Merry Book-mas!

Papa Hemingway would be proud of this book tree's topper. May your season be filled with good reads & good friends!

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All Hallow's Read

It's that time of year again! What spooky reads is keeping you up at night this fall?

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Summer Reading Event

Calling all Michigan YA readers! I'll be at the Addison Township Public Library this weekend (Saturday, July 9) at 4pm for an author panel & signing with Ava Jae (Beyond The Red), Laura Wolfe (Trail Of Secrets) & Sarah Zettel (Palace of Spies series). I've also heard rumors of snacks...just saying. 

More details here.

XO
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B-Fest is this Weekend!

Barnes & Nobel is hosting their first ever weekend long book teen festival B-Fest is this weekend! Festivities begin this Friday, June 10 and run through Sunday, June 12.

Barnes & Nobel stores nationwide will be holding super fun YA events, giveaways, trivia, games & sneak peeks books that won't be out until the fall. So B-Sure to check out their site for full details.

Want to meet me & some other truly awesome Michigan authors AND celebrate My Last Kiss's publication anniversary on June 10th? Here's my B-Fest itinerary:

Friday @ 7pm for Author Panel & Signing

w/Andrea Hannah, Corey McCarthy, Amy Rose Capetta & Erica M. Chapman
Barnes & Noble

2800 S. Rochester Rd. 

Rochester Hills, MI 48307

Saturday @ 2pm for Bookish Games, including Pictionary, Spelling Showdown & more!

w/ John C. Ford & Amy Goldman Koss
Barnes & Noble  

17111 Haggerty Hwy.

Northville, MI 48168 

Saturday @ 6pm Author Panel & Signing 
w/Aimee Carter
Barnes & Noble  

3120 Fairlane Dr.

Allen Park, MI 48101
 

Sunday @ 2pm for Writing Workshop:

w/ Erica M. Chapman &  Barbara Rebbeck
Barnes & Noble

2800 S. Rochester Rd. 

Rochester Hills, MI 48307

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Teen B-Fest

So beyond excited to be part of the first ever B-Fest at Barnes & Noble. Details coming soon!

 

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Con-Troll YA is This Weekend!

Just a quick announcement that Con-Troll YA is baaack! I'll be at the Adrian Public Library with an incredibly fabulous lineup of YA authors including Tracy Bilen, Kate Bassett, Courtney Allison Moulton, Eric Priuska, and *insert drum roll here* NYT bestselling author Ellen frickin' Hopkins!!!! (Yes, "frickin'" in Ellen's legal middle name.)

In case you've been living under a book tent--which, more power to ya!--Con-Troll YA is a young adult lit conference featuring author panels, a writing workshop (that I'm leading this year), and book signings. Stop by to make all your dreams come true...or at least get some swag.

See you there!
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Books & Cherries!

Tomorrow the Gryffindorrific Kate Bassett and I will be at Brilliant Books from 2-4pm signing books and probably eating copious amounts of cherry-flavored goodies during the world-famous Traverse City Cherry Festival up in Traverse City, Michigan. Come up and see us be authorly and silly. We're super good at both!

Here are the Deets:
When
Saturday, July 11, 2015
2-4pm
Where
Brilliant Books
118 E. Front Street
Traverse City, MI
Call for more info: 231-946-2665

Special props go to the booklicious Sara G. of The Hiding Spot blog. Northern Michigan can thank (or blame depending on how much sugar Kate and I ingest) her for puttin' the YA in Cherry Festival! What? Those letters are totally in there! 

See ya up north,
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