We Came, We Saw, We Took Over

August 10th, 2011

In most circles I’m known for my beauty and brilliance, as well as my modesty.*

(*O_o)

Which is why it’s so hard for me to talk about what a smashing, amazing success the [first leg of the] Girls Taking Over the World book tour was!*

(*Coughs*)

But nevertheless, I’ll take a stab at it here.

 

HOLY WAH, IT WAS SOoooOoo AWESOME!

The first stop of the tour was Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor. Look, they even had a display set up for us! Featuring all our books!

We did a quick talk about why it’s important to have strong female voices in teen books. Here we are trying to sound smart, which is hard when Rhonda Stapleton keeps snorting, which makes the rest of us snort.

From left to right are Christine Johnson, Rhonda Stapleton, Saundra Mitchell, me, and Aimee Carter

 

But you know what my favorite part was? YOU! All of you who came and packed the house!

Look at how many of you were there!!!

And some of you even wanted us to sign your books!

Dude, we had the BEST. TIME. EVER.

Thanks to everyone who turned out to support girls and books and reading and GTOTW and Aggie and shoes and cheese and … wait, now I’m just listing things I love.

Anyway. Aggie’s debut and the first leg of the tour were uh-maze-ing. Because you all made it that way.

*blows you kisses*

Thank you.

Really really.

Girls Taking Over the World Book Tour!

July 22nd, 2011

I am delighted and super honored to be part of a group of young adult authors who are taking a girl empowerment message on the road this summer with the GIRLS TAKING OVER THE WORLD book tour! It’s me, Rhonda Stapleton, Christine Johnson and Saundra Mitchell (along with some amazing special-guest authors!) and we’ll all will be visiting booksellers and libraries in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky starting in August, to highlight their girl-centric novels, and to talk to young women about celebrating their strength and making their own choices.

If you’re looking to get your copy of The Implosion of Aggie Winchester signed, or hear about why young-adult novels matter and are great for girls to read, check out our tour dates listed below. You can also find out more information about the tour by clicking here.

We’d love to see you while we’re on the road! Goooo books!

TOUR DATES/LOCATIONS:

Reading, Q&A, Signing
Friday, August 5, 2011
7:00-9:00PM
Nicola’s Books
Special Guest: Aimée Carter
Westgate Shopping Center
2513 Jackson Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Booktalk & Signing
Saturday, August 6, 2011
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Summer’s Stories
131 S Main
Kendallville, IN 46755

Booktalk & Signing
Sunday, August 7, 2011
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Special Guest: Aimée Carter
Barnes & Noble Livonia
17111 Haggerty Rd.
Northville, MI 48167

Meet, Greet & Sign
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
5:00-7:00PM
Mudsock Books
11850 Allisonville Rd
Fishers, IN 46038

Book Talk, Q&A & Signing
Friday, August 26th, 2011
7:00-9:00PM
Special Guest: Julie Kagawa
Campbell County Public Library
Carrico/Ft. Thomas Branch
1000 Highland Ave.
Fort Thomas, KY 41075
(Sponsored by Blue Marble)

Booktalk & Signing
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
4:00-6:00PM
Special Guest: Sara Bennett Wealer
blue manatee
3054 Madison Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45209