bookish fun and ALA events!

hello lovely readers! have been fully immersed

in end of school year activities for the bubs

but have attended some fun bookish events too.

all at the fabulous Mysterious Galaxy, of course!

before the fotos, i just wanted to share some happy

bookish news of my own! i found out yesterday that

the ARCs of Diverse Energies will be available at ALA.

please go pick up a copy from Lee & Low booth if you’re

attending! this is a multicultural YA dystopian anthology

and includes short stories by me, greg van eekhout,

malinda lo, ken liu, ursula le guin, ellen oh, and paolo

bacigalupi. (i know there are other fabulous authors and

i’ll share once i get my hands on an ARC myself. =)

SO excited for this anthology!

please do mark it as “to read” on your goodreads page. =D

i’m also thrilled to announce that besides my rad

YALSA panel on Saturday, June 23 from 8-10am

(details on my events page here) i’ll be doing a

Fury of the Phoenix signing at the HarperCollins

Children’s booth at 12.30-1pm the same day. YAY!

please do come and say HI!

now, bookish fun fotos!

*many local writers showed up to attend the great

YA or Bust event! it was a really fun & funny panel

with these fabulous ladies. (L to R) me, kirsten hubbard,

nina lacour, gayle forman, stephanie perkins, kiersten white,

(back L to R) nikki katz, andrea ortega, debra driza & shannon messenger.

*then i attended Mysterious Galaxy’s 19th birthday bash

and you never know what fans of this fabulous indie book

store will show up with. Rick Holderman brought this

gorgeous red tailed hawk (native to san diego). she’s female,

bigger than her male counterparts, and was utterly gorgeous!

*all the peeps at Mysterious Galaxy are lovely, but

i especially enjoy seeing Kate and chatting YA and

fantasy books with her! finally, we have a foto together.

thanks patrick!

*New York Times Bestseller lisa brackman was there

to sign her second novel Getaway. she’s a friend and i

cannot wait to read this adventure thriller set in puerto

vallarta! (L to R) george, me, lisa and deborah.

*finally, more favorite people that i get to see

at Mysterious Galaxy bookish parties! (L to R)

me, nancy holder, jeff mariotte and maryelizabth!

it’s going to be a fun filled summer starting with the ALA

conference in anaheim. hope to see many of you there!