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Jul.16.2012
Just got back from Comic-Con . . .
We'll be blogging about that next. (I'm still trying to recover from the chaos.) But in the meantime, there's this . . .
It's a well documented fact that I likebookish lunches, and I like to lunch with fellow KidLitters. Hmmm, that doesn't sound right. Let me...
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Jul.09.2012
The American Library Association (ALA) Conference is way extensive. If you don't believe me, look here and here.
So what does one do after they've conquered the conference floor?(Photo courtesy of Roxyanne Young!)
Simple. They collapse.
(Above: San Francisco Librarian ...
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Jul.02.2012
Do you know who this is?
We'll talk about him later. But first, when last we blogged, we were at ALA seeing ex-National Ambassadors of Young People's Literature, like Jon Sciezcka . . .
Well, guess what? We're still there, even if the authors are not. Huh? Lemme explain....
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Jun.25.2012
Jun. 25th, 2012 at 12:12 AM
It's that time of year again. Yes, the American Library Association Conference, hence to be known here as"ALA."
The last time we were at ALAthis happenedandthat, too. . .
This year it was in Anaheim. We know, because we braved the LA traffic to get there . .
(...
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Jun.18.2012
This being summer and all, I've decided to cut back from blogging seven times a day (or twice a week) to once a week. That way we can all have more time to eat chocolate, get a pony, write novels, or whatever one does when summer calls.
Most likely I will be blogging on Monday, unless I blog on...
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Jun.11.2012
Recently, I was invited to read atSkylight Books. . .
We got there early, so we ventured down the street soPeepycould get a snack . . .
Then we explored Skylight . . . both parts. That's right, TWO buildings, cause its awesomeness could not be confined to one. Here's the side with lots of...
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Jun.07.2012
Yes! That was me (andPeepy) you heard on Sirius radio's XM 78 - Kid's Place Live. That's right! I was on The Absolutely Mindy show andTHE BOOK REPORT with JJK. . .
Here's an actual video of whenJarretttaped Peepy's part of the interview . . .
I know it doesn't look like a video, but it is....
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Jun.04.2012
My Peep reminded me that that we wrote a blog a while back and never posted it. Why? We had so much other stuff going on, like taking part in National Donut Day, that it slipped our collective minds.
So, we're going to post our museum blog today, but first this . . .
Yes, that's...
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May.31.2012
One of the many advantages of living in Los Angeles is that you can go to see Craig Ferguson a lot.
We've seen Craig, as he would want me to call him, with guests Robin Williams and Neil Patrick Harris. (They weren't on at the same time.)
And COLIN FIRTH. That's right. Me...
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May.28.2012
We LOVE libraries!
Last year, themiddle schoolin my hometown ofSouth Pasadenagot a brand newlibrary. Recently, Peepy and I stopped by to visit . . .
Peepygoofed off a bit and explored . . .
She even made friends . . .
. . . and bought necessary supplies . . .
And thought about snacks . . ....
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May.24.2012
As many of you know, or may not know, or now know, I do lots of elementary and middleschool visits.
But it's also fun to speak to college students. Last week I traveled all the way from South Pasadena to Pasadena -- officially, they are two different cities . . ....
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May.21.2012
It was a gorgeous day in Pasadena. Well, that is if you consider blue skies and temps in the high 70s nice . . .
Perfect weather for the very very very first LitFest Pasadena -- and we were there!
Before the festival began, we wandered around and checked it out . . .
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May.17.2012
Whose happy feet are those?
Why, the belong to none other than author/illustrator/fashion mavenTony DiTerlizzi!He was on his planet-wide tour forA HERO FOR WONDLA.
Whenlast we saw him, he was modeling a lovely limited edition front/back/arms deer/nature scene shirt we gave him . . .
This time we...
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May.14.2012
Last blog we were at the LA TIMES Festival of Books, and one of the booths we signed at wasOnce Upon a Time . . .
So it's only fitting that we visit the bookstore itself. But first, lunch!
Above: Bob Boyle and Dan Santat count the carbs. (The vegetable plate was mine...
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May.10.2012
We wereTHERElast blog, and now here's more of the LA TIMES Festival of Books at the University of Southern California!
This is an iconic building. Why? Because when I was a senior at USC I fell down the stairs inside the building, that's why.
Oops. No digressions! Back to the book festival.
It's...
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About Lisa
Lisa Yee’s books for middle grade readers include Millicent Min, Girl Genius, which won the Sid Fleischman Humor Award, Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time, and So Totally Emily Ebers. Warp Speed, her newest novel, is the eagerly anticipated spin-off of the...
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