2010 NYC Teen Author Festival

2010 NYC Teen Author Festival

MONDAY, 3/15
(NYPL, Tompkins Square Branch, 331 East 10th Street, 6pm)
First Draft to Final Draft – Talking About the Writing Process-
featuring: Gayle Forman, Daphne Grab, Carolyn Mackler, Sarah Mlynowski, Blake Nelson, Marie Rutkoski, Eliot Schrefer, Natalie Standiford

TUESDAY, 3/16
(Barnes & Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren Street, 7pm)
Getting Inside the Mind of a Teen Boy-featuring: Nick Burd, Matt de la Pena, Gordon Korman, David Levithan, Barry Lyga, Michael Northrup, Jon Skovron, Jake Wizner

WEDNESDAY, 3/17
(Mulberry Street Branch, NYPL, 10 Jersey St, 6pm)
The Treasure Map to Going Bovine with Will Grayson(s)(or, an evening of readers’ theater)-featuring:Libba Bray, John Green, David Levithan, E. Lockhart

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
-Mulberry Street Branch, NYPL, 10 Jersey Street
Angie Frazier, Aimee Friedman, Alice Hoffman, 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:
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, 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, 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 afternoon:
Books of Wonder Signing (18 W 18th St, 2-6)
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
245-3:30 -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

BONUS EVENTS:
March 11: Blake Nelson and the Care Bears on Fire at Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 E 17th St, 7pm, for a night of reading and rock

April 14: The Next Teen Author Reading Night, 6-7:30 at the Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL, 425 6th Ave, at 10th St. Helen Ellis, The TurningDavid Levithan, Will Grayson, Will GraysonEmma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, DedicationSarah Mlynowski, Gimme a CallMarie Rutkoski, The Celestial GlobeElizabeth Scott, The Unwritten RuleRachel Vail, BrilliantAdrienne Maria Vrettos, The Exile of Gigi Lane

SELLOUT ARCs are going out

look at the photo i found on abby the librarian's blog today! whoo hoo 2010 ARCs from Scholastic! i wonder if i'll be this excited every time i spot SELLOUT *Hope so*

Best relationships I've ever had

have been with books! and each relationship is different, but equally as exciting. sometimes we go on adventures together, or solve mysteries, but we always fall in love over and over again. this month i asked another novel to be my special valentine. it said YES!

this valentine's day happened to be amazing, but just in case it wasn't, i had a Plan B. my collection of novels is like that, always there when I need them. no matter what my mood or what kind of day I've had. i always have the perfect book to help me feel better.

the best part about these relationships are the fact that i get to choose the stories. i get to choose which story i want to delve into, i get to choose when i read, where i read, and for how long i want to read, without anyone making decisions for me. and i almost never get my heart broken.

lately, I've had one fear though about my serious relationship with my books: what to do with them if i ever have to move on. how can i keep all these stories so close to my heart? do i pack them up and take our relationship to the next level? do i leave them behind to find new lovers?

a good friend of mine sent me a few photos to help calm my fears a little:
i was crazy to consider leaving behind the best relationships that I've ever had. of course, if and when the time comes, i won't be able to part with all of the stories that have grown so close to my heart. i have never been more satisfied and more happy than when i am alone with my books. my wish for all of you is to find a special relationship like i have with these stories.


recently, i set up my first school visit in new york city to talk about SELLOUT, my young adult novel. i thought about the many ways that i could share my relationship with the kids, to pass along my love of books, without completely breaking up with several of my stories.

now as i think back, there were a few relationships that didn't end well or according to my liking. but that doesn't mean i care for those stories any less. maybe another relationship would be better for those stories, so i may think about setting a few of the lucky kids up on a blind date. there is always another book waiting for my love.

if you're looking for that one special relationship this valentine's day, i encourage you too try books! they are by far the best relationships I've ever had.