Are you attending ALA (American Library Association) this year? It's in Anaheim, CA - home to Disneyland! It's also about ten minutes away from my house so of course I'll be there! :)
There's a schedule of the authors who will be there signing books:
ALA Annual - Authors
I'm planning on being there Friday night, Saturday, and (possibly) Monday. Here's my list of authors I'd like to meet!
Friday - June 22
ABRAMS Books - 2449
Tom Angleberger, Author
Fake Mustache/ Origami Yoda series
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
HarperCollins Children's Books
Rae Carson, Author
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturday - June 23
ABRAMS Books - 2449
Tom Angleberger, Author
Fake Mustache/ Origami Yoda series
10:00 am - 11:00 am
(If I don't get to this booth on Friday...)
Disney-Hyperion - 2463
Mo Willems, Author/Illustrator
I BROKE MY TRUNK! and THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!?
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Egmont USA - 2529
Penny Warner, Author
The Code Busters Club: The Secret of the Skeleton Key
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
HarperCollins Children's Books
Jon Scieszka, Author
Guys Read: Thriller
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - 2401
Laini Taylor, Author
Daughter of Smoke & Bone
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Penguin Young Readers Group - 2616
Ally Condie, Author
Matched and Crossed
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Marie Lu, Author
Legend
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Scholastic Inc. - 2634
Brian Selznick, Author
Wonderstruck
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Maggie Stiefvater, Author
The Scorpion Races
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Simon & Schuster, Inc.
John Corey Whaley, Author
Where Things Come Back
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
David Shannon, Illustrator
Robot Zot!
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Sourcebooks - 2352
Miranda Kenneally, Author
Stealing Parker
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Monday - June 25
Penguin Young Readers Group - 2616
Joan Bauer, Author
Close to Famous
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Simon & Schuster, Inc.
James Dashner, Author
The 13th Reality: The Blade of Shattered Hope
9:00 am - 10:00 am
I learned from BEA to have a few items for each hour slot. That way, if a line is too long or they run out of books, I can go to another event / line / author. If you're going to be there, let me know! We can hang out. :)
Sounds like fun! Wish I was going with you.
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