Every year just before Halloween, my local hometown bookstore gathers a group of regional picture book, middle grade and young adult authors and illustrators for a day of signings, spooky stories and treats!
I come to this event as an author, and I'm always honored to be a part of it, but also as a FAN of all the wonderful authors and artists we have in our area.
The entire line-up this year is fabulous, and I'll be happy to see some old friends and familiar faces, like Alison Paul, author of The Crow: A Not So Scary Story, Jamie Michalak writer of the brilliant Joe and Sparky early reader series, and R.W. and Zoë Alley, the husband-and-wife team behind the witty updated fairy tales There's A Princess In The Palace and There's A Wolf At The Door.
I'm also looking forward to meeting Sarah L. Thomson, author of many amazing books for children, including the middle grade fantasy novels Dragon's Egg and The Dragon's Son; as well as her latest book: Mercy, The Last New England Vampire based on a true Rhode Island tale; Pamela Lowell, author of the powerful YA novels: Returnable Girl and Spotting for Nellie; Willa Perlman, the author of two beautifully written picture books Goodnight, World and Pocket Kisses; and Liz McGrath, whose new book The Ghouls Come Haunting One By One I will definitely be picking up to read with my girls this Halloween night.
So if you are in the area, don't miss it. What a great opportunity to have some fun with the kids, meet authors, hear stories and pick up a signed book. Not to mention supporting your local independent bookstore - which is ALWAYS a good thing.
Hope to see you there!
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