First off, please forgive any weird formatting going on here. My blogging software completely redesigned itself and there are GLITCHES. Or else I can't figure stuff out. Also, I am stuck in the airport for FOUR HOURS and am exceedingly crankypants.

Visit Lauren's blog to learn more about our tour -- I am not covering all here!  There will have to be more blogging later.

HUGE thanks to everyone who came out to see us, and to the  bookstores that hosted us and stocked our books and gave us waffles and cookies and adorable cupcakes.  (These are from Not Your Mother's Bookclub).

At NYMBC I got to hold a large stuffed basset hound (for The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, a book that features basset hounds) through the whole presentation. Lauren and Sarah got crows. Which have nothing to do with any of their books. But they held them anyhow. 

 Yes, that is a massively unflattering picture of me. But I really wanted to show you the basset. I suspend my vanity for you people. Because I care!

At Cody's bookstore, where we dropped by to sign stock, we were met by two of the Three Evil Cousins. Their teen-run website reviews YA books.

Now, it is true that the Cousins are evil. But, they also love musical theater! (And so does Sarah, it turns out. She has kept this on the DL. She knows all the lyrics to Sound of Music.)Here we all are singing Doe a Deer and fortunately  not being thrown out of the bookshop. Stay tuned for HIGHLY EMBARASSSING VIDEO of same.

 Author Tina Ferraro (How to Hook a Hottie), blogger and author Debbi Michiko Florence and illustrator Marla Frazee (Clementine, Roller Coaster), debut YA novelist Sarah Quigley (I'd post her blog, but Sarah, I am not sure I am supposed to!) --  all came out to see us, and so did author Kristin Harmel  (When You Wish) back in Florida. You guys are awesome and we so appreciate your support! It made me feel glamorous that so many people who make books came out to see us. 

Two others who came to the Vroman's event were the charming Megan Crane and the effervescent Cecil Castelluci.

More in next post. Waffles! (There are waffles in How to Be Bad). 

xo

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