Top Ten Tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t participate every week, but I join in when I find the prompt interesting. This week’s topic is authors you want to meet. I’ve had the opportunity to meet lots of amazing authors. Actually, a lot of my favorites, I’ve… Continue reading Top Ten Authors I Want to Meet
Category: author events
An Evening with Marilynne Robinson
Each year, my library partners with University of Kansas Libraries for Read Across Lawrence, which is where everyone in town is invited to “get on the same page” and read a book as well as attend related events, and culminates in a visit from the author at the end of the month. The 2014 selection… Continue reading An Evening with Marilynne Robinson
Ransom Riggs at Rainy Day Books
Last week I went to see Ransom Riggs speak at a Rainy Day Books event. Luckily, they moved the event to Unity Temple to accommodate the crowd, which means I only spent $30 on books as opposed to the $100 I generally spend when unleashed in an independent book store that has a well-stocked young… Continue reading Ransom Riggs at Rainy Day Books
John Green, Rainbow Rowell, and Jacqueline Woodson at KCPL
Because I have the coolest job, I got to attend this event for work! John Green, Rainbow Rowell, and Jacqueline Woodson came to the Plaza branch of the Kansas City Public Library for a talk and signing. Rainbow Rowell is well near the top of my greatest people in the world list, and I’ve only… Continue reading John Green, Rainbow Rowell, and Jacqueline Woodson at KCPL
Tumblr Does YA at BEA
My favorite evening BEA-related event was the Tumblr Does YA at Housing Works Bookstore. The had free drinks and there was a lot of interesting people there but it wasn’t too crowded (which was a blessing after the madness of the exhibition floor). At the door, everyone got a name tag that also asked for… Continue reading Tumblr Does YA at BEA
wrapped up in books 