SE-YA BOOK FEST LINE UP

SE-YA BOOK FEST LINE UP 

COMING BACK FROM LAST YEAR: 

• David Arnold for his Kids of Appetite 
• Sharon Cameron for her The Forgetting 
• I.W. Gregorio for her None of the Above 
• Katie Cotugno for her for her 99 Days 
• C.J. Redwine for her upcoming book The Wish Granter
• Beth Revis for her A World Without You 
• Victoria Schwab for her Savage Song 
• Adam Silvera for his upcoming History Is All You Left Me 
• Courtney Stevens for her The Lies About Truth (also author of Faking Normal) 
• Kristin Tubb for her John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy 

NEW TO SE-YA 

• Becky Albertalli for her Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda   
• Mindee Arnett for her series The Nightmare Affair and her other book Avalon
• Jenn Bishop for her The Distance to Home  
• Ashley Herring Blake for her Suffer Love 
• Kym Brunner for her upcoming Flip the Bird
• Nicole Castroman for her Black Hearts
• Cinda Williams Chima for her famous series The Warrior Heir (The Heir Chronicles)
• Melanie Conklin for her Counting There 
• M. Tara Crowl for her book series starting with Eden's Wish 
• Tobie Easton for her Emerged
• Jennifer Eaton for her Fire in the Woods series
• Lauren Gibaldi for her The Night We Said Yes
• S.E. Green for her Killer Instinct series
• Brittany Hodder for her The Rat Prince 
• Sheba Karim for her That Thing We Call a Heart
• Katherine Kottaras for her upcoming The Best Possible Answer
• Sarah Lariviere for her The Bad Kid 
• Mindy McGinnis for her Not a Drop to Drink series
• Amy Christine Parker for her Smash and Grab
• Shaila Patel for her Soul Mated 
• Julie A. Reece for her One Summer With  Autumn  
• Louis Sepahban for her Paper Wishes 
• Monika Schroder for her My Brother's Shadow
• Laurel Snyder for her Swan 
• Rick Starkey for his Blue Bones 

The event was incredible with four local authors coming: Benjamin Brookes, Brittany Goodwin, Kathryn Osborne, Tracy Garret, and Andrew Maraniss. Expressing their excitement for the upcoming SE-YA festival, the authors discussed their reasons for enjoying meeting young readers and writers. Benjamin Brookes even agreed to dance at the SE-YA book festival, saying that that was the way to open up the event. Here are some pictures at the announcement: 

Brittany Goodwin

Benjamin Brookes

Kathryn Osborne

Andrew Maraniss

Tracy Garrett 

SE-YA Fest. Line-Up

SE-YA Fest. Line-Up Announcements 

On October 27, 2016, five local young adult authors will participate in the author reveal of the SE-YA Book Fest 2017. There will be a list of 39 authors who will be participating in SE-YA; in addition, the five local authors will discuss their books and what SE-YA is like for both authors and readers. The rest of the evening is for interaction with fellow book-readers. Parnassus Books will be at the event, selling books for all authors who attend the announcements. It is free and open to all. Again, it is on October 27 (Thursday) at 6:30-8:30 PM at the Linebaugh Public Library in Murfreesboro (105 W. Vine Street). 

SE-YA takes place on Friday and Saturday, March 10-11, 2017 in Murfreesboro. It will feature author visits, panels, book signings, meet-and-greets, and many more activities. For more information, you can click here, go to their Facebook here, or follow their Twitter (@seyabookfest). You can also email them at info@seyabookfest.com.

Leigh Bardugo Signing

Leigh Bardugo's Crooked Kingdom Signing 

Leigh Bardugo, author of the Grisha trilogy as well as the Six of Crows series, was at Parnassus Books in Nashville last Friday. There was a long line of people to meet the wonderful author. Here are some of the pictures from the signing:

Moderator on Left, Leigh Bardugo on Right 

Videos:

Click here to read more about Leigh Bardugo's exciting sequel to Six of Crows. 

SIGNINGS

SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS 

The Southern Fest. of Books (SFB) has come out with their list of authors. The Southern Fest will be held at the LEGISLATIVE PLAZA IN NASHVILLE. It is during October 14-16, 2016. Unfortunately, we do not have school those days, therefore, you must have a reliable ride to the festival. It is a free event and is first come, first serve basis. There will be panels with authors, signings, and booths set up from various bookstores where you can buy books. Here are the approved list for this year: Southern Festival of Books List (click on the link) 

LEIGH BARDUGO SIGNING 

Leight Bardugo will be signing at Parnassus Books on September 30, 2016. Here is the address: 3900 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 14, Nashville, TN 37215. Here is the information: Leigh Bardugo Signing. 

RICK RIORDAN SIGNING 

There are still tickets for the Rick Riordan Signing on October 6, 2016. Here is the address: War Memorial Auditorium 301 6th Avenue N, Nashville, TN 37243. Here is the link: Rick Riordan Signing. 

TITLES FOR BOOK CLUB READING

Titles 

Book Club has a list of books that are required to be read by all book club members. Members should strive to read at least 3 books on the list. Here are the titles: 

• Alexander, Kwame. The Crossover 
• The Tyrant's Daughter by J.C. Carleson 
• Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela DePrince 
• The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candance Fleming
• A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
• Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann 
• Breathe, Annie, Breathe by Miranda Kenneally
• Glory O'Brien's History of the Future by A.S. King
• We were Liars by E. Lockhart
• I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
• All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven 
• The Kiss of Deception by Mary Pearson
• Positive: Surviving My Bullies, Finding Hope, and Living to Change the World by Rawl Paige
• Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
• The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
• Threatened by Eliot Schrefer
• The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin
• Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens
• Noggin by John Corey Whaley
• The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang 

All titles and book description can be found here: goodreads.com 

Books can be checked out in the library, public library, or bought at local bookstores. 

DAVID ARNOLD SIGNING

David Arnold: Kids of Appetite 

         David Arnold appeared yesterday at Parnassus for his launch of his new book: Kids of Appetite. The book is about two characters--Victor Benucci and Madeline Falco--who are caught up in the death of Vic's father and the murder of Mad's uncle. The police are investigating these two deaths, and it seems as though the two hold important information about their circumstance. Kids of Appetite tells of their journey. (For more info: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22466429-kids-of-appetite) 

He was joined at his launch with his close friends: Ruta Sepetys, Courtney Stevens, Jeff Zetner, and Victoria Schwab. For more information about their books, you can find their books by their names at goodreads.com. 

Here are some of the pictures from his signing. (I'm sorry I couldn't take good pictures; I was all the way at the back, holding double duty with some very lovable children, and all the spots were filled.) 

From left to right: David Arnold, Ruta Sepetys, Courtney Stevens, and Jeff Zetner

 Here are some of the videos taken that night:
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David Arnold said that his inspiration came from a song. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to record it.