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Top members (works)lilcrickit (3), skullduggery (3), kmartin802 (3), CherryHalle (2), jostrader (2), Sunflower38 (2), redrose (2), Bookswithbite (2), ScarletBella (2), PrettyDeadly (2), superducky (2), pacey1927 (2), mjmakaha (2), ashes.rm (2), CLovestoread (2) — more Recently addedTheLoopyLibrarian (1), RJGonzales (1), pahel (1), lilcrickit (3), bonniemarjorie (1), albionscastle (1), DL63 (1), lovelyluck (1) Member favoritesAnna Banks has 3 upcoming events.  Fierce Reads Tour with Anna Banks, Leigh Bardugo, Jessica Brody, Emmy Laybourne, and Gennifer Albin -- Gables Anna Banks grew up in a small town called Niceville (yes, really). She now lives in Crestview, Florida, with her husband and their daughter. Anna’s first novel, Of Poseidon, was a Macmillan Fierce Reads title, and the follow up -- Of Triton -- infuses Emma and Galen’s points of view humor, intrigue, and waves of romance. Leigh Bardugo was born in Jerusalem, gew up in Los Angeles, and graduated from Yale University. These days, she hides out in Hollywood, where she indulges her fondness for glamour, ghouls, and costuming in her other life as a makeup artist in Hollywood. She can occasionally be heard singing with her band, Captain Automatic. Siege and Storm is the sequel to her first novel, Shadow and Bone, a New York Times bestseller. Jessica Brody is the author of 52 Reasons to Hate My Father, My Life Undecided, and The Karma Club. Sometimes she wishes her memories could be erased so she could reread all her favorite books for the first time. Unremembered is a compelling and suspenseful new sci-fi series, set in a world where science knows no boundaries, memories are manipulated, and true love can never be forgotten. Emmy Laybourne is a novelist, teacher, and former character actress. Before her life as an author, Emmy performed original comedy on Comedy Central, MTV, and VH1; and acted in the movies Superstar, The In-Laws, and Nancy Drew, among others. Nowadays, Emmy loves working on the Monument 14 trilogy, and lives outside New York City with her husband, two kids, and a flock of six nifty chickens. Gennifer Albin holds a Masters degree in English Literature from the University of Missouri. A recovering academic, she turned to writing her own books. Gennifer can be found in coffee shops, dreaming up new worlds. Her debut novel, Crewel, was written for NaNo 2010.
Location: Street: 265 Aragon Ave City: Coral Gables, Province: Florida Postal Code: 33134-5008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)  Leigh BardugoSiege and Storm The Fierce Reads Tour, featuring Anna Banks, Leigh Bardugo, Jessica Brody, and Emmy Laybourne Join us for a very special event for teen authors Anna Banks, Leigh Bardugo, Jessica Brody, and Emmy Laybourne as they talk about their Fierce Reads on Friday, June 7th at *6:30pm*! Anna Banks, author of Of Triton In this sequel to Of Poseidon, Emma has learned that her mother is a Poseidon princess, and now struggles with an identity crisis: as a Half-Breed, she’s a freak in the human world and an abomination in the Syrena realm. Her mother’s reappearance turns the Poseidon and Triton Kingdoms against one another. Should Emma keep herself safe, or should she risk it all to save a people she’s never known?
Leigh Bardugo, author of Siege & Storm In this sequel to Shadow & Bone, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity a secret. But when the Darkling emerges with a terrifying new power, Alina returns to the country she abandoned. She must choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her—or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.
Jessica Brody, author of Unremembered When Flight 121 went down, no one expected to find a live girl among the wreckage. Even more strange is that her body is unharmed and she has no memories. Crippled by a world she doesn’t know and haunted by a threat she can’t remember, Seraphina struggles to piece together her past. Her only hope is a boy who claims to know her. But can she trust him? And can he protect her from those who’ve made her forget?
Emmy Laybourne, author of Monument 14: Sky on Fire Trapped in a store by a series of disasters, Dean and Alex worked together with 12 other kids to build a refuge in Monument 14. In this sequel, Dean stays in the store with Astrid and the younger kids, and Alex heads out into the devastation with Niko and some others. If they can get to the airport, they might be evacuated to safety. But the outside world is much worse than they expected.
This is a FREE teen event, open to all!
Location: Street: 1107 Pearl St City: Boulder, Province: Colorado Postal Code: 80302 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Anna Banks has 7 past events. (show)  Hudson Valley YA Society: The Fierce Reads Tour This event will be held at Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck, NY. RSVPs are required for this event. Please RSVP to rsvp@oblongbooks.com or RSVP on Facebook. Join us for our June Hudson Valley YA Society event! This month we're hosting the Fierce Reads Tour, including authors Anna Banks (Of Poseidon), Leigh Bardugo (Shadow & Bone), Jennifer Bosworth (Struck), Emmy Laybourne (Monument 14), and Caragh O'Brien (Prized).
A monthly series, the HVYAS brings the best and brightest YA authors to the Hudson Valley in a memorable and fun party-like "literary salon" atmosphere, with refreshments, conversation, and giveaways for attendees. Sign up for the HVYAS Newsletter!
Anna Banks grew up in a quiet little town called Niceville (yes, really), as the youngest of seven children. She lives in the Florida Panhandle with her husband and nine-year-old daughter.
Leigh Bardugo was born in Jerusalem, raised in Los Angeles, and graduated from Yale University. She is fond of glamour, ghouls, and costuming, and gets to indulge all of these fancies in her other life as a makeup artist.
Jennifer Bosworth is a screenwriter who lives in Los Angeles.
Emmy Laybourne is a screenwriter, lyricist, and actress. She has acted in movies, television, and improv groups including Chicago City Limits. She lives in Chestnut Ridge, New York, with her husband and their two children.
Caragh O’Brien has been a high school teacher, a published author of romance novels, and now a novelist for teens. Birthmarked was her first young adult novel and was nominated for the YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults. The follow-up, Prized, is available now, and the third book in the trilogy, Promised, will be published in October 2012.
Location: Street: 6422 Montgomery St., Suite 6 City: Rhinebeck, Province: New York Postal Code: 12572-0482 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) FIERCE READS TOUR FIERCE READS TOUR Good things come in fours- at least tonight,-when four debut authors for young adults arrive with their fierce new books. The Fierce Reads Tour features: Anna Banks ( Of Poseidon), Leigh Bardugo (Shadow & Bone), Jennifer Bosworth ( Struck), and Emmy Laybourne ( Monument 14). Come be part of the fierceness! THURSDAY, JUNE 14 at 7:00 p.m. Anderson's Bookshop Naperville Location: Street: Anderson's Bookshop Naperville Additional: 123 W Jefferson Ave City: Naperville, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60540 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Fierce Reads Monday, June 11, 7 p.m. Presented with the Salt Lake City Public Library The Fierce Reads Tour is coming to Salt Lake City! Four debut young adult authors— Anna Banks with her magical mermaid tale, Of Poseidon; Leigh Bardugo with Shadow & Bone, the first book in The Grisha Trilogy, Jennifer Bosworth with her novel, Struck; Emmy Laybourne with Monument 14—PLUS Marissa Meyer with her New York Times bestseller, Cinder, a dystopic variant of Cinderella.
Signing line tickets will be handed out at the door.
Pre-order a signed copy of any of the 5 books today by either calling the store at 801-484-9100 or ordering online. Be sure to specify if you'd like your book personalized and to whom.
At the Main library downtown, 210 East 400 South.
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Location: Street: City Library Main Auditorium Additional: 210 East 400 South City: Salt Lake City, Province: Utah Postal Code: 84111 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)FIERCE READS TOUR, MULTI-AUTHOR YOUNG ADULT EVENT FEATURING ANNA BANKS, LEIGH BARDUGO, JENNIFER BOSWORTH, EMMY LAYBOURNE, LISH MCBRIDE & MARISSA MEYER Join us at Village Books as we welcome five debut young adult authors in the Fierce Reads Tour, which is stopping in Bellingham as part of its multi-city tour. The line-up will include Anna Banks, Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer Bosworth, Emmy Laybourne and Marissa Meyer. Read their collaborative post at the Village Books Blog. About Anna Banks, Of Poseidon Anna Banks's young adult debut has it all, adventure, mystery, romance, humor, all wrapped up in one magical mermaid tale (or tail!). This is an action-packed novel about a teenage girl who learns she has the gift Of Poseidon and can communicate with fish—and gorgeous mermen. Anna Banks grew up in a quiet little town called Niceville (yes, really), as the youngest of seven children. She lives in the Florida Panhandle with her husband and nine-year-old daughter. About Leigh Bardugo, Shadow & Bone Leigh Bardugo's incredible young adult debut Shadow & Bone has a little bit of everything teens want: romance, action, a spunky heroine, and plenty of surprise twists. It is a magical tale of a refugee girl thrust into the magical elite when she learns that she has a dormant power that may be the only thing that can destroy the Shadow Fold, a swath of darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Leigh Bardugo was born in Jerusalem, raised in Los Angeles, and graduated from Yale University. She is fond of glamour, ghouls, and costuming, and gets to indulge all of these fancies in her other life as a makeup artist. About Jennifer Bosworth, Struck Struck is Jennifer Bosworth's electric debut about a girl who is Struck by lightning hundreds of times and then discovers that she holds the fate of the world in her hands. Jennifer Bosworth is a screenwriter who lives in Los Angeles. About Emmy Laybourne, Monument 14 A page-turning, fresh and fast-paced YA debut from comedian and actress Emmy Laybourne, in Monument 14 a group of school kids who are trapped together in a chain superstore must face life, death, love and hate, while the world as they know it ends around them. Emmy Laybourne is a screenwriter, lyricist, and actress. She has acted in movies, television, and improv groups including Chicago City Limits. She lives in Chestnut Ridge, New York, with her husband and their two children. About Lish McBride, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer A hilarious urban fantasy novel by Seattle author Lish McBride, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer was a William C. Morris Debut Award finalist and a YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults. The Los Angeles Times said, "There's a Mad-magazine-meets-Twilight sensibility to Hold Me Closer, Necromancer that will keep readers turning pages and laughing all the way.” The sequel, Necromancing the Stone goes on sale in September. About Marissa Meyer, Cinder Now a New York Times Bestseller, this fresh, fierce take on Cinderella is a little bit fairytale, a little bit Terminator, and totally genius! Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future. Cinder, the first book in The Lunar Chronicles series, is Marissa Meyer's debut novel. She lives in Tacoma, WA, with her husband.
Location: Street: 1200 11th St City: Bellingham, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98225-7015 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Fierce Reads Young Adult Tour! Youth Event: The Fierce Reads Tour Youth Event: The Fierce Reads Tour: Anna Banks, Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer Bosworth, Emmy Laybourne, and Marissa Meyer Friday, June 8, 7:00 p.m. Five amazing debut authors with five extraordinary tales. Don't miss this! Anna Banks, Of Poseidon An action-packed novel about a teenage girl who learns she has the gift Of Poseidon and can communicate with fish—and gorgeous mermen. Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone A magical tale of a refugee girl thrust into the magical elite when she learns that she has a dormant power that may be the only thing that can destroy the Shadow Fold, a swath of darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Jennifer Bosworth, Struck A girl who is Struck by lightning hundreds of times discovers that she holds the fate of the world in her hands. Emmy Laybourne, Monument 14 A group of students are trapped together in a chain superstore and must face life, death, love and hate, while the world as they know it ends around them. Marissa Meyer, Cinder Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But after she meets Prince Kai, she finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle and a forbidden attraction. Can she protect her world’s future? Location: Street: 1010 El Camino Real City: Menlo Park, Province: California Postal Code: 94025-4349 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Fierce Reads Tour in San Diego Mysterious Galaxy is proud to welcome the Fierce Reads author tour to San Diego. School’s out for summer, so what better time for a visit from a troupe of young adult debut authors with Fierce Reads? Kate and Bunny are particular fans of Marissa Meyer’s Cinder, a Cinderella story with “cyborgs, lunars, deadly plagues and threatening war.” (See Bunny’s review here.)
Anna Banks’s Of Poseidon is a novel about a teenage girl who learns she has the gift Of Poseidon and can communicate with fish—and gorgeous mermen – perfect for a coastal city like San Diego.
See Maryelizabeth’s review here of make-up artist and author Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone, a dark fantasy with elements of Russian mythology.
Jennifer Bosworth’s Struck includes an earthquake-devastated Los Angeles, doomsday cults, a teenage lightning addict, the importance of individuality, and the end of the world.
With four novels to her name, and a fifth, 52 Reason to Hate My Father, on the way, Jessica Brody is the voice of experience in the group. Her novels for teens are The Karma Club, and My Life Undecided, which deal with the difficulties of life sans paranormal elements.
Monument 14 received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, stating, “Actress/screenwriter Emmy Laybourne’s debut ably turns what could have been yet another postapocalyptic YA novel into a tense, claustrophobic, and fast-paced thriller.”
More information about the Fierce Reads authors may be found on their Facebook page here.
And their very short musical book trailer is here.
Leigh Bardugo is also signing in Redondo Beach on June 28th.
Location: Street: 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Additional: Ste 302 City: San Diego, Province: California Postal Code: 92111-1040 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)
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