I’m back from New York! I was planning to do a big recap post, but I honestly have such a bad memory, I would probably forget half of what I did. Instead, before showing you what I got, I’ll tell you about some highlights of my week.
Monday:
Signing at McNally Jackson: I got to meet Andrea Cremer, Ally Condie, Marie Lu, Tonya Hurley, Adele Griffin and Michelle Hodkin. It was nice to meet these amazing authors, and listen to them speak about their books.
Tuesday:
Teen Author Carnival: I may have been completely dead tired, but the panel was really interesting. The first one was “From A Whole Other World” featuring Lenore Appelhans (can’t wait to read Level 2!!), Aimée Carter, Victoria Schwab, Michelle Zink, Jeri Smith-Ready, Gennifer Albin, Courtney Moulton, Leah Clifford and Scott Tracey. The second Panel I attended was “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger (Kick Ass Characters)” featuring Eliot Schrefer, Michelle Zink, Jeri Smith-Ready, Courtney Moulton, Gretchen McNeil, Siobhan Vivian, Aimée Carter, Stacy Kramer, Valerie Thomas, Barry Lyga, Lauren Oliver and Jackson Pearce.
Wednesday:
Children’s Book & Author’s Breakfast: Chris Colfer charmed me at this event. He was funny, intelligent, and I loved his interaction with the other authors (like the Fifty Shades of Green). John Green was as amazing in reality as he is in his videos. Lois Lowry made me cry, with her amazing speech. Finally, I have to say I didn’t really hear Kadir Nelson’s speech, as I left a little early so I wouldn’t miss Sarah J. Maas signing.
(You can watch it here: http://www.livestream.com/bookexpoamerica)
Thursday:
(Waiting for the reveal)
The Cover Reveal of the new paperback of An Abundance of Katherines by John Green. Why is it in my highlights? Well, I was only a couple of feet away from him, so that made my day (yes, it is really easy to make me happy).
I had a lot of fun at BEA. I met so many amazing bloggers, and I got to meet some really great authors. I already can’t wait for next year,
Now, time to show you some of the books I got! (Sorry about the lack of links. It would take me forever, and I want to post this now.)
Son by Lois Lowry
Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber (signed)
The Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart (signed)
Princess Academy: Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale
Recipe for Trouble: The Cupcake Club by Sheryl and Carrie Berk
A Touch Morbid by Leah Clifford
The Lost Code by Kevin Emerson
The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson (signed)
Scorch by Gina Damico
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Prodigy by Marie Lu
Crewel by Gennifer Albin
Skinny by Donna Cooner
The Blessed by Tonya Hurley
Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Skylark by Megan Spponer
Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
Black City by Elizabeth Richards
The Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves
Henry Franks by Peter Adam Salomon
In A Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz
Beta by Rachel Cohn
Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
After Hello by Lisa Mangum
Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull
What’s Left of Me by Kat Zhang
The Revolutions of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano
Hourglass by Myra McEntire
Ferocity Summer by Alissa Grosso
Every day by David Levithan
Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian
Ten by Gretchen McNeil (signed)
Origin by Jessica Khoury
A Fractured Light by Jocelyn Davies (signed)
Fathomless by Jackson Pearce
The Innocents by Lili Peloquin
The Diviners by Libba Bray
The Darkest Mind by Alexandra Bracken
Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner
Zom-B by Darren Shan
The Golden Door by Emily Rodda
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
Falling Kingdom by Morgan Rhodes
Throne Of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Undead by Kirsty McKay
Eve & Adam by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate
Rift by Andrea Cremer (signed)
Venom by Fiona Paul
Entice by Jessica Shirvington
Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
Deity by J. L. Armentrout
Bought:
Tighter by Adele Griffin
Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley (signed)
Were you guys at BEA?
