ALA

I will be at ALA on July 11th and 12th. On the one hand, this is a fun thing that I am looking forward to. Chicago! Seeing my editor (Julia Whom We Love)! Seeing Sara Ryan! Plus, you get to be around people whose work is all in the same area as yours. All good stuff.

On the other hand, a lot of those people whose work is all in the same area are busy explaining how their book (or books, or Fall lists, or careers, or whatever) are just the most amazing things ever. No one EVER says, "Hey, this is all just a bunch of YA books. We're not talking Tessa Hadley here.

I, however, think that a lot. And smiling while not saying it can make me need many cups of tea and many advils. So, if you have a chance, and are also at ALA, come and say hello at the Houghton booth on Sunday. I will be signing books from 11-12, which basically means I will be sitting there with the Houghton person whose job it hang out at the booth. I will be easy to spot, and not only because I am a six-foot-tall redhead. No one will be there besides me. Come say hi, and we can talk about amazing things, Tessa Hadley or tea.