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March 4, 2013
INFATUATE Events: Mark your calendar!
I’ve got some exciting events set-up to mark INFATUATE’s release and I hope to see you there! Stay tuned, more to come!
Saturday, March 9 at 5pm
2200 N. Westmoreland Street, #101, Arlington, Virginia
Reading & Signing
Tuesday, March 12 at 5pm
513 Octavia Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
Reading & Signing
Wednesday, March 27 at 7pm
Barnes & Noble
4801 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland
February 26, 2013
Bookplate Giveaway! Woo hoo!
INFATUATE releases March 5 (counting down!!) and I love that some of you guys have been telling me you’ve already pre-ordered the book–thank you!! So, I was thinking, I’ve got a box full of supercute new bookplates ready to go and I’d love to send one your way! If you pre-order INFATUATE, just email me at aimee@aimeeagresti.com, give me your address and I’ll pop a signed bookplate in the mail to you pronto! Then you’ll be all set when your copy of INFATUATE arrives. I so hope you love the book (and the bookplate too!)
February 25, 2013
New Orleans, here I come!
Attention NOLA readers: I’m headed to the Big Easy! I’m so excited to announce I’ll be signing and reading from INFATUATE at the fantastic Octavia Books on March 12 at 5pm. I’d absolutely love to see you there!
February 14, 2013
You’re Invited to the INFATUATE Launch Party!
Mark your calendar! INFATUATE will be out in no time and I want to celebrate with you on March 9! If you’re anywhere near DC, you’ve got to stop by One More Page Books for the INFATUATE Launch Party! I’ll be signing books, giving out prizes, bookmarks and stickers, and serving tasty treats! Here are all the details:
INFATUATE Launch Party
Saturday, March 9 at 5pm
Arlington, Virginia
For the scoop on parking, metro and directions, check out the One More Page site here. Can’t make it? I’d still love to sign a book for you. Just call or email One More Page (info@onemorepagebooks.com; 703-300-9746) to order a signed copy!
February 12, 2013
My INFATUATE Copies Have Arrived!
I was absolutely thrilled to find these lovelies waiting on my doorstep today! And just look at how shiny they are! So appropriate to be getting these on Mardi Gras: the New Orleans celebration is, after all, the backdrop for some major drama in this book. Curious? Good! INFATUATE hits shelves March 5, but check back here for a chance to win a signed copy. Laissez les bon temps rouler!
February 6, 2013
My Latest Must-Read: VAMPIRES IN THE LEMON GROVE By Karen Russell
I always love hitting the Pen-Faulkner Reading Series here in DC but I’m in TOTAL fangirl mode after last night’s fab event featuring the amazing Karen Russell (SWAMPLANDIA!) and the brilliant Chad Harbach (THE ART OF FIELDING). So inspiring to hear them talk about all the blood, sweat and tears behind their fabulous works. (Harbach wrote and rewrote and rewrote to make FIELDING so fantastic–love that!) Russell (who, in addition to being one of the most exciting and original writers around also happens to be a fellow Northwestern alum–go ‘Cats!) read from her new story collection VAMPIRES IN THE LEMON GROVE and let me tell you, it’s some truly stunning writing. I can’t wait to devour the rest of this book!
January 17, 2013
Save the Date: INFATUATE Launch Party!
The countdown is on! INFATUATE, Book Two in the Gilded Wings Trilogy, releases in March and I can’t wait to celebrate….with you! So, mark your calendar for the INFATUATE Launch Party on March 9 at One More Page Books in Arlington, Virginia! Woo hoo! Eats, treats, prizes, bookmarks, I promise it’s gonna be a good time. And if you’re in the DC/MD/VA area, I want to see you there!
Stay tuned for details (and for the scoop on other events.) In the meantime, if you can’t make it March 9, you can pre-order an autographed copy from One More Page. Just give them a buzz at (703) 300-9746 or shoot an email to info@onemorepagebooks.com and we’ll hook you up!
December 2, 2012
Greetings from the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School Writers Fest!
Hello, Petersburg, Virginia! I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at the Annual Writers Fest at the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts this weekend and, let me tell you, there are some amazing young writers out there.
First I joined the lovely Meg Medina in a chat about the writing and editing process, from that first spark of an idea to the final published tome. (My special guest star? My sis, Karen, who slogs through all my early drafts, came along for the ride!) Then Meg and I teamed up with author Anne Westrick for an exciting panel where we critiqued the first pages of work submitted by students. It was very American Idol and I admit that I was the Paula Abdul of our group: I liked everything. But I just couldn’t help it, these kids happen to be insanely talented. I expect to see the shelves crowded with their work in future years!
Thanks to the fabulous teachers and students of ARGS for such a lovely weekend!
November 27, 2012
Come See Me Saturday!
What are you up to Saturday, December 1? If you’re anywhere near Petersburg, Virginia, the answer is: you’re coming to see me and the fabulous Meg Medina at the Annual Writers Fest at the Appomattox Governor’s School for the Arts! The event is free and features a slew of fab workshops, check out the full program here.
Meg and I will be chatting about the editing process and I’m so happy to be teaming up again after sharing the stage with her at a James River Writers panel this summer. If you haven’t read her beautiful novel THE GIRL WHO COULD SILENCE THE WIND yet, pick it up…and come hang out Saturday!
November 20, 2012
ILLUMINATE: German Edition!
Achtung! I’m so excited to share that ILLUMINATE will be published in Germany by the fantastic Goldmann in June 2013! And just check out that awesome title: it translates to “The Illuminated: Dark of the Soul.” Love it! Keep an eye out if you’re in Germany next spring!
