So..this year the talent is off the chain! (do the kids still say that..?) I have been working hard with my two partners as part of the Local Area Committee. This year, we worked on the recruiting, assigning, and organizing the 65-75 volunteers it takes to run the authors area for three days. Whew....a lot of work, but a lot of rewards. Check out who will be here this year.
That is just a taste! Check out the list of authors below:
| Jeff Abbott Helen Adams Susan Wittig Albert Jill S. Alexander Salima Alikhan David S Alkek, M.D. Crystal Allen Mary Amato Jessica Lee Anderson Kathi Appelt Jennifer Archer Paolo Bacigalupi Chris Barton Josh Bazell Cris Beam Barbara Beery Kelly Bennett Jim Benton Phil Bildner Sarah Bird Elizabeth Bluemle Tonya Bolden Michele Andrea Bowen Tammy Bronson Calef Brown/Lea Yancey Ryan Brown Michael Buckley Leslie Bulion Dori Hillestad Butler | Pam Calvert Rachel Caine Mary Casanova Dixie Cash Linda Castillo Tera Lynn Childs Cinda Williams Chima Melanie Chrismer Jane Claes/Janet Hillburn Rosemary Clement-Moore Sharon Coatney Ally Condie Rose Cook Evada Cooper Ilene Cooper Jeff Crosby/Shelley Jackson James Crowley Jamie Lee Curtis Jordan Dane James Dashner Diane Mott Davidson David Davis Dianne de Las Casas Matt Dembicki Ivy Devlin Johnette Downing Shirley Duke Julia Durango Simone Elkeles Elizabeth Ellis Dottie Enderle Margarita Engle Joy Fielding Kristin Fontichiaro Gayle Forman Bruce Foster Janet Fox Marci Fuller Marla Frazee Helen Frost | Jack Gantos Geronimo Garcia Sherry Garland Xavier Garza Marita Gentry Kristine O'Connell George Denise Getson Gail Giles C. Kay Gooch/ Charlotte Massey Jason Goodwin CW Gordon John Gosselink Keith Graves Melanie Hope Greenberg Daniel Handler Chook-Ok Jade Harmon/ Ana Maria Rodriguez Suzanne Harper Stephen Harrigan Joe Hayes Mitch Haynes Jason Henderson Kevin Henkes Jim Hightower William Hill David E. Hilton Will Hobbs PJ Hoover Anastasia Hopcus Joyce Hostetter James Howe CC Hunter Jim Ingram | Shelley Jackson Christopher S. Jennings Layne Johnson Marian Jordan Sophie Jordan Jacqueline Jules Deborah Kadair Maira Kalman Melissa Kantor Doug Kennedy Helen Ketteman Viki Kind M.G. King Joe R. Lansdale Hope Larson Jeanette Larson Kathryn Lay Cynthia Leitich-Smith David Levithan Lenore Look Amy Lucas Jonathan Maberry Mari Mancusi Christina Mandelski Ari Marmell David Mays Tom McDermott Gerald McDermott Michelynn McKnight Kinsy McVay Lucas Miller Pat Miller Anna Mitchell Elizabeth Moon Stephanie Perry Moore Pat Mora Lauren Myracle | Dawn Bluemel Oldfield Lauren Oliver Kevin O'Malley Katherine Hall Page David Patneaude Richard Peck Jan Peck Sara Pennypacker Matt Phelan Rickey Pittman J.L. Powers Joy Preble James E. Ransome Laura Resau Bettina Restrepo Cindy Rhodes Rhonda Riskey Spelile Rivas Kimberla Lawson Roby Eric Rohmann Dave Roman Alexey Root Patrick Rothfuss James Rubart Carrie Ryan Pam Munoz Ryan Benjamin Alire Saenz John Scalzi Liz Garton Scanlon Steven P. Schneider Elizabeth Scott Lalitha Shetty Marilyn Singer Alan Sitomer Icy Smith J. Jaye Smith Michael Smith Maria V. Snyder | Jordan Sonnenblick Diane Stanley Jodi Stauffer Donna St. Cyr Rebecca Stead Michelle Stimpson Todd Strasser Scott Sutton Carmen Tafolla Don Tate Greg Taylor Raina Telgemeier Mike Thaler Amanda M. Thrasher Tim Tingle Brad Turner Pamela Turner Karen Valby Mimi Vance Antoinett vanHeugten Audrey Vernick Sue Ward David Warlick Robert Paul Weston Lisa Wheeler Andrea White Jo Whittemore Jenny Wingfield Jacqueline Winspear Tim Wynne-Jones Dan Yaccarino Terry Ybanez Gwendolyn Zepeda |
*swoon*
I also get to attend a cocktail party thrown by Candlewick Press and have dinner with two awesome authors on Tuesday! I can't wait to spill the beans....
I will be out of commission until probably Saturday night. To keep busy, enter my 1,000 Follower Giveaway! Link can be found on the sidebar!
Happy Reading!
