1. This is my first time at attend
AASL. And since I totally love librarians, I am excited to make some new friends!
2. It's in Phoenix, where the air is warm and dry -- which is a nice change for this for this Deep-South-humidity gal!
3. After hours and days and years, I will finally get to meet, in person, my Poetic Pal and Forever Friend, the irrepressible Charles Waters!
4. I'm honored to be included in the "Mirror, Mirror: Reading All Readers" panel, along with
Charles, of course, and
Carole Boston Weatherford (who is moderating), and authors
Bill Konigsberg,
Ellen Oh, and
Icy Smith. I can tell already this is going to be a rich discussion. So so grateful to Lerner for making this happen!
5. Delivering
CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR? to the world! The book doesn't actually release until January 1, 2018, so this feels a bit like getting one of those late ultrasounds, when baby is pressing against the lungs, and you are just DYING to meet him... and really, the pressing is getting uncomfortable already. (This could be just me... this time 21 years ago I had a soon-to-be 10 pounder making me short of breath!)
Hope to see you there! I'll share a full report on the blog next week. :)
So, so looking forward to finally meeting you face to face tomorrow, Irene! Love the photo you selected back during my dinner theatre days! We are going to have so much fun with books and librarians and meeting many talented book folks. :-)
ReplyDeleteI know you're having a ball and I know this new baby is going to take the world by storm... love ya
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