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I'll be there with all of these awesome people. Yes, it's a cool-fest, with me thrown in the mix. I may fangirl a little (you won't hold that against me, right?). Come if you're in NYC!
PS-If you want to order signed copies of any of these books (they'll mail them to you!), go here and click on the covers. (Amazing birthday gifts! Just saying.)
From 5:00 - 8:00 PM tomorrow, May 24, 2010, I'll be at the Teen Author Carnival, put on by the amazing Devyn Burton, Mitali Dave & Korianne Wey at Jefferson Market Branch Library, 425 Avenue of the Americas, NYC (see that gorgeous building on the left? That's the library!).Three panels will repeat throughout the three hours, and at the end there will be a mass book signing. There will be candy, love, hugs and awesomeness.
Here are the panels and the lineup of authors (I'm bolded, just because this is my blog!):
The Panel of Teen Love (The Tower Room - Floor Three)
· Heidi Kling
· Holly Cupala
· Susane Colasanti
· Gayle Forman
· Kody Keplinger
· Sarah Ockler
· Simone Elkeles
· Elizabeth Scott
· Alexandra Diaz
· Kieran Scott
The Real Teen Life Panel (The YA Room - Floor Two)
· Stephanie Kuehnert
· Barry Lyga
· Jon Skovron
· Amy Brecount White
· Melissa Walker
· Courtney Sheinmel
· Lauren Oliver
· Ned Vizzini
· Sarah Darer Littman
· Sarah Mylnowski
The Mystery / Fantasy Panel (The Red Room - Floor One)
· Jeri Smith-Ready
· Michelle Zink
· Judith Graves
· Tonya Hurley
· Linda Gerber
· Michael Northrop
· Melissa Kantor
· Violet Haberdasher
· Eliot Schrefer
· Maryrose Wood
Cool lineup, right? Come if you can! Here's more info.
Dave has guitar lessons on Monday nights now, which means that I get to cook dinner once a week. (Usually, he makes something delicious and well presented.)I've taken to this new challenge because, as you may know, I'm obsessed with the Barefoot Contessa and I have a slight crush on Naked Chef Jamie Oliver (I even wrote him into my new book yesterday, but that will probably get cut).
Anyway! I've decided to chronicle my (mis)adventures in the kitchen here on Tuesdays. So let's get started:
Last night, I attempted to make the dish you see above, Soy Bean Sprouts with Shiitake Mushrooms. I even bought some shrimp to add to it, because I'm not a vegetarian. Isn't it pretty?
Yeah, well, when I made it, it ended up like this:
On the plus side: The shrimp, which I "steeped" (after looking up that word online), was perfectly done.
The bad news: Those are not soy bean sprouts. This is a major ingredient malfunction, people! I had the wrong kind of sprouts for a dish called "Soy Bean Sprouts with Shiitake Mushrooms"! Luckily, I got the mushrooms right. But still, it was a mess. Those regular sprouts are crunchy and do not have the lovely tails of their soy bean sisters.
Dave ate dinner dutifully and said my technique was flawless. I just need to work on getting the ingredients right.
There's always next week!
Oh, also, I made guacamole. This I can do:
Have you ever had a kitchen (mis)adventure? Tell me. It'll make me feel better.
Happy Tuesday!
Come join the chatter on the readergirlz blog -- it'll be fun!
Check out the Rgz interview with Lisa, book party ideas themed around her book Absolutely Maybe (remember the Cover Story?), and our Reach Out project idea -- as well as the awesome soundtrack Lisa has chosen for the book -- on readergirlz.com.
Also, Lisa cracks me up. Take a peek:
Question: Are any of you guys who read this blog in a book club? What are you reading right now? (And either way, join readergirlz so you can book-club-it with me!)
PS-Breaking News: It's almost summer (that's not the "breaking" part)! Lovestruck Summer is on super-sale at Amazon.com right now, in case you've been *ahem* meaning to read it. Skip your morning coffee and buy my book instead (for $2.40!!!). I promise, it'll give you a jolt. (Here's Diane at The Book Resort's take, which I love because I get to be called a "genius" -- yes, I read these nice reviews on rainy writing days. Thank you!)
This awesome event is happening tomorrow (Sunday) in NYC. Go if you can!
It's organized by Miss Couturable herself, Noel Duan, who says:
"This is a mega-panel discussion with top Asian American figures in the fashion industry in order to promote the education and discussion of fashion and careers in fashion. In accordance to this year's theme, 'Deeper,' we hope to dive deeper into exploring the different ways in which Asian Americans have made revolutionary contributions.
Our confirmed panelists are:
SuChin Pak, MTV Correspondent (Moderator)
Humberto Leon, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Opening Ceremony
Carol Lim, CEO and Co-Founder of Opening Ceremony
Joe Zee, Creative Director of ELLE
Tina Chai, Stylist & Columbia College alumna
Phillip Lim, Fashion Designer
Patrick Li, Creative Director of Li, Inc
Ujjwala Raut, Supermodel
EJ Samson, Online Editor of Teen Vogue
Arabelle Sicardi, Fashion Blogger
Aya T. Kanai, Stylist
"A portion of the ticket proceeds (it's only $5/ticket!) will be donated to Tibetan Village Project to help the victims of the recent Yushu earthquake in China.
"Tickets can be purchased online and the Facebook Event is here."
Happy Saturday!
I got one of the last flights out of Madrid. The volcanic ash cloud didn't stop me from coming home, and I feel so lucky. Phew!
Now that I'm back, I have to tell you that Harmony is doing an awesome auction to benefit PA libraries, and I'm offering up this selection of goods at left.
That's the new OK GO cd, some bright and fun Sugarpill eyeshadow, and a signed copy of Lovestruck Summer. All I Heart Daily approved, of course. Go bid! All the proceeds go to PA libraries... win, win, win to infinity!
Happy Sunday. It's sooooo good to be home (but Spain was awesome and I'll be writing about it for the next few weeks I'm sure--bear with me!).
What's today? It's Operation Teen Book Drop day!This is the third year readergirlz has helped lead the effort, and this year they'll be delivering 10,000 new books to teens on Native reservations and tribal lands. To learn more about the effort and rgz partners, check out the Operation TBD page. Many thanks to GuysLitWire, YALSA and If I Can Read I Can Do Anything!
All you have to do is leave a book in a public space for some lucky reader to find. Viola! You've rocked the drop. (Grab an official bookplate and extras here!)
I'm rocking the drop in Spain--photos soon! (Remember last year when I left books all over and Lovestruck Summer was in a daffodil planter?)
Libros, libros, libros! Let's spread them all over the world, okay? Who's in?!
Thanks to everyone who commented and helped in the quest to give back to the Brooklyn Public Library! I'll be donating 50 new books and $150, which is so much less than libraries have given to me over the years. I mean, look at this gorgeous place:
Thank you, libraries and librarians all over the world! And thank you, Jenn Hubbard, for starting this amazing challenge! Jenn has posted more ways to help libraries, too.
Happy Sunday!
This is a library-loving blog challenge!For every commenter on this post between now and 3/26 at midnight, I will donate one book to my local library: The Brooklyn Public Library, up to 50 books. (Yes, this kind of scares me but I'm ready to do it!)
How easy could it be? You comment, I cough up the books, the library gets a gift! If you don't know what to say in your comment, "I love libraries" will do.
I asked my friend and librarian Marie Hansen why she loves libraries so much, and she said, "I love libraries because they are full of FREE books! Free books is an amazing concept!"
YES!
Note that my pledge is "per commenter"--so if a single person leaves 50 comments, that still only counts once! But you can do more by spreading the word ... please link to this post, tweet about it, and send your friends here so they can comment and raise more donations.
If you're moved to make a flat-fee donation to your library, or to start your own challenge, bring it on!, and please leave that information in the comments.
For a complete list of participating bloggers (and to visit other sites where you can help libraries just by leaving a comment!) visit the writerjenn blog.
Happy Tuesday!
*UPDATE* Since 50 was too low a bar (thanks, everyone!), I'll now donate 50 books for the first 50 commenters plus $1 for each additional comment through Friday 3/26 at midnight, up to $100 (so 150 comments = 50 new books + $100 for the Brooklyn Public Library). Yay!
It starts tomorrow! Here's where you need to be. I starred (***) my events because, you know, this is my blog ("The Boy You Can't Have" I'm thinking will be especially fun!). But all of this stuff will rock. Woohoo!
MONDAY:
First Draft to Final Draft - Talking About the Writing Process
Monday, 3/15 (NYPL, Tompkins Square Branch, 331 East 10th Street, 6pm):
featuring: Gayle Forman, Daphne Grab, Carolyn Mackler, Sarah Mlynowski, Blake Nelson, Marie Rutkoski, Eliot Schrefer, Natalie Standiford
TUESDAY:
Getting Inside the Mind of a Teen Boy
Tuesday, 3/16 (Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren Street, 7pm):
featuring: Nick Burd, Matt de la Pena, Gordon Korman, David Levithan, Barry Lyga, Michael Northrup, Jon Skovron, Jake Wizner
WEDNESDAY:
The Treasure Map to Going Bovine with Will Grayson(s) (or, an evening of readers' theater)
Wednesday, 3/17 (South Court in the 42nd Street New York Public Library (the one with the lions), 6pm):
featuring:Libba Bray, John Green, David Levithan, E. Lockhart
THURSDAY:
Thursday, 3/18 (Five Borough Read, 10am):
Authors read to high school students and the public in libraries across the city.
Manhattan:
Countee Cullen Branch, NYPL, 104 W 136th St
Donna Freitas, Eliot Schrefer, Rachel Vail, Lynn Weingarten, Ebony Wilkins
Jefferson Market Branch, NYPL, 425 6th Ave
Gabe Guarente, Carla Jablonksi, Kristen Kemp, Barry Lyga, Samantha Schutz
Muhlenburg Branch, NYPL, 209 W 23rd St
Emma McLaughlin, Lauren McLaughlin, Courtney Sheinmel, Jennifer Smith, Alice Hoffman
Grand Central Branch, NYPL, 135 East 46th Street (between Lexington & Third Aves.)
Angie Frazier, Aimee Friedman, Robin MacCready, Sarah Maclean, Amanda Marrone
Seward Park Branch, NYPL, 192 East Broadway
Cathleen Bell, Susane Colasanti, Matt De La Pena, Gayle Forman, Daphne Grab
Yorkville Branch, NYPL, 222 East 79th St
Micol Ostow, Robin Palmer, Shani Petroff, Robyn Schneider, Abby Sher, Jake Wizner, Michelle Zink
*** Brooklyn (aw yeah!):
Central Branch, Brooklyn Public Library, Dweck Auditorim, 10 Grand Army Plaza
Emily Horner, Melissa Kantor, O.Rhuday-Perkovich, Matthue Roth, Siobhan Vivian, Adrienne Maria Vrettos, Melissa Walker, Robin Wasserman
Bronx:
Bronx Library Center, NYPL, 310 East Kingsbridge Road
Coe Booth, Sarah Darer Littman, Neesha Meminger, Maryrose Wood
Queens:
Broadway Branch, QPL, 40-20 Broadway, Long Island City
Jessica Blank, Sarah Burningham, Heather Duffy-Stone, Marianne Mancusi, Elizabeth Scott
Staten Island:
West New Brighton Branch, NYPL, 976 Castleon Avenue
Elizabeth Eulberg, David Levithan, Michael Northrup, Kieran Scott
Thursday Evening, 3/18 (Books of Wonder, 18 W 18th St, 6-8pm):
Sourcebooks Fire Launch Party
featuring authors Lisa Brown, Anne Eliot Crompton, Helen Ellis, Adele Griffin
AND
the rocking tunes of Tiger Beat!
with Libba Bray, Dan Ehrenhaft, Barnabas Miller, and Natalie Standiford
FRIDAY:
Friday, 3/19 (South Court, 42nd Street, 2-5 and 6-8:30)
NYC Teen Author Festival Symposium Afternoon
2:00 Introduction
2:10 - 3:00: Using Genre to Tell the True Story of Adolescence
featuring: Judy Blundell, Sarah Beth Durst, Lauren McLaughlin, Diana Peterfreund,
Sara Shepard, Maggie Stiefvater, Robin Wasserman
3:00 - 3:30: Making a First Impression - 2010 Debut Authors
featuring: Angie Frazier, Emily Horner, Alyssa Sheinmel, Ebony Wilkins
3:30 - 4:15: Grief, Loss, and the YA Novel
featuring: Alexandra Bullen, Heather Duffy-Stone, Donna Freitas, Alice Hoffman, Sarah Darer Littman, Lisa Ann Sandell, Samantha Schutz
*** 4:15 - 5: The Boy You Can't Have
featuring: Susane Colasanti, Elizabeth Eulberg, Robin Palmer, Elizabeth Scott, Melissa Walker, Maryrose Wood
5-6: Break
Evening
6:00 - A Tribute to Regina Hayes
featuring: Sarah Dessen, Joy Peskin, Jacqueline Woodson
6:45 - 8:30: What it Feels Like for a Girl - Writing in a Teen Girl's Voice
featuring: Jessica Blank, Eireann Corrigan, Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han, Terra Elan McVoy, Siobhan Vivian, Adrienne Maria Vrettos, Jacqueline Woodson
SATURDAY:
Saturday, 3/20 (Bartos Forum, 42nd Street, 1pm): Stuff for the Teen Age Event
Come check out Stuff for the Teen Age, The New York Public Library's list of the hottest books, movies, music, and video games from 2009. Talk with your favorite authors. Rock out to your favorite songs. Have fun. Hear a very special presentation from keynote speaker, Libba Bray, the author of Going Bovine.
SUNDAY:
Sunday afternoon: Books of Wonder Signing (18 W 18th St, 2-6)
NOTE: Because of the number of authors, signings will be in shifts. Below is the approximate schedule, which is subject to change
2:00-2:45
Alma Alexander Nora Baskin Cathleen Davitt Bell Judy Blundell Libba Bray Coe Booth Elise Broach Alexandra Bullen Nick Burd Sarah Burningham Susane Colasanti Matt De La Pena Violet Haberdasher Maggie Stiefvater
2:45-3:30
Tom Dolby Heather Duffy-Stone Sarah Beth Durst Elizabeth Eulberg Gayle Forman Aimee Friedman Jenny Han Alice Hoffman Carla Jablonksi Melissa Kantor Kristen Kemp Michelle Knudsen Peter Lerangis David Levithan
3:30-4:15
Sarah Darer Littman Barry Lyga Robin MacCready Carolyn Mackler Sarah Maclean Marianne Mancusi Amanda Marrone Wendy Mass Lauren McLaughlin Neesha Meminger Sarah Mlynowski Michael Northrup Robin Palmer
4:15-5:00
Diana Peterfreund Shani Petroff O.Rhuday-Perkovich Matthue Roth Marie Rutkoski Lisa Ann Sandell Samantha Schutz Elizabeth Scott Kieran ScottCourtney Sheinmel Sara Shepard Abby Sher Jon Skovron
*** 5:00-5:45
Jennifer Smith Natalie Standiford Rachel Vail David Van Etten Siobhan Vivian Adrienne Maria Vrettos Melissa Walker Robin Wasserman Suzanne Weyn Lynn Weingarten Martin Wilson Jake Wizner Maryrose Wood Michelle Zink
PHEW! Excitement.
Come?