Highlights from the Tucson Festival of Books

So, what did you guys do this weekend? Me, I just met Aprilynne Pike, Suzanne Young, Danielle Paige, Ruta Sepetys, Sara Raasch, Cammie McGovern, Karen Bao, Leslie Connor & Diana Gabaldon!!!!!

Yeah. Awesome doesn’t begin to describe it.

I went to the Tucson Festival of Books over the weekend and had the absolute best time. My only complaint (apart from what I can only assume was a bowling league in the hotel room above me) was that there were too many things scheduled at the same time, so I had to Sophie’s Choice my way through the weekend and missed a few panels and signings (Heidi Heilig!) I would have loved.

Overall, I bought way too many books and met more amazing people than should be allowed in one place. I also confirmed that YA authors are the kindest most welcoming people on the planet.

Some of the highlights include:

The Writing in the Mysterious World panel with Aprilynne Pike and Suzanne Young (and chatting with them later).
The Epic Reads Author Meet-up with Rae Carson and Danielle Paige (I also ~~stalked them~~ caught them at the What’s Trending in YA panel with the very cool Karen Bao).
Meeting Kathleen Glasgow, author of the upcoming GIRL IN PIECES, at The Sweet Sixteens tent.
The Star Wars, the Shannara Chronicles, and Outlander: From Book to Screen and Back panel with Diana Gabaldon, Terry Brooks, and Chuck Wendig. And meeting Diana afterwards!!!
Room service.
The Journeys of Magic into the Past panel with Rae Carson and Heidi Heilig.
Meeting Gabriella, a super friendly blogger from Gabriella Reads.
The Diana Gabaldon and Outlander panel where she read from book nine! Whoa!
Signings with Leslie Conner, Ruta Sepetys, Sara Raasch, and Cammie McGovern!

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Abigail Johnson was born in Pennsylvania. When she was twelve, her family traded in snowstorms for year-round summers and moved to Arizona. Abigail chronicled the entire cross-country road trip in a purple spiral-bound notebook that she still has, and has been writing ever since. She became a tetraplegic after breaking her neck in a car accident when she was seventeen but hasn’t let that stop her from bodysurfing in Mexico, writing and directing a high-school production of Cinderella, and riding roller coasters every chance she gets. She is the author of several young adult novels including If I Fix You and Every Other Weekend. She is represented by Kim Lionetti at BookEnds Literary Agency.

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4 Comments

Mary March 17, 2016 at 5:41 pm - Reply

hmmm…your highlights seem to be missing one key part. How about an entire “girls weekend” with your mom and sister? The Festival was a lot of fun. Thanks for giving me the inside track for this event
- Abigail Johnson March 17, 2016 at 7:51 pm - Reply
  
  Girls weekend for the win!
Gabriella Morales March 23, 2016 at 6:14 pm - Reply

Aw, I just saw this! I have to write my post about TFOB soon.
- Abigail Johnson March 23, 2016 at 6:43 pm - Reply
  
  You should! It was an awesome festival.