"WORDS ARE, IN MY NOT-SO-HUMBLE OPINION, OUR MOST INEXHAUSTIBLE SOURCE OF MAGIC. CAPABLE OF BOTH INFLICTING INJURY, AND REMEDYING IT." ~ALBUS DUMBLEDORE

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

ALA: A Post in Pictures

Okay, so, yet again ALA was a phenomenal time. I swear it gets better and better every year.

So, here's what went down in New Orleans:

I ate my FIRST EVER beignet. Holy delicious.

Seriously, are you drooling yet?

I got to hang with some of my favorite writing friends!
Cristin Terrill, Alexandra Shostack, PJ Hoover,
Jessica Lee Anderson, & Carolina Valdez Miller
And Shannon Messenger
And Tere Kirkland, whose NOLA knowledge was invaluable!
I also got to meet some AWESOME authors!
Here, with Franny Billingsly, who wrote Chime, which I can NOT wait to read.
With Lisa Desrochers, author of Personal Demons and
the recently released Original Sin!
With JAY ASHER! I heart his books. A lot.

With the HI-larious Jonathan Auxier, author of
Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
With Kimberley Griffiths Little
Author of many books including recently released
The Healing Spell
With Elana Johnson (Possession), Jenny Han (The Summer I Turned Pretty),
Jessi Kirby (Moonglass), and Corey Whaley (Where Things Come Back
I mean... Who could resist?
And then we ate some more beignets. 

The End.

Sike, not really. 

It's not the end. Not yet. 

Because first I have to give you a little heads up (twss) to visit again on Thursday for a giveaway in which I share some of my ALA spoils with you. 

ARCs. 

That you want. 

Like, a lot. 

Trust.

xoxo

21 comments:

  1. Great photos! Great people! Great fun! Thanks for sharing :)

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  2. aww - those beignets look delish! Wish i could have one right now...

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  3. Looks like so much fun! I'm so impressed that you could eat a beignet and still attend a meeting without changing... or showering again. *is messy*

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  4. *drools* Beignets. Mmmmmm....

    Looks like such a great trip!

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  5. I think I spotted a dude in one of those photos.

    Seriously though? This is so awesome. I know a lot of those people (online) and I'm a little jealous, but also happy to get to live vicariously through you.

    Yay.

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  6. What great pics! It looks like you had a blast. :)

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  7. The picture of y'all and Bieber will haunt my dreams for the rest of my life.

    So will the beignets!!!

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  8. That was serious fun, Sara! You better come back when the weather's nicer, though. ;)

    I've been plowing through my ARCs. Loved The Future of Us. LOVED it. Auxier's MG book, Peter Nimble, was such a fun adventure story, too.

    Glad you had a great time, and thanks again!

    ~Tere

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  9. I didn't realize the Bieber was that tall...

    And now I'm hungry.

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  10. I am SO JEALOUS!!! About all of it. Every single picture. Especially that you were with #1. Someday, I will meet #1 and have my picture taken. :-)

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  11. Love the pics!! Looks like you had a great time ;o) Those beignets look gooooood!!!

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  12. Beignets are fantastic. We lived there for a bit and they are one of the many things I miss about New Orleans.

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  13. How fun to hang out with all those great people! And those beignets look divine. Trying one is now on my to-do list. Mmm!

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  14. Wow! Sounds like you had a lot of fun! I'll live vicariously through you! :)

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  15. I LOVE beignets, I don't care if they spill powdered sugar all over me.

    I'm thrilled you had fun! :) (even though it's like the WORST time of year to be there due to the ungodly, demonic, sweltering HEAT) (all the better for drinking go-cups of icy cocktails ;)

    Thanks for my prizes. ♡

    (yours should arrive tomorrow/Thurs., the PO lady said)

    Hugs,
    Lola

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  16. You're making me hungry now for those damn delicious looking things and by the way, you looked like you had a little Beiber hair going on too!

    Glad you had a blast!

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  17. Aw, what great pictures! Had so much fun! It's hard to believe it all went by so fast!!

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  18. I heart pix! And ARCs! :D Glad you had a faboosh time! :D

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  19. OMG THOSE BEIGNETS. Elisa would like to order two, please.

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  20. Okay, totally drooling over those pics! Looks like you had a blast and omigosh how I LOVE beignets. Yum!

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  21. wow! I almost feel like I was there now. Thanks so much for posting this. It's so great to recognize all those names - how lucky to meet so many fab writers and bloggers!

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