On Stage at the National Book Festival

On the second day of The National Book Festival in Washington, DC, I was scheduled to speak. We ran into Percy Jackson illustrator, John Rocco in the lobby and shared a ride . . .



I got there early so I could sign stock for Barnes and Noble. Signing stock means pre-autographing books. That way if someone can't make it to get your autograph in person, they can still have a signed book . . .



We worked in assembly-line formation with someone opening the book, me signing, and then someone else stickering it. Here's an Oscar-worthy 10-second film of us in action . . .

There was a break between signing and getting to the stage, so we headed to the Green Room where I signed the Librarian of Congress's book. It was cool looking at all the authors who had been to the National Book Fest before . . .



We bumped into Tom Angleberger. He had asked John Rocco do draw a Yoda Origami, so we asked Tom if we could create one, too. Can you tell which one is ours?



It's funny, we live just a couple of miles away from Amulet's Kazu Kibuishi, but the last time we saw him was at Comic-Con in San Diego, and now here in D.C.



Hey, look, it's Sherman Alexie. It was a bummer that we were both going on at the same time. Little known fact: Sherman was a consultant for American Girl's Kaya books! Here he is with Kanani, a doll based after the American Girl - Girl of the Year books I wrote . . .



Before going on stage, I had to get miked. Um, no, that's not the guy's name, it when they put the microphone on you. However, it has to be hidden in your clothes . . .



It was fun goofing off with Disney's Choo Choo Soul and Genevieve who introduced us . . .



Soon it was time to go on . . .



The 20 minutes FLEW by, and then it off to book signing!



We had to hurry out to catch a plane, but as we left the author near us was still signing. Can you guess who that is?



Hint: " . . . where the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average."

What a glorious time we had.



For more photos, check out Publisher's Weekly take on the event HERE.

Oh! BTW, are you a AAA member? Well, even if you're not, here's a cool review of WARP SPEED from AAA's Westways magazine . . .


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Washington Post Authors' Breakfast, Lauren Myracle is Arresting, and More

After the Library of Congress Gala, where KidLit authors dressed all fancy, it was up early (well, early for me) for the Washington Post Author Breakfast . . .


(Above: Loren Long, Moi and Jarrett Krosoczka via my iPhone.)

Before the breakfast began, we ran into the KidLit contingency in the lobby . . .



We gathered for a photo, then realized someone was missing . . .



There he is, yes, Allen Say joined us!



From left to right, Brian Selznick, John Bemelmans Marciano, Jarrett, Gordon Korman, the Girl, Allen, Jon J. Muth and Loren . . .



Of course, Brian Selznick had on yet another glorious pair of shoes . . .

(On left are Brian’s Library of Congress Gala shoes, the red ones, and in the photo on the right are his Washington Post Breakfast shoes.)

There was yummy food, including glasses of . . . French toast? Mais oui!



We shared a table with NY TIMES bestseller, Candice Millard . . .



Distinguished speakers included, former Poet Laureate Rita Dove, famed biolgrapher Edmund Morris, and President of the Washington Post, Stephen Hills . . .



As fabulous as the morning was, Loren, Jarrett and I got sad . . .



Why?

Because we were missing our good friend. (Please don’t tell her we had a great time. We don’t want her to get jealous.)



(Above: That is not Jeannie, it is a printing press from The Post.)

That afternoon, Peepy and I headed to the National Book Festival. We weren’t speaking until the next day, but nothing can keep us away from a celebration of books . . .



Oh dear. We saw our friend Lauren Myracle. She had gotten into trouble, again. So we bailed her out . . .



Later, Lauren and I went to the Barnes and Noble bookstore . . . book tent? It was PACKED. Hooray! People buying books made of paper!!!



Brian Selznick has everyone in awe as he talked about Wonderstruck . . .



Peepy was getting tired, so we headed to the Green Room where the authors (and Peeps) hang out . . .



Recharged, we were ready for the next day when it was our turn to go on the Target Stage . . .




BTW, I just celebrated my eight year author-versary! On October 1, 2003, my first novel, Millicent Min, Girl Genius debuted!

NEXT BLOG: Day Two of the National Book Festival

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