Love was in the air…. (On Location with Random House Canada)
This past Saturday (February 11th), a group of Ontario book bloggers got some early Valentine’s love from Random House of Canada. The Blogger Love Fest was held at the Toronto offices of Random House and as you can see from some of the pictures, we were in a boardroom surrounded by books. Pure heaven! With a big welcome from RH, they had a slide show prepared for us that highlighted some of their favourite quotes from … Read entire article »
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On Location with Charlaine Harris
So, it’s been a pretty busy couple of days for me, first with the signing on Saturday, when I got to meet Maggie Stiefvater. Then last night, I was giddy as I had the opportunity to meet Charlaine Harris, creator of one of my favourite fictional characters, Eric Northman. Ok, Sookie Stackhouse is pretty good too, in her own rights, but there’s nothing like a tall Viking, I tell ya….but I digress. Ms. Harris was fantastic to see live. Her Southern accent and pleasant demeanor were well displayed as she answered many questions from the audience. Standing behind some tall people, I didn’t venture any questions of my own, but I can share a few of her answers here.When asked which character from the TV show, TrueBlood, that she liked that … Read entire article »
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On Location with Maggie Stiefvater
I had the great pleasure of seeing Maggie Stiefvater live on Saturday, as she stopped in at Chapters in Oshawa, Ontario for part of her Forever tour. Maggie came on stage, ready to go with stories of other live events she’s been to, a tale of how she found out she’t hit number one on the NYT Bestseller’s list, and more. From the images below, you can see she is full of energy (yeah, let’s go with that as the reason that some are blurry), but she’s witty and full of charm. Unfortunately, these events really never allow for a one on one conversation, but I did manage to squeeze in my own question. When I asked Maggie how she was able, when writing, to switch from her quirky online/in-person personality … Read entire article »
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On Location with Robert Munsch
My On Location feature today is sadly not one that I was in attendance for but thanks to Nikole at Scholastic, we all get to share in this incredible author’s outting! If you have kids or have ever been one yourself, then you know Robert Munsch is a big deal, especially in my neck of the woods. I have attended a signing before and it is amazing to see the number of kids and adults that show up to hear him read and have their favourite books signed by Munsch himself. So, how much cooler would it be if it was you and your family featured in one of his books? Beyond awesome, I would think. Case in point, take a look at what happened when Robert Munsch was reunited with … Read entire article »
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On Location with Lauren Oliver and Veronica Roth
On May 17th, I had the great pleasure of attending The Dystopian Tour 2011, featuring authors Lauren Oliver and Veronica Roth. The event was held at Chapters Indigo at Yorkdale Mall in Toronto (one of three events in Ontario!), and was made possible thanks to Harper Collins Canada, Chapters Indigo, and Space TV. Lauren was in town promoting her newest book, Delerium, while Veronica was here with her offering, Divergent, both of which have been getting a lot of buzz in the book community. Both young women were interviewed by Ajay Fry from Space TV, so the audience got to sit in on the interview then the floor was opened up to some fan questions. Ajay started off with questions about inspiration. Lauren said she had read something from Gabriel Garcia Marquez saying that … Read entire article »
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