So I totally forgot that today was Saturday (OOPS). Anyway, this week Amber and I are discussing
how we feel about author events. I have
a couple takes on different types of events.
I haven’t been to many signings… I can actually count them
on one hand. I love small bookstore
signings. They allow for a Q&A
session, small readings from the author, and at least a little bit of
conversation with the author(s) at the event.
The event I went to at my local B&N featured three authors, Sara
Shepard (The Lying Game), Sarah Mlynowski (Ten Things We Did and Probably
Shouldn’t Have), and Maureen Johnson (13 Little Blue Envelopes). It was great to be able to hear an excerpt
from each author’s book, get a little Q&A from each, and then get to talk
to each one down the line while they signed the books. It was definitely one of the most fun trips
to the bookstore. 
The only other author event I’ve been to was the National
Book Festival in Washington, DC this year.
I went with the hopes of meeting only 3 authors (of the hundred or so
that were there). I was only able to
meet 2 of the three because of the massive lines. Cassandra Clare (Mortal Instruments series),
had a line that ended up being 3 lines next to each other and backed up farther
than any other line I saw while there (other than maybe Sarah Dessen’s). I stood in Cassandra’s line for about 45
minutes (each author was only signing for an hour), then proceeded to run to
Lauren Myracle’s line, which had thankfully gotten down to almost no one by the
time I got there.
I wasn’t a big fan of the book fest because it was so
crowded and there wasn’t a lot of time to talk to the authors. I didn’t even get to see Sarah Dessen because
of the insane lines at the event.
Smaller events are definitely more my cup of tea. I think I’m going to try to find more of them
in my area, but I do plan to go to BEA in June of 2012. I feel like I need to see some other big
conventions to see how they work, and to plan to meet up with other bloggers
when I go. I went with one of my friends
to both of the events I went to, and I didn’t meet anyone new. I hope at BEA I’ll be able to meet some more
people :) (as long as I save up the money for me & my mom to go).
How do you feel about author events?
I love them! <3
ReplyDeleteI'm going to BEA 2012 too little sister! We will definitely have to meet up if you ended up going. I must, I must, I must!
ReplyDeleteI'll be there as long as I can get the money to take me & my mom (she has to rent the hotel room cuz I won't be 21 yet lol) & if I bring her she can stand in lines for me :) (must convince her to go) lol
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