Author Reading: Sarah Quigley

Debutant Ball Spring 2009 post event thoughts on:

Sarah Quigley author of TMI

Sarah's website

Book reviews:

mine here soon...

The Book Girl Reviews / Hope's Bookshelf / Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf



Author interviews:

Reading Keeps You Sane / The Story Siren / TV and Book Addict

Guest posts:

Bookluver-Carol's Review / Katie's Bookshelf / Pop Culture Junkie

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Post event thoughts:
And last but not least, the belle of the ball, Sarah Quigley, in her "Babs" tiara and rose gown. See picture of her in regalia at Cheryl Renee Herbsman's blog. From her intro we find out that the publishing world has been good to her. And, that she was discovered through her blog!

Here's only a snippet of the kiss and tell chapter what Sarah read (hardback, page 25)

"Drumroll, please," I say, tapping a wooden spoon on the countertop. "Evan kissed me on the lips! And I was like, 'Oh my God, my first kiss. It's really happening!'"

"What did it feel like?" Katie asks.

"Well, I was kind of surprised by how smooshy Evan's lips felt. They were almost like a ripe banana that's ready to be all mashed up and made into banana bread." Jai and Katie nod knowingly. Baking analogies totally work with these two. "So then our spit mixed together, and I finally understood why people use the word mushy to mean affectionate. It's like we weren't humans but more like fish or insects in a mating ritual on a nature show. And even as I was thinking about how bizarre the whole thing was, there was this crazy anergy rippling through me. Like an electric shock. Anyway, it was really weird and cool at the same time."

Definitely in for a fun read with this one...

Thanks for the reading Sarah!

Author reading: Debutant Ball, Spring 2009

Another one I'm attending this week!

Let me know if you'll be there as well.

So far, Tales of a Ravenous Reader and Marth Flynn will be there.

Here are the details from Books Inc:

Debutant Ball, Spring 2009

Date:
Thursday, 5/14/09 at 7pm



Location:
Books Inc. Opera Plaza
601 Van Ness
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-776-1111

Not Your Mother's Book Club™ (NYMBC) will host the Debutante Ball, featuring three (3!) awesome new YA authors:

Cheryl Renee Herbsman, author of BREATHING

Sarah Quigley, author of TMI

C. Lee McKenzie, author of SLIDING ON THE EDGE

Post event thoughts:
Another great evening of debut author readings!

Again pictures of the event can be spotted at Martha's site. Cheryl got some good pics too.

Another beautiful and warm evening in San Francisco. Some people dressed in fancy garb for the occasion. Colorful tiara's were given away along with sweet treats. Jennifer from Not Your Mother's Book Club started the event and introduced the authors. The three authors sat up front and gave intros, read from their books, answered a few questions from the audience and then signed books.

Along with the author signing session, purchasers of any or all of the three books were treated to a free book giveaway, The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams!

My thoughts on the individual authors readings are here:

Cheryl Renee Herbsman

C. Lee McKenzie

Sarah Quigley

Thanks for a fun night Jennifer!

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updated: 5.17.09
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