Robin Talley Twitter Takeover! March 9th, 2-4pm EST

Robin Talley Twitter Takeover

Who: Fans of YA and Robin Talley!

What: Twitter Takeover. New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley will be discussing some of her "firsts" and answering reader questions about her books! (Lies We Tell Ourselves, What We Left Behind, As I Descended, and her latest release Our Own Private Universe)

When: March 9th, 2-4pm ET Where: @YoungEntmag

How: Head over to @YoungEntmag on March 9th at 2pm ET, follow along, and tweet your questions to Robin!

Why: Our Own Private Universe (HarlequinTeen; January 31, 2017) is a timely tale of self-discovery and social awareness, hailed by Kirkus in a starred review as “an important and heartfelt contribution to contemporary teen lit about queer women: hopeful, realistic, and romantic.” 

About the Book: Fifteen-year-old Aki Simon has a theory. And it's mostly about sex.  No, it isn't that kind of theory. Aki already knows she's bisexual—even if, until now, it's mostly been in the hypothetical sense. Aki has dated only guys so far, and her best friend, Lori, is the only person who knows she likes girls, too.  Actually, Aki's theory is that she's got only one shot at living an interesting life—and that means she's got to stop sitting around and thinking so much. It's time for her to actually do something. Or at least try.  So when Aki and Lori set off on a church youth-group trip to a small Mexican town for the summer and Aki meets Christa—slightly older, far more experienced—it seems her theory is prime for the testing.  


About the Author: Robin Talley, author of Lies We Tell Ourselves (September 2014), What We Left Behind (October 2015), As I Descended (September 2016), and Our Own Private Universe (January 2017), grew up in Roanoke, Virginia. A Lambda Literary Fellow, Robin now lives in Washington, D.C., with her wife, plus an antisocial cat and a goofy hound dog. When Robin’s not writing, she’s often planning communication strategies at organizations fighting for equal rights and social justice. You can find her on the web at www.robintalley.com or on Twitter at @robin_talley.

Hope to see you there!

Follow Friday # 31 | Authors I've meet w/ pictures! #FF

Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee & Allison Can Read

Featured Bloggers are: 

Orange Owls and Books

Thank you all for stopping by! I HEART my followers.

Wow, it's been months since I did a #FF post. I was either busy that day or simply forgot. Anyway, Today's Follow Friday question is:  

Have you met a favorite author and have a picture?

Yes, I have meet many different authors. Here's some pics. :)

Lemony Snicket

He's reading my Dad's book, Penelope and The Birthday Curse

I am in the pink top in the back with...

Fiona Paul (Venom)

Beth Revis (Shades of Earth)

Morgan Rhodes (Falling Kingdoms)

Elizabeth Richards (Black City)

Jess Spotswood (Born Wicked)

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My sister and I meeting Stephanie Perkins and Maureen Johnson.

Me meeting Jeaniene Frost. :)

Well there you have it. :) These all all of the authors I've meet. 

I would love to come check out your posts as well.  Leave me a link to your FF post below in the comments. I will come check them out and follow you back. 

It would totally awesome if you followed me. :p I will be sure to follow you back. Here are the way you can: (click on the images to do so or they are also on my right sidebar)

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Once Burned & Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost Swag Giveaway

Hey my lovely cupcakes! :) 

Welcome to the Once Burned & Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost Swag Giveaway!

I had the pleasure of meeting author Jeaniene Frost once again at a author event & signing in Cary, NC.  I can't express how much fun she is and  how down to earth person she is. Jeaniene loves her fans! I couldn't afford at the time to buy a second copy of Twice Tempted but I was able to snag a few extra bookmarks for you guys. I will be giving away two sets of bookmarks that Jeaniene personal touched and gave me. haha! I so SHIP her! 

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• US ONLY
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• There will be 2 winners, each win one set of bookmarks
• No cheating. No using multiple names
• I am not responsible for lost or damage items.
• NO P.O. box's

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Breathless Reads winter 2013 Author Tour: Meeting the Authors, taking pictures & giveaway!

Today I am going to share with you all about the Breathless Reads book tour I went to on Feb 11th, 2013. The event took place at a local indie bookstore called Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC. This was the east coast leg of the tour which featured the following YA authors:

Fiona Paul (Venom)

Beth Revis (Shades of Earth)

Morgan Rhodes (Falling Kingdoms)

Elizabeth Richards (Black City)

Jess Spotswood (Born Wicked)

I had got there a little late because of traffic, as I was coming from Raleigh, NC. I ended up sitting in the back because of this so I was not able to get really good pictures. (a lot of peoples heads in the way)

Of course there was some Q & A, as well are the authors each speaking about their older and new upcoming books. Again after I got all of my books signed by the authors I ended up staying late and chatting with each one more personally. Which, yes, was pretty dang EPIC! Elizabeth Richards asked me what book  really brought me back into my love of reading? I told her I was not sure I would have to think about this. So she mentioned I should turn the discussion into a blog post. I plan to too one day soon. 

Anyway, here are my pictures I took of and with the authors as well are images of my signed books/poster.

I hope you all enjoy and please leave me a comment. There will be a giveaway at the end of this post for some more signed swag items. Be sure to enter. :)

The Authors

The Goodies

 Group Picture w/ Me

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I may add some extra goodies in with these for the winner. ;)

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Pitch Dark Days winter 2013 Author Tour: Meeting the Authors, taking pictures & giveaway!

Hello my wonderful readers! 

Today I would love to share with you all the author event I attended in Cary, NC at the local Barns and Noble. The 2013 Pitch Dark Days author tour made a stop here with all the YA authors seen above. I was so super excited to go and a little nervous I might add to see all of my favorite authors in one place. The event started at 7 PM and ended around 9 or 10. I stayed the latest and was able to not only take a group pic with them all but walk the authors out the their car. I have a blast! All of the author were so very nice and down to earth. I was able to speak with each author and join in one some Q & A during the event. 

Below are my picture's I took and I did some video of the event but still need to get that off my Mom's camera. Also once I got home I took pictures of my signed books and swag. Oh, and I asked for some extra swag items for YOU, my readers. Be sure to check at the end of the post for a giveaway to win those. 

Pictures of the authors, my sister Rachel and I.

 Tahereh's Shoes:

My Signed Books & Epic Reads mascot "Snarkles".

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