Hi Peeps (of the non-gelatinous-covered-in-sugar-sprinkles-shaped-like-chicks-and-bunnies variety),
Just a reminder that the NYC Teen Author Festival is happening NOW! Well, not technically now now. It’s 7:18 in the morning here in New York and I’m cutting my eye at The Boy in a way that says, "No more Simpsons. Time for putting on clothes and rushing out the door for another fulfilling day of education. Thrill me with your newfound knowledge when you return at 3:15." Boy’s knowledge extends to ignoring such looks.
So I must jump into "We’regoingtobelatewhereareyourshoesdidyoupackupyourhomework?" mode. But here’s the schedule to remind you. You’re welcome. Also, can somebody explain why my background has changed to a hideous yellow-and-green spring flower motif? I didn’t change it. *sigh* Why do the Keebler Elves of the Internet like effing with my LJ?**
NYC TEEN AUTHOR FESTIVAL MARCH 14-19
Tuesday, March 15 (B&N Union Square, 7-8:30):
YA Reader’s Theater
featuring: Holly Black, Judy Blundell, Gayle Forman, Eliot Schrefer (aka E. Archer)
Host: David Levithan
Wednesday. March 16 (South Court, 6-8):
YA Rocks, featuring Tiger Beat!
Tiger Beat: Libba Bray, Daniel Ehrenhaft, Barnabas Miller, Natalie Standiford
With music-related readings from: Philana Marie Boles, Libba Bray, Barnabas Miller, Jon Skovron, Jeri Smith-Ready, Rita Williams-Garcia
Host: Jack Martin / Chris Shoemaker
Thursday, March 17 (Five Borough Read, 10-12):
Manhattan
Seward Park Branch, 192 E Broadway, Manhattan, 10am
featuring: Alma Alexander, Philana Marie Boles, Leanna Renee Hieber, Lena Roy
Mark Shulman
96th Street Branch, 228 E 96th St, Manhattan, 10am
featuring: Violet Haberdasher, Kimberly Marcus, Micol Ostow, Eliot Schrefer, Natalie Standiford
Washington Irving H.S (in conjunction with Mulberry St Branch) – 40 Irving Place, 10am.
featuring: Eireann Corrigan, Jocelyn Davies, Anne Heltzel, Matt de la Pena, Patrick Ryan, Leila Sales
Muhlenburg Branch, NYPL, 209 W 23rd St
featuring: Alexandra Bullen, Helen Ellis, Sarah Mlynowski, Matthue Roth, Adrienne Maria Vrettos, Robin Wasserman
Brooklyn
Central Branch, Brooklyn Public Library, Dweck Auditorim, 10 Grand Army Plaza
featuring: Cathleen Bell , Gayle Forman
Christopher Grant, Melissa Kantor, Jeri Smith-Ready, Melissa Walker
Bronx
Bronx Library Center, 310 E Kingsbridge Road, Bronx
featuring: Margie Gelbwasser, Sarah Darer Littman, Arlaina Tibensky, Maryrose Wood
Queens
Library TO BE ANNOUNCED
featuring: Brent Crawford, Barry Lyga, Melina Marchetta, Neesha Meminger
Staten Island
St George Branch, 5 Central Ave, Staten Island, 10am
featuring: Elizabeth Eulberg, David Levithan, Michael Northrup, Danette Vigliante
Friday March 18th, Symposium (South Court, 42nd Street, 2-6)
2:00 Introduction
2:10 – 3:00: Telling the Truths – Hard Topics, Illuminating Fiction
featuring: Eireann Corrigan, Donna Freitas, Sarah Darer Littman, Kimberly Marcus, Micol Ostow
Moderator: David Levithan
3:00 – 3:50: Debut Author Showcase
featuring: Jocelyn Davies, Margie Gelbwasser, Christopher Grant, Anne Heltzel, Kimberly Marcus, Arlaina Tibensky
Moderator: Jack Martin / Chris Shoemaker
3:50 – 4:00: Break
4:00 – 5:00: I Think I Love You (But Maybe I Don’t?) – Writing About Teens in Love
featuring: E. Lockhart, Terra Elan McVoy, Sarah Mylnowski, Patrick Ryan
Moderator: David Levithan
5:00 – 6:00: Under the Influences: Discussing Influences on YA Fiction
featuring: Libba Bray, Alexandra Bullen, Susane Colasanti, Barry Lyga
, Carolyn Mackler, Lena Roy, Adrienne Maria Vrettos, Maryrose Wood
Moderator: Barry Lyga
Saturday. March 19th, Symposium (South Court, 42nd Street, 1-5:30)
1:00 – Introduction
1:10 – 2:00: The Ties That Bind, Part One: The Struggle Against Darkness
featuring: Kim Harrington, Lisa McMann, Maggie Stiefvater, Robin Wasserman
Moderator: David Levithan
2:00 – 2:45: The Ties That Bind, Part Two: Family Bonds
featuring: Melissa Kantor, Melina Marchetta, Alyssa Sheinmel, Natalie Standiford, Danette Vigilante
Moderator: Jack Martin / Chris Shoemaker
2:45 – 3:30: The Ties That Bind, Part Three: Friends and Community
featuring: Matt de la Pena, Torrey Maldonado, Michael Northrop, Leila Sales
Moderator: Barry Lyga
3:30-3:40 – Break
3:40 – 4:20 – Tribute to Michael Cart
Host/Opening: Jack Martin
Speakers/Readers: David Levithan and Jacqueline Woodson
Acceptance: Michael Cart
4:20-5:30: LGBTYA: Past, Present, and Future
featuring: Nick Burd, Michael Cart, David Levithan, Martin Wilson, Jacqueline Woodson
Moderator: Jack Martin / Chris Shoemaker
Sunday afternoon:
Books of Wonder Signing (1-4)
Authors:
1-1:45
Lizabeth Zindel (A Girl, A Ghost, and the Hollywood Hills, Penguin)
Maryrose Wood (The Hidden Gallery, Harper)
Suzanne Weyn (Empty, Scholastic)
Danette Vigilante (The Trouble with Half a Moon, Penguin)
Maggie Stiefvater (Linger, Scholastic)
Natalie Standiford (Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters, Scholastic)
Mark Shulman (Scrawl, Roaring Brook)
Alyssa Sheinmel (The Beautiful Between, RH)
Kieran Scott (She’s So Dead to Us, S&S)
Leila Sales (Mostly Good Girls, S&S)
Patrick Ryan (Gemini Bites, Scholastic)
1:45-2:30
Marie Rutkoski (The Celestial Globe, FSG)
Lena Roy (Edges, FSG)
Michael Northrup (Trapped, Scholastic)
Sarah Mlynowski (Gimme a Call, RH)
Neesha Meminger (Jazz in Love, Ignite)
Terra Elan McVoy (After the Kiss, S&S)
Lisa McMann (Cryer’s Cross, S&S)
Kimberly Marcus (Exposed, RH)
Melina Marchetta (The Piper’s Son, Candlewick)
Torrey Maldonado (Secret Saturdays, Penguin)
Barry Lyga (Archvillain, Scholastic)
2:30-3:15
E. Lockhart (Real Live Boyfriends, RH)
Sarah Darer Littman (Life After, Scholastic)
David Levithan (Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares, RH)
Melissa Kantor (The Darlings Are Forever, Hyperion)
Carla Jablonksi (Resistance, First Second)
Gwendolyn Heasley (Where I Belong, Harper)
Kim Harrington (Clarity, Scholastic)
Christopher Grant (Teenie, RH)
Margie Gelbwasser (Inconvenient, Flux)
Elizabeth Eulberg (Prom & Prejudice, Scholastic)
Helen Ellis (The Turning, Sourcebooks)
3:15-4:00
Daniel Ehrenhaft (Friend is Not a Verb, Harper)
Sarah Beth Durst (Enchanted Ivy, S&S)
Matt De La Pena (I Will Save You, RH)
Brent Crawford (Carter Finally Gets It, Hyperion)
Eireann Corrigan (Accomplice, Scholastic)
Susane Colasanti (Something Like Fate, Penguin)
Marina Budhos (Tell Us We’re Home, S&S)
Kate Brian (Book of Spells, S&S)
Philana Marie Boles (Glitz, Penguin)
Judy Blundell (Strings Attached, Scholastic)
Cathleen Bell (Little Blog on the Prairie, Bloomsbury)
**Elves have changed it back. Please go about your business.