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October 25, 2011
Texas, etc…
So I'm back from The Texas Book Festival, which was just so freaking awesome. It was my first time, I'd heard great things, and it totally lived up to my expectations. Win!
Of course, one of the BEST things about Austin is the food. At a pub around the corner from my hotel, I had these amazing Gardenburger tacos. SO good!
Would you think to put Gardenburgers in tacos? Neither would I. But that is the thing about Texas. They don't follow ANYONE'S rules. So there!
I headed over to the...
October 21, 2011
The Five!
1. Reminder: I'm heading to Austin this weekend for the Texas Book Festival, where I'll be doing a program on Saturday with AWESOME Libba Bray. Details are here.. Come out if you can!
2. This is the time of year when the N.C. State Fair comes to town, not that I have actually gone in years. I have friends who take the Fair VERY seriously: it is like a holiday, and they plan their lives around it. Also their calorie intake, all the better for eating as many funnel cakes as possible. However...
October 18, 2011
Texas!
Okay, so I MAY be only just realizing that I am going out of town, to Austin, TX, in just a couple of days. Whoops! Kind of snuck up on me. But I am super pumped to attend the Texas Book Festival for the first time. I have heard GREAT things and there are going to be so many awesome authors there! Total disclaimer: when I saw Tom Perrotta's name, I squealed a little. I will have to work MIGHTY hard not to totally stalk him while I have the opportunity. I mean, who knows when I will get...
Texas Book Festival!
This week, I'll be heading to Austin for the Texas Book Festival. It's my first time going but I've heard GREAT things so I'm totally excited. The official site of the festival is here.
Here's where I'll be:
Saturday, October 22nd, 3:30-4:30 pm
Sarah Dessen and Libba Bray in conversation
First United Methodist Church's Family Life Center 1300 Lavaca St.
Austin, TX 78701
Signing at the Book Sales and Signing tent to follow
I'll also be at the YA Event that evening at the Texas State Cemetery.
Ho...
October 14, 2011
The Five!
1. I'm writing this from the last day of my family vacation in Emerald Isle, NC. The sun is out (yay!) the family is mostly still sleeping, and I have coffee and GMA all to myself. Nice. This is my last trip to EI for the year, which means that come tomorrow when I head home, I'll have to finally accept that yes, it IS October and fall. For now, it's warm and sunny and I can still wear a bathing suit, so my denial is in full effect. It's like a muscle, my denial. You go to work it out to...
October 7, 2011
The Five!
1. It's October, there's a chill in the air, and…I'm going to the beach. Yes, I know, I'm a BIT late for bathing suits and sunscreen, but hey, it's been a busy summer. You do what you love when you can, and regular readers know how much I love the NC Coast. If you've never taken a beach trip in the fall, there are actually all these amazing things about it: quiet restaurants and stores, empty bowling alley and mini-golf places, and lots of sand and surf to yourself. I am hopeful my favorite s...
September 30, 2011
The Five!
1. I'm sitting here watching leaves fall from the trees in my yard. Tomorrow is October 1st. OCTOBER. Whoa! My mind is boggled. Although I am really sick of all my summer clothes, I will admit, I still hate to see the days getting shorter, the darkness coming on so early. But leaves falling are kind of pretty, I will admit. Grumpily. Look, there's another one!
2. This weekend, we head off to a wedding. I love weddings and this is a big one: full Catholic mass, big sit-down reception, fancy...
September 26, 2011
the tour that never ends!
Okay, so not really. Eventually, I WILL stop doing appearances for WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE. But not until AFTER The Texas Book Festival (in Austin, Oct 22-23) and the Miami Book Festival and NCTE in Chicago (late November). By that point, I think everyone will be as sick of me as I am of myself, if they aren't already. That said, though, I LOVE that I am still doing stuff for this book, because it took me not only to Toronto, but the National Book Festival in D.C. I know I have said before h...
September 23, 2011
The Five!
1. Okay, so I am writing this from my hotel in Washington, DC, where I am JUST about to begin National Book Festival events. It is raining, but will that stop us? NO! If you're in the area, the Festival is going to be awesome, rain OR shine. You can find all the details here.
2. Before I arrived here, I had two GREAT days in Toronto. The initial trip was kind of chaotic—I got to airport to find my flight had been canceled, and once I DID get rebooked, it would get me there too late for my...
September 19, 2011
Canada! (and DC too!)
Okay, so after a LONG time of wanting to go, I'm going to Canada to do readings this week. Toronto, specifically. I am SO excited. Here's where I'll be:
Wednesday, September 21st, 7pm: talk and signing at Indigo, Eaton Centre
Thursday, September 22nd, 7pm: talk and signing at North York Central Library
Then I am off to the National Book Festival in Washington, DC, where I will be doing a talk on Saturday, September 24th from 10:55-11:40 and then a signing from 12:30-1:30. Say it with me: WHEW! ...
