Theater we went to the wrong place. However, when we peered through the locked doors (they were made of glass) we witnessed J.K. Rowling's press conference. (Eek!) Then it was to the theater for us. We were THE FIRST people they let it and we had the place to ourselves for a bit. Then the school kids started filling the auditorium. 1,600 of them.
Once everyone settled down, there was a short film about Harry Potter Mania before J.K. Rowling strode onto the stage. On cue, the crowd leapt to their feet and went WILD. I wanted to cry. Hundreds of kids cheering, screaming, weeping . . . for an author. How cool is that?
Jo (as I am sure she would want me to call her) sat in a golden throne upholstered in red velvet (note to self: get throne for office) and read from BOOK SEVEN. It was wonderful hearing her interpretation of the voices, her cadence, her words. Soon it was time for questions from the audience. I wish I had taken notes, but I was too enthralled to move. Also, no photos were allowed in the theater, so I will have to draw from memory . . .
The questions were brilliant and so were her responses. Things that I can sorta recall because of my memory-loss-and-jet-lag-situation in no particular order -- She would rather write seven more Harry Potter books than be Queen. English teachers are wonderful. Lupin and Tonks were the hardest deaths for her. She didn't kill people off for the fun of it. Jo has to love a book/concept before writing it. She would like to slap Snape.
After her talk, it was time for autographs. Son got permission to get in line and brought his own book, the one he had Arthur Levine sign last summer. When it was his turn, Jo paused when she saw Arthur's inscription and then spoke to Son. Eeeek!!!
Afterward, I put Arthur in my fabulous sports car and we headed to lunch. Well, okay, we headed in the wrong direction, got lost, then headed to lunch . . .
. . . and Son headed back to school where he was heralded as a hero.
Later that day, being tired and jet lagged from this, I decided to take a nap. The TV was on and I heard a promo about a news segment on Jo's LA visit. I leapt up to tape it and who should I see? J.K. Rowling and SON-- together . . .
What a magical, marvelous day.
(Above: Here's a clip from British TV.)
===========================
Oh, look! If you'd like an autographed book o' mine, order from Vroman's, tell them who you'd like me to sign it to, and they will mail it to you!"
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
Lisa Yee
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This is from a few years ago, but it's timely because it's about JK Rowling and I got a SIGNED COPY OF THE CASUAL VACANCY FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR!!!!!! Sqeeeeee!!!!
And here's the blog from before. It's so retro that some of the links no longer link . . .
Harry Potter is huge in our house. HUGE. Routinely, we've braved the midnight lines to snare copies of the books . . .
The sight of J.K. Rowling in the United States is as rare as a husband asking for directions, and both last took place in the year 2000. However, recently it was announced that Scholastic would sponsor a J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour. The New York audience would be made up of contest winners. New Orleans and Los Angeles would be school children selected this way.
When I heard that J.K. Rowling was coming to Los Angeles, I thought OMG!OMG!IHAVETOGO!IHAVETOGO!OMG!!! I mean, J.K. Rowling and I are like best friends, sort of. Well, we did hang out together, kind of, a little, almost. If you don't believe me, it's even been semi-documented here.
So, there is a certain bond between the two of us. After all, we are both authors, and . . .
1. We are both moms.
2. We are both richer than the Queen of England.
3. We were both discovered by the same marveloooous editor, Arthur Levine.
4. We are both interviewed by Inkygirl -- click here.
(Two of the above are not true, although one of us probably doesn't need overdraft protection and the other one of us is on Inkygirl's blog.)
Via begging, threats and bribes, I managed to snag an invite for myself and one family member. EEEeeeeeeEEeeeeEEEeeeek!!!! Eeeek! Eek! Erp.
(Above: Oops. To read ticket, simply hold your computer up in front of the bathroom mirror.)
The Sorting Hat selected Son to go . . .
We were arrived EARLY so as not to be late. (This was quite a feat since I got home from NYC to LA at 2 a.m.) Alas, once at the Kodak Theater we went to the wrong place. However, when we peered through the locked doors (they were made of glass) we witnessed J.K. Rowling's press conference. (Eek!) Then it was to the theater for us. We were THE FIRST people they let it and we had the place to ourselves for a bit. Then the school kids started filling the auditorium. 1,600 of them.
Once everyone settled down, there was a short film about Harry Potter Mania before J.K. Rowling strode onto the stage. On cue, the crowd leapt to their feet and went WILD. I wanted to cry. Hundreds of kids cheering, screaming, weeping . . . for an author. How cool is that?
Jo (as I am sure she would want me to call her) sat in a golden throne upholstered in red velvet (note to self: get throne for office) and read from BOOK SEVEN. It was wonderful hearing her interpretation of the voices, her cadence, her words. Soon it was time for questions from the audience. I wish I had taken notes, but I was too enthralled to move. Also, no photos were allowed in the theater, so I will have to draw from memory . . .
The questions were brilliant and so were her responses. Things that I can sorta recall because of my memory-loss-and-jet-lag-situation in no particular order -- She would rather write seven more Harry Potter books than be Queen. English teachers are wonderful. Lupin and Tonks were the hardest deaths for her. She didn't kill people off for the fun of it. Jo has to love a book/concept before writing it. She would like to slap Snape.
After her talk, it was time for autographs. Son got permission to get in line and brought his own book, the one he had Arthur Levine sign last summer. When it was his turn, Jo paused when she saw Arthur's inscription and then spoke to Son. Eeeek!!!
Afterward, I put Arthur in my fabulous sports car and we headed to lunch. Well, okay, we headed in the wrong direction, got lost, then headed to lunch . . .
. . . and Son headed back to school where he was heralded as a hero.
Later that day, being tired and jet lagged from this, I decided to take a nap. The TV was on and I heard a promo about a news segment on Jo's LA visit. I leapt up to tape it and who should I see? J.K. Rowling and SON-- together . . .
What a magical, marvelous day.
(Above: Here's a clip from British TV.)
===========================
Oh, look! If you'd like an autographed book o' mine, order from Vroman's, tell them who you'd like me to sign it to, and they will mail it to you!"
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
Lisa Yee
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December 17, 2012
Girl Scout's Lights, Camera, Action . . . Behind-the-Scenes and In My Office
Peepy and I are Girl Scouts fans.
And apparently, Girl Scouts are fans of Peep(y) . . .
When I was in Louisville, KY last year, I taught writing at the local Girl Scouts Headquarters . . .
I've also spoken to Girl Scouts in my neighborhood about what it's like to be an author . . .
And earlier this year, I was featured on the Girl Scout's "Studio" website . . .
Here's a video Son and I made for the Studio . . .
So, I was honored when Girl Scouts asked if I would be one of their Storytellers. It took me about .0002 seconds to say "yes!"
This supremely talented director Alexis Morante was sent to my house to film me in my office . . .
Oops. That's not my office. And that's not me. That's E.B. White. And that's his office. My office has a few more things in it.
Here's how the video shoot went . . .
Of course, it was all about Peepy . . .
It was such fun! And I even wrote an entire novel while Alexis was shooting me . . .
Okay, so maybe it wasn't quite an entire novel. But we needed footage of me at work!
Oh, hey! Since we're talking about videos, if you know a student who'd like to meet some authors, show them this . . .
===========================
Oh, look! These books make lovely holiday gifts. If you'd like an autographed book, order from Vroman's, tell them who you'd like me to sign it to, and they will mail it to you!"
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December 10, 2012
Wait Wait . . . Lord Grantham Meets Peepy!!!
Okay, so where were illustrator/author Dan Santat and animator/author/illustrator Bob Boyle and Peepy heading?
Here are some hints . . .
If you guessed THE NORTH POLE!!! then you were wrong. If you guessed the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, you are right! We were there to see/listen to one of my favorite NPR shows, Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! (I've been before, as Ken Burns-like-ish documented HERE.)
But first, food.
That's author Michael Reisman (left) and Bob, with Dan and Moi . . .
The place was packed with over 5,000 people and one Peep. It was the largest indoor audience ever for the show! (One time the show was in the park and maybe a million or several thousands showed up for that.) Here we all are getting seated . . .
Look! We sat near our friends author Sara Wilson Etienne and visual effects dude
What did we all have in common? How about this . . .
That's Emily Ecton, author and associate producer of Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! And the other photo is of Emily Fairlie, author. (Emily is so talented that she has TWO names.)
The show was onstage, and also on screen. Can you tell which is what?
Peter Sagal, the host, looks kinda weird here. A big screen and an small iPhone camera will do that to you . . .
Here's Emily in the middle . . .
Hugh Bonneville of Downtown Abbey was the special guest . . .
(He's the Lord in the front.)
After, we went down to the stage. That's comedian/panelist Paula Poundstone in red . . .
Finding it hard to spot her? Well, how's this . . .
(I love Paula. I recall going to one of her concerts eons ago. People brought her boxes of PopTarts.)
Then it was time for the NPR party! We got super special ALENT badges . . .
(My "T" started fading, but Truly, it was there.)
The party was full of chic people and delightful treats . . .
Wait! That's Peter Sagal, the host of the show!!!!
Wait wait! It's Carl Kasell, one of THE BEST voices in radio and in the world and other places. . .
The tall distinguished man is Hugh Bonneville . . .
Finding it hard to spot him? Well, how's this - here is with the great star, Maggie Smith!
And here he is with another great star . . .
(To hear Hugh Bonneville on Wait Wait, click HERE.
Look! It's Carl, again. This time with Bob . . .
Look some more! Here's Roy Blount Jr., another Wait Wait panelist who was not there, but who was HERE when I was there!
We had so much fun, we were the last to leave . . .
===========================
Oh, look! These books make lovely holiday gifts. If you'd like an autographed book, order from Vroman's, tell them who you'd like me to sign it to, and they will mail it to you!"
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Here are some hints . . .
If you guessed THE NORTH POLE!!! then you were wrong. If you guessed the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, you are right! We were there to see/listen to one of my favorite NPR shows, Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! (I've been before, as Ken Burns-like-ish documented HERE.)
But first, food.
That's author Michael Reisman (left) and Bob, with Dan and Moi . . .
The place was packed with over 5,000 people and one Peep. It was the largest indoor audience ever for the show! (One time the show was in the park and maybe a million or several thousands showed up for that.) Here we all are getting seated . . .
Look! We sat near our friends author Sara Wilson Etienne and visual effects dude
What did we all have in common? How about this . . .
That's Emily Ecton, author and associate producer of Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! And the other photo is of Emily Fairlie, author. (Emily is so talented that she has TWO names.)
The show was onstage, and also on screen. Can you tell which is what?
Peter Sagal, the host, looks kinda weird here. A big screen and an small iPhone camera will do that to you . . .
Here's Emily in the middle . . .
Hugh Bonneville of Downtown Abbey was the special guest . . .
(He's the Lord in the front.)
After, we went down to the stage. That's comedian/panelist Paula Poundstone in red . . .
Finding it hard to spot her? Well, how's this . . .
(I love Paula. I recall going to one of her concerts eons ago. People brought her boxes of PopTarts.)
Then it was time for the NPR party! We got super special ALENT badges . . .
(My "T" started fading, but Truly, it was there.)
The party was full of chic people and delightful treats . . .
Wait! That's Peter Sagal, the host of the show!!!!
Wait wait! It's Carl Kasell, one of THE BEST voices in radio and in the world and other places. . .
The tall distinguished man is Hugh Bonneville . . .
Finding it hard to spot him? Well, how's this - here is with the great star, Maggie Smith!
And here he is with another great star . . .
(To hear Hugh Bonneville on Wait Wait, click HERE.
Look! It's Carl, again. This time with Bob . . .
Look some more! Here's Roy Blount Jr., another Wait Wait panelist who was not there, but who was HERE when I was there!
We had so much fun, we were the last to leave . . .
===========================
Oh, look! These books make lovely holiday gifts. If you'd like an autographed book, order from Vroman's, tell them who you'd like me to sign it to, and they will mail it to you!"
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
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December 3, 2012
The Last Bookstore, Plus LA-ish (Indie) Bookstores!!!!
The next time you are in downtown Los Angeles, the first place you should visit is The Last Book Store.
"But Lisa," you ask. "Why, why should I go there?"
Well, THIS IS WHY!!!!! Yeah, a counter made of books . . .
But wait! There's more. The Last Bookstore is Southern California's largest indie bookstore. At this used book paradise, you can buy, sell or trade books.
The mezzanine level has over 100,000 books all priced at ONE DOLLAR each . . .
Ever wander through a tunnel of books?
Danger, Will Robinson! Here's the sci-fi room . . .
And this is my haul . . .
You never know what gems you may find at The Last Bookstore!!!!
And here are some other great indie bookstore in the LA area . . . Vroman's . . .
Here's the video that Dan Santat and I made for our WARP SPEED/BOBBY THE BRAVE book launch party at Vroman's . . .
Mrs. Nelson's . . .
Once Upon a Time . . .
Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse . . .
Apostrophe . . .
Curious Cup . . .
San Marino Toy and Book Shoppe . . .
Little Junebugs . . .
Skylight Books . . .
Whale of a Tale . . .
To find a fabulous indie bookstore in your area, CLICK HERE.
What was that? Oh, who's the Queen of Quirky? Maybe IT'S ME!!! Click HERE. to see why.
Oh, and hey! 'Tis the season for PEPPERMINT MOCHA, my favorite!!!!
It's also holiday shopping season. So remember you indie bookstores!!!!
===========================
Oh, look! These books make lovely holiday gifts . . .
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
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"But Lisa," you ask. "Why, why should I go there?"
Well, THIS IS WHY!!!!! Yeah, a counter made of books . . .
But wait! There's more. The Last Bookstore is Southern California's largest indie bookstore. At this used book paradise, you can buy, sell or trade books.
The mezzanine level has over 100,000 books all priced at ONE DOLLAR each . . .
Ever wander through a tunnel of books?
Danger, Will Robinson! Here's the sci-fi room . . .
And this is my haul . . .
You never know what gems you may find at The Last Bookstore!!!!
And here are some other great indie bookstore in the LA area . . . Vroman's . . .
Here's the video that Dan Santat and I made for our WARP SPEED/BOBBY THE BRAVE book launch party at Vroman's . . .
Mrs. Nelson's . . .
Once Upon a Time . . .
Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse . . .
Apostrophe . . .
Curious Cup . . .
San Marino Toy and Book Shoppe . . .
Little Junebugs . . .
Skylight Books . . .
Whale of a Tale . . .
To find a fabulous indie bookstore in your area, CLICK HERE.
What was that? Oh, who's the Queen of Quirky? Maybe IT'S ME!!! Click HERE. to see why.
Oh, and hey! 'Tis the season for PEPPERMINT MOCHA, my favorite!!!!
It's also holiday shopping season. So remember you indie bookstores!!!!
===========================
Oh, look! These books make lovely holiday gifts . . .
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
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November 26, 2012
Bugs, Bullies and Ramona Convent
I love Ramona.
I even wrote about Ramona and Beverly Cleary for the Huffington Post.
(You can read the rest of it HERE. Or watch me read it HERE.)
But on a recent sunny Southern California day, I had another Ramona on my mind . . .
Yes! I was invited to speak about bullies at Ramona Convent in Alhambra, CA. (In WARP SPEED, the main character is bullied every day.)
Peepy and I received a wonderful, warm welcome from the students and their mascot . . .
Nearby Brightwood Elementary and Marguerita Elementary Schools were invited.
I was a student at Brightwood from first to eighth grade. That's were Mr. Glick, the "teacher torturer" in Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time taught.
(Above: A not-so-scary Mr. Glick.)
Here are all the students . . .
And look! It's the Ramona Convent Book Club and their MARVELOUS librarian, Aniko Tegtmeier. Thank you for your gracious hospitality!
In other news, I had dinner with my black-belt-lawyer-agent Jodi Reamer recently. We made sure our clothes matched our background . . .
(Jodi was much better behaved than the last time we had dinner together.)
Speaking of dinner, I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving!
Mine was a billion times better than sniffing a stink bug! I know. I caught and smelled one. If you don't believe me, look here . . .
(Over on Facebook, I had post a photo of a bug that was plaguing me. Lots of people weighed in. You can read the stink bug discussion HERE.)
Oh! Oh! Last thing, for now, I promise. I got a space shuttle sign from HERE. Can you spot the shuttle sign?
As you might suspect, I am OBSESSED with the Endeavour Space Shuttle. And witnessed HERE and HERE.
I even wrote about Ramona and Beverly Cleary for the Huffington Post.
(You can read the rest of it HERE. Or watch me read it HERE.)
But on a recent sunny Southern California day, I had another Ramona on my mind . . .
Yes! I was invited to speak about bullies at Ramona Convent in Alhambra, CA. (In WARP SPEED, the main character is bullied every day.)
Peepy and I received a wonderful, warm welcome from the students and their mascot . . .
Nearby Brightwood Elementary and Marguerita Elementary Schools were invited.
I was a student at Brightwood from first to eighth grade. That's were Mr. Glick, the "teacher torturer" in Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time taught.
(Above: A not-so-scary Mr. Glick.)
Here are all the students . . .
And look! It's the Ramona Convent Book Club and their MARVELOUS librarian, Aniko Tegtmeier. Thank you for your gracious hospitality!
In other news, I had dinner with my black-belt-lawyer-agent Jodi Reamer recently. We made sure our clothes matched our background . . .
(Jodi was much better behaved than the last time we had dinner together.)
Speaking of dinner, I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving!
Mine was a billion times better than sniffing a stink bug! I know. I caught and smelled one. If you don't believe me, look here . . .
(Over on Facebook, I had post a photo of a bug that was plaguing me. Lots of people weighed in. You can read the stink bug discussion HERE.)
Oh! Oh! Last thing, for now, I promise. I got a space shuttle sign from HERE. Can you spot the shuttle sign?
As you might suspect, I am OBSESSED with the Endeavour Space Shuttle. And witnessed HERE and HERE.
November 18, 2012
Peter, Paul and Peepy
After Pennsylvania my Peep and I went to the SCBWI - LA Illustrator's Day . . .
SCBWI stands for Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators -- the largest children's book organization in the universe. We (I say we because I'm on the board along with these amazing authors/illustrators) have over 20,000 members.
It was held at the beautiful Clairbourn School. I love that place have have spoken there a few times including the time we saw (or didn't see) Pseudonymous Bosch . . .
Another time when we spoke there, we had lunch with Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin. She knew my books and asked if she could join us!
(Marlee has the best complexion of anyone I've ever met.)
I've also keynoted there for SCBWI - LA Writer's Day. My editor Cheryl Klein spoke at that event, too. Here are Cheryl and I with my other editor, Arthur Levine. And here are Arthur and Cheryl having an typical editorial meeting . . .
Then there was the time we spoke to the PTA . . .
However, on this day, the day we started with before we got all nostalgic, the illustrators ruled! Here's Mark Fearing's back, and then his front . . .
The full day included portfolio reviews, agent and illustrator insights and more . . .
Peepy was so helpful. She critiqued portfolios and even sold books . . .
She worked very hard, and was pleased when her dear friend, Lee Wind, offered her some lovely refreshments . . .
We were so excited to hear author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds speak. Last year-ish we visited his store, The Blue Bunny . . .
Peepy's dear friend, famous world traveler, Priscilla, lives there. So if you stop by, be sure to say "hello" to her!
Fun Fact: Peter also illustrates Megan McDonald's JUDY MOODY books! And Megan and I wrote for American Girl together! (She wrote the Julie books, and I wrote Ivy Ling's book.) Here's Megan . . .
Look! It's Ivy on Oprah's show!
Oops! Back to Los Angeles and Illustrator's Day. Here's Peter and his identical twin, Paul . . .
Or, wait. Maybe this is Paul, who's the CEO of FableVision, and Peter, who's founder/CEO . . .
When it came time for him, meaning Peter, not Paul, to draw, Peepy was his inspiration . . .
Then again, isn't she everyone's inspiration?
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!!!!
(I actually bought this for someone one year.)
===========================
Oh, look! These books make lovely holiday gifts . . .
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
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SCBWI stands for Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators -- the largest children's book organization in the universe. We (I say we because I'm on the board along with these amazing authors/illustrators) have over 20,000 members.
It was held at the beautiful Clairbourn School. I love that place have have spoken there a few times including the time we saw (or didn't see) Pseudonymous Bosch . . .
Another time when we spoke there, we had lunch with Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin. She knew my books and asked if she could join us!
(Marlee has the best complexion of anyone I've ever met.)
I've also keynoted there for SCBWI - LA Writer's Day. My editor Cheryl Klein spoke at that event, too. Here are Cheryl and I with my other editor, Arthur Levine. And here are Arthur and Cheryl having an typical editorial meeting . . .
Then there was the time we spoke to the PTA . . .
However, on this day, the day we started with before we got all nostalgic, the illustrators ruled! Here's Mark Fearing's back, and then his front . . .
The full day included portfolio reviews, agent and illustrator insights and more . . .
Peepy was so helpful. She critiqued portfolios and even sold books . . .
She worked very hard, and was pleased when her dear friend, Lee Wind, offered her some lovely refreshments . . .
We were so excited to hear author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds speak. Last year-ish we visited his store, The Blue Bunny . . .
Peepy's dear friend, famous world traveler, Priscilla, lives there. So if you stop by, be sure to say "hello" to her!
Fun Fact: Peter also illustrates Megan McDonald's JUDY MOODY books! And Megan and I wrote for American Girl together! (She wrote the Julie books, and I wrote Ivy Ling's book.) Here's Megan . . .
Look! It's Ivy on Oprah's show!
Oops! Back to Los Angeles and Illustrator's Day. Here's Peter and his identical twin, Paul . . .
Or, wait. Maybe this is Paul, who's the CEO of FableVision, and Peter, who's founder/CEO . . .
When it came time for him, meaning Peter, not Paul, to draw, Peepy was his inspiration . . .
Then again, isn't she everyone's inspiration?
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!!!!
(I actually bought this for someone one year.)
===========================
Oh, look! These books make lovely holiday gifts . . .
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
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November 11, 2012
A Peep in Pennsylvania, The Oldest Farmers Market, and a Room With a View
After being home for a couple of weeks, it was time for my last book-ish trip of the year. Kurt Vonnegut came with me.
When we got to our room, we were greeted a bag o' goodies, and a lovely (chocolate) Amish quilt! But alas, Peepy was so exhausted, she headed straight to bed . . .
Where were we? And why were we?
We in Lancaster, PA, the heart of Amish country, for the PCTELA* Conference!
*Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts
After exploring backstage, we delivered the opening keynote address to a very enthusiastic room filled with smart, attractive and witty English and Language Arts teachers!
After, everyone wanted to talk to Peepy. Here she is with PCTELA Conference Chairs Jennie Brown and Marci Stover, and PCTELA Executive Director, Bob Dandoy . . .
Later, we had a chance to visit the Tourist Information Center . . .
We already had glorious afternoon plans, but first we visited the Lancaster Central Market., the country's oldest farmer's market . .
That was perfect because we were able to stock up of fresh fruit and chocolate and then spend the afternoon finishing up SEVEN DAYS DOWN, my first Young Adult novel since this one . . .
After, we capped off the evening with a rousing dinner with PCTELA committee members and speakers, including our pal Siobhan Vivian. Oh, and I would be remiss if I didn't mention that there was cheesecake . . .
The next day, we needed to hurry out before hurricane Sandy arrived! However, we weren't going to teave without first meeting Lisa Yee! Yes, that's right, it's ANOTHER Lisa Yee. There are actually four of us who are Facebook friends! (The Lisa Yees who are not this Lisa Yee, judged the Lisa Yee Caption Contest.)
And now, back to South Dakota!
Huh? Well, wait, that's because the South Dakota Humanities Council interviewed me about blogging! Read my true confessions HERE!
And one last thing, my website has been updated to include LOTS MORE famous authors and illustrators. How many of the 248 do you know? CLICK HERE to see them! Here are a few . . .
===========================
Wheeeee . . . BOBBY THE BRAVE (SOMETIMES) is now out in paperback!
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
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When we got to our room, we were greeted a bag o' goodies, and a lovely (chocolate) Amish quilt! But alas, Peepy was so exhausted, she headed straight to bed . . .
Where were we? And why were we?
We in Lancaster, PA, the heart of Amish country, for the PCTELA* Conference!
*Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts
After exploring backstage, we delivered the opening keynote address to a very enthusiastic room filled with smart, attractive and witty English and Language Arts teachers!
After, everyone wanted to talk to Peepy. Here she is with PCTELA Conference Chairs Jennie Brown and Marci Stover, and PCTELA Executive Director, Bob Dandoy . . .
Later, we had a chance to visit the Tourist Information Center . . .
We already had glorious afternoon plans, but first we visited the Lancaster Central Market., the country's oldest farmer's market . .
That was perfect because we were able to stock up of fresh fruit and chocolate and then spend the afternoon finishing up SEVEN DAYS DOWN, my first Young Adult novel since this one . . .
After, we capped off the evening with a rousing dinner with PCTELA committee members and speakers, including our pal Siobhan Vivian. Oh, and I would be remiss if I didn't mention that there was cheesecake . . .
The next day, we needed to hurry out before hurricane Sandy arrived! However, we weren't going to teave without first meeting Lisa Yee! Yes, that's right, it's ANOTHER Lisa Yee. There are actually four of us who are Facebook friends! (The Lisa Yees who are not this Lisa Yee, judged the Lisa Yee Caption Contest.)
And now, back to South Dakota!
Huh? Well, wait, that's because the South Dakota Humanities Council interviewed me about blogging! Read my true confessions HERE!
And one last thing, my website has been updated to include LOTS MORE famous authors and illustrators. How many of the 248 do you know? CLICK HERE to see them! Here are a few . . .
===========================
Wheeeee . . . BOBBY THE BRAVE (SOMETIMES) is now out in paperback!
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
Lisa Yee
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