Monday, February 28, 2011

Julie Halpern
will be at this year's Teen Book Festival in May!!!

Julie is the author of:
Get Well Soon
Into the Wild Nerd Yonder
Don't Stop Now (coming in June 2011)

Fun facts about Julie Halpern...

When she graduated college she moved to Australia

She was an extra in the movie High Fidelity (you can see her walking behind Jack Black and John Cusack in the scene where they see Lisa Bonet sing)

She was an intern on the show The Adventures of Pete and Pete

She made a movie in college that won third place in the Wisconsin Film Festival; the movie was called "I Wanna be a Freak"

Julie's favorite foods are: cheese pizza, broccoli and spinach casserole, and corn

For more info on Julie and her books visit her website and her TBF page!

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Garret Freymann-Weyr
will be at the Teen Book Festival with us this year!

Garret is the author of...
After the Moment
Kings are Already Here
My Heartbeat
Stay With Me
Pretty Girls
Interesting facts about Garret...
Her last name is pronounced Frime-n-wire (rhymes with I'm on fire)
When she was younger she never wanted to be a wife... she wanted to be a mistress! To her the hours and clothes seemed much better
In her next life she would like to come back as a gay man
She enjoyed the Twilight series, and believes that escapism fantasy novels are good for the mind
To learn more about Garret and her novels, visit her website and her TBF page!

Sunday, February 20, 2011

The library will be closed on Monday, February 21st in observance of President's Day!
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We will reopen on Tuesday the 22nd at 9:30am! Enjoy your day!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Beth Fantaskey
will be on the panel of authors for this year's Teen Book Festival on May 14th, 2011!!!

Beth is the author of...
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
and Jekel Loves Hyde

Jessica Rules the Dark Side is coming out in Fall 2011!!!
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Some fun facts about Beth:

She collects ketchups from around the world... the best ketchup she's had was from Poland & the worst from China

She has a goldfish that she named "Primetime" because he always eats at 8pm

Beth learned to tan deer hides using cow brains for a magazine article she wrote

She was once fired from a bookstore where she was a clerk

She has two 5 year-olds, but they are not twins
For more information on Beth, visit her super cool website and her TBF page!
 

Monday, February 07, 2011

Which other author will be joining us at this year's Teen Book Festival?

Kathleen Duey!

Kathleen is the author of...
Sacred Scars
and Skin Hunger

Some interesting facts about Kathleen...

*She lived at least 20 years of her life in cabins and tipis in the rocky mountains. She didn't have electricity and had to heat her bath water and cooking water on a wood stove.

*Kathleen loves to dance

*She left home at 17 and worked odd jobs for many years, but it was always her dream to be a writer
*She tries to write things that are meaningful and will make a difference in somebody's life

*She now lives in Southern California, is catching up on new technology, and enjoys her life as a writer

For more fun facts about Kathleen and her novels visit her website, and her TBF page!

Friday, February 04, 2011

Shannon Delaney
will be at the Teen Book Festival this year!

Shannon is the author of:
13 to Life
Beasts and BFF's: a 13 to Life Prequel
and... Secrets and Shadows: a 13 to Life Novel which will be released on 2/15/2011!!!

*Shannon used to be a teacher, but now considers herself a writer and a farmer!

*She raises livestock

*Shannon is from upstate NY!

*13 to Life became a series after a short version of the story won a high honor, and she was approached by a publisher who was interested in taking the characters and making it into a series!

For more info on Shannon and her books, visit her website!!!

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

This year we will meet...
Melissa de la Cruz 
at the Teen Book Festival!
Melissa is the author of...
Bluebloods Series
Ashley's Series
Au Pairs Series
Girl Stays in the Picture
Keys to the Repository
Cat's Meow
and many more...

Melissa went to Columbia University in NYC for her Undergraduate degree... but she was way more excited about night clubs than she was about studying!

She used to be "goth", wearing super white makeup, bright red lipstick, and a black headscarf every day

Her favorite restaurant is whatever is the most trendy- the harder to get in, the more she loves it!

She has worked as a fashion and beauty editor for publications such as: Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, the New York Times, and Marie Claire

To learn more about Melissa and her books visit her website, and her TBF Page!!!