spring dates!
My fingers froze on the way to dropping the kids off this morning, but it's February 23rd, and I can see spring from here. It's still way, way far away, kind of blurry in the distance. But I see it. Hi, spring. *waves maniacally*
Aside from warmer weather, spring also means a new book, and time to unlock the chains to my desk. In other words, tours, appearances and general authorly fun. The schedule is just starting to firm up so a lot of the events are not yet confirmed. But generally, if I'm going somewhere for a conference, I'll also do a public event. Promise!
I'll update this as details come in.
*MARCH*
It all starts with the New York City Teen Author Festival, David Levithan's superawesome yearly festival of YA-fabulousness, which runs from March 14-20th and has 76 (!) authors, including, but not limited to: Lisa McMann, Holly Black, Melina Marchetta, Elliot Schrefer, Judy Blundell, Libba Bray, Maggie Stiefvater, Barry Lyga, Rita Williams-Garcia, Natalie Standiford, E. Lockhart, and Michael Northrop. For the entire schedule, click here. Meanwhile, my Teen Author Festival events are as follows:
Tuesday, March 15, YA Reader's Theater
B&N Union Square, 7-8:30
Join me and fellow authors Holly Black, Judy Blundell, Eliot Schrefer (aka E. Archer) and host David Levithan as we act out scenes from one another's books. And the Oscar goes to….
Thursday, March 17, Five Borough Read 10-12
Central Branch, Brooklyn Public Library, Dweck Auditorium, 10 Grand Army Plaza
With fellow authors: Cathleen Bell, Christopher Grant, Melissa Kantor, Jeri Smith-Ready and Melissa Walker.
**APRIL**
Tuesday, April 5th, WHERE SHE WENT comes out!! GO BUY YOUR COPY! (Please). NYC launch event, to be announced! Stay tuned, chickadees.
Wednesday, April 14th-Thursday, April 15th, Austin, TX. Texas Library Association Annual Conference.
For more information, click here.
Coming soon, a public reading in Austin, TX during the conference. Details to be announced soon. Stay tuned.
Saturday, April 30-Sunday, May , L.A. Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Details on panels and times coming soon. Or check back here.
Additional L.A. public reading to be announced soon.
***MAY***
May 8-11, Orlando, FL. International Reading Association Annual Convention
Panel discussion on Sex and Drugs and Rock & Roll in books teens love. For more info on the convention, click here.
Also, to come, public reading, somewhere in Florida. Helpful, I know. Again, stay tuned.
