Will I Get a Chance To See You?

Fall is on the horizon, and for me that means lots of exciting appearances and events to look forward too! Here’s a lineup of where I’ll be headed in September and October. Maybe I will see you there!

Sunday, September 1st at 2:00 on the Teen Stage

AJC Decatur Book Festival (Decatur, GA)

I am always psyched about AJC DBF, but this year I am especially so, because I will be on a panel with my pal Sara Shepard, whom I met in 2009 when she was kind enough to join us on the teen stage in its second year. I haven’t seen Sara since the PLL explosion, so this will be extra-fun for me. Our panel,  “When Good Girls Go Bad” will also include Caprice Crane, author of Confessions of a Hater, but I don’t think there’s going to be any real hating going on between us!

I’m also excited to be moderating the “Love and Romance” panel on the teen stage Saturday at 3:00, where I’ll get to guide conversation with Lauren Morrill, Robyn Schneider, and Bridie Clark!

Saturday, September 28th, Hotel Arista
Young Adult Lit Conference (Naperville, IL)

I got to visit Anderson’s Book Shop a couple of years ago, so I know they know how to host a girl. The lineup for their 10th Annual Young Adult Literature Conference includes several friends and people I can’t wait to meet!

October 11-13th (Time TBD)
Southern Festival of Books   (Nashville, TN)

The lineup of young adult and children’s authors for this incredible literary festival is already impressive (Sarah Dessen, Rick Riordan, Gabrielle Zevin), and I can’t wait to see how things finally shape up once I have the schedule. For now, it’s an honor to be included in their 25th annual celebration!

Saturday, November 2nd, 1:15 PM
Vegas Valley Book Festival (Las Vegas, NV)

I have never been to Las Vegas, but I have heard amazing things about it. (If “Swingers” and “Ocean’s 11″ count as hearing things.) I’ve heard even better things about this book festival, and am already impressed with the organization (run so far by Crystal Perkins, who is a doll). To add a giant cherry on top of all of this, I’ll also get to see my good friend Eileen Cook while I’m there, plus a bunch of other great YA authors. To get there I’ll be flying on Halloween, so  I am also currently taking costume suggestions.

It’s also time to line up school visits for the fall semester, so if you are interested, drop me an email! Thanks, and hope to see you soon!