Category: Book Events

Fierce Reads Tour Recap & Giveaway – With Marissa Meyer, Nikki Kelly, Gennifer Albin & Jessica Brody

On October 10th, I headed out to the Arlington Heights Public Library to the Fierce Reads tour. This tour was incredible because the authors were obviously just having SO much fun! I thought I’d share a few highlights and pictures: Just look at that awesome cake (the picture up at the top). Isn’t it fun?! Gennifer Albin is bloodthirsty. And hilarious. She had me laughing the whole time. One example: apparently, she is constantly thinking about […]

Posted October 20, 2014 in Book Events, Giveaways (Ended) / 25 Comments

YA Fandom Frenzy

On Sunday, my mom (whose birthday we were celebrating!!) and I went to the YA Fandom Frenzy (hosted by Anderson’s Bookshop). There were 40 YA authors there, and probably about 200 attendees. It was all a bit crazy, but also really fun!! Here are some of the highlights: Cassandra Clare and Holly Black were up first (both with very colorful hair!), and they talked about their process for writing The Iron Trial. They said that basically, […]

Posted October 1, 2014 in Book Events / 12 Comments

10 Mistakes I Made at BEA (and One BIG Mistake that They Made!)

So, I learned a lot being a first-timer to BEA this year! Now that I’ve been through the experience, there are a few things I’d do differently. I thought I’d share for those of you who might make it there in future years!10 Mistakes I Made at BEA Me and my roommate, Jenni 1. Left my Roomie Hanging – If you read my recap of Day 1 of BEA, you know that my poor roommate […]

Posted June 22, 2014 in BEA, Book Events / 0 Comments

BEA Book Haul & Days 3 & 4 Recap

Okay, I think I finally have myself organized enough to post about my last two days of BEA. If you missed them, check out my posts about days one and two as well. I met LOTS of new blogger friends and awesome authors!! First off, here’s my book haul. I already showed you the books that I got on day one from the Bloggers conference. Here’s everything else I got!! I ended up with a total of […]

Posted June 5, 2014 in BEA, Book Events / 0 Comments

BEA Recap Day 2

I’m too tired to do a long post about today, but I thought I’d come do a little update. Today the mad rush truly began. But, surprisingly, it wasn’t as crazy as I thought it would be. Maybe it’s because I went in with a pretty low-key attitude, but I didn’t feel terribly overwhelmed. I think it helped a lot that I met up with some really awesome bloggers who made the day incredibly fun. […]

Posted May 30, 2014 in BEA, Book Events / 0 Comments

BEA Recap Day 1

Travel Woes So, I made it through Day #1 of my very first BEA!!! It was looking a little touch and go there for a while, since my flight was delayed by about 2 hours (and some flights from Chicago to NYC were cancelled). I was just praying that I would make it here at all! My poor roommate (Jennifer from Live to Read, Read to Live) flew all the way in from Ireland and […]

Posted May 29, 2014 in BEA, Book Events / 21 Comments

Barbara Vey Readers Luncheon

Me and Mary Buckham with her book (which she signed for me) and the “shapeshifter” that she gifted me with. Last Saturday, I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Barbara Vey Readers Luncheon in Milwaukee. I was surprised at what a big event this was – there were 60 authors in attendance including some big names like Debbie Macomber (who was the keynote speaker and was quite funny) and Gena Showalter. There […]

Posted May 1, 2014 in Book Events / 2 Comments

BEA, here I come!! Need tips? Check here!!

It’s official! My flight is booked, my tickets are purchased – I’m heading to BEA this year! (Including the BEA Bloggers Conference!). So, are you going too? Let me know because I REALLY want to meet all of you! I cannot wait!! Being a newbie BEA attender, I’ve been desperate to find all the advice I can get. So, for my own knowledge, I decided to put together a list of links to people’s […]

Posted April 24, 2014 in BEA, Book Events / 0 Comments