The time it was about YallWest
I’ve always wanted to go to YALLFest, but was never able to make it happen. Obviously I was beyond elated to see that Margie and Melissa were going to put together a sister festival. And when the...
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I had planned on seeing Jessi Kirby at FoB, but that didn’t happen. Her launch party date had always been on my calendar and since Awesomeboss doesn’t care when I leave work, I took the trip to Newport...
View ArticleThe time I wasn’t murdered
I found out about Jennifer Niven doing an signing at Glendale Library on accident. I was meeting Keiko at the Jessi Kirby signing and happened to see a conversation between Keiko and Jennifer about it....
View ArticleThe time there was a photo booth
When the Fierce Reads events were announced, I nearly lost my mind to find that both legs were going to be stopping in SoCal. And of course we were going. Sadly, Michelle wasn’t able to make it, so I...
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I think my head may have exploded when I saw that both legs of the Fierce Reads tour were coming to SoCal. Both dates immediately went on my calendar. On the day of the LA event, we got up to The Last...
View ArticleThe time I didn’t have a title
I saw the event for Lindsay Cummings and Stephanie Diaz about two weeks after I had finished reading The Murder Complex. After that wretched cliffhanger ending, I knew I had to get my greedy hands on...
View ArticleThe time there was live music
Going to Tamara’s launch party for Every Last Word was a definite thing. Awesomeboss is super awesome, so I knew it wouldn’t be a problem taking time off if I needed to. Turns out the launch ended up...
View ArticleThe time it was incomplete
Anytime Jennifer Niven is doing a signing in SoCal, I’m going to try to go. When I saw the date at The Grove, it was a sure thing. Even more so when all of the foreign copies of All the Bright Places I...
View ArticleThe time we decided a cover
Even though I had plans to see Mary Pearson at SDCC, I fully intended to go to MG for her local launch party for The Heart of Betrayal. I loved this series with a sickness, so of course I had to hear...
View ArticleThe time it was SDCC 2015
If you follow this blog at all, you know that SDCC is serious business. This year was something a little different from the previous 19 or so years I’ve gone. This year I had a press pass. I didn’t...
View ArticleThe time I kept interrupting
Right before I went to San Francisco for Tamara’s launch party, she told me that she would be in San Diego. I still decided to go up to SF. Fast forward to July and it was a lovely line up of my...
View ArticleThe time it happened in line
I saw that Chuck D was signing at The Grove the day before the event. Hubs was insanely excited, so we took a chance and headed up to LA as soon as we could. We hit horrid traffic and didn’t get to the...
View ArticleThe time we stopped for macarons
When I saw the Barry Lyga event go up on the BN website, I tentatively added it to my calendar. I was excited for the book and the event, but there was a chance that Peter Facinelli would also show up....
View ArticleThe time there were debates
When I saw that Josie Angelini was going to be at Mysterious Galaxy, it was a sure thing. And then I saw Mary Pearson was going to be there and it was an excited yes! Keiko and I got down to MG early...
View ArticleThe time there were illustrations
Keiko is the one who pushed me to read Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon. I had requested it, but didn’t get around to reading it until she started hounding me. And by the time I was done, I was so...
View ArticleThe time it was about feathers
I devoured The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore. I was completely enraptured by the story telling and the characters and the everything. As soon as I finished, I stalked found Anna-Marie in...
View ArticleThe time I got a poster
I’ve see Aaron Hartzler a few times and he is such a lovely person that when Keiko mentioned that his launch party was going to be close to us, we were definitely going. We met up at a nearby...
View ArticleThe time it was Batman Day
I’ve been a fan of Batman the Animated Series since forever. I have a Poison Ivy tattoo and back when there were WB stores, I had an in with the art guy who did purchasing. He used to call me when he...
View ArticleThe time we were in the entourage
I’ve always been a fan of Tom DeLonge and I think everyone knows how I feel about Suzanne Young. When I saw that they were going to be signing at The Grove, it was a sure thing. And then Suzanne so...
View ArticleThe time it was about Twilight’s 10th anniversary
I saw that Stephenie Meyer was going to be at The Grove on the day of the Suzanne Young/Tom DeLonge signing. I had no idea that she was coming to LA, but I quickly rearranged things with Awesomeboss to...
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