Last Saturday I was invited to go
to the Scholastic offices for their #BloggerBookFeast! A Saturday is always
good when it involves yummy sandwiches, books and blogger friends. Here are
some of the coolest things about it:
1. I got some b-e-a-utiful books!
2. Sue Wallman, debut author of Lying About Last Summer, told us the
emotional, touching story of her road to publication and her motivation for
writing. We all felt a little teary!
3. Getting a sneak peek at
upcoming releases is always a treat. I'm most excited for: Lying About Last Summer by Sue Wallman, The Museum of Heartbreak by Meg Leder, Super Awkward by Beth Garrod and, of course, The Raven King.
4. Another debut author, Beth
Garrod, introduced us to Super Awkward and
revealed just how many of Bella’s mishaps are inspired by her own… If you like
funny, English contemp then you need to start looking forward to September
right about now.
5. The designers behind the The Sin Eater’s Daughter and the two
latest incarnations of The Hunger Games trilogy
revealed their processes and all of the super cool drafts that they went
through. We all fell in love with at least two of the draft sets…
6. Nick Ostler and Mick Huckerby
introduced Defenders of the Realm and
talked about their history as screenwriters, what influenced their debut
(superheroes and the British monarchy!) and how writing as a duo works.
7. All of the authors – plus Eve
Ainsworth and Melinda Salisbury - took part in a panel led by Scholastic editor
David Maybury (he has a fancier title but I can’t remember it…). It was
HILARIOUS.
8. And as always, the highlight
of any blogger event is seeing all of the lovely faces of people I talk to
online – publishers and bloggers!
Sophie
Sounds like this was an awesome event, glad you had fun :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great time Sophie, I love those Hunger Games covers (I NEED the bottom set!!). The new Dark Materials & Jungle Book covers are beautiful too so I'm quite tempted to buy second copies LOL
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