Showing posts with label #Mindymcginnis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Mindymcginnis. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Here's what I've been up to (book-signing edition)

So, in the last post I made before disappearing (for three years), I told you guys I was gonna talk abut a few of the books signings I had attended. It took some digging through pictures, and posts to find them. And here they are! Now, I've met plenty of other authors that I didn't get pictures with, but I'll share as many details as possible. (I apologize if any of these are repeats (I don't think they are though)

Book signing #1 
The one and only Veronica Roth!
Yes, I did actually get to meet the author of "Divergent," "Insurgent," "Allegiant," "Four," "Carve The Mark," "The Fates Divide," "The End And Other Beginnings," and "The Chosen One"
She was awesome! Really chill, super down to earth, and fun to talk to!  
So, this was back in late January of 2017, so while I can't remember all the details, I do have a few pics! (I apologize for the quality, I know they're really low...)

I was also able to attend Books by the Banks in Cincinnati, Ohio, where I met so many amazing authors, some of whom I was able to get a pic with..
   Rainbow Rowell, author of "Fangirl," "Landline," "Eleanor & Park," "Attachments," and "Carry On,"                                                                
   David Arnold, author of “Mosquitoland," "Kids of Appetite," The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik,"Behind the Song," and "The Electric Kingdom"

At Books By The Banks I also met Adi Alsaid, 

And! I was able to visit with some of my favs Nat Richards, and Lorie Langdon


Next event was the Ohioana Book Festival of 2018, I was able to volunteer and it was a blast! Not only was I able to help out my local library, but I was able to shop awesome books for all ages and genres and meet amazing authors as well!

Now, unfortunately, due to the craziness and speed of the day, I wasn't able to get any pics with the authors I met, but I'll share a cover picture of their book(s)..
So first up is Kurt Dinan author of "Don't Get Caught." 
He was super cool! 

And Mindee Arnett, author of "Avalon," Polaris," "Proxy," "The Nightmare Affair (The Arkwell Academy series)," "Onyx and Ivory (Rime Chronicles series),"
She was so sweet, and has great sense of style!


And of course, I got see Nat Richards, Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon, Mindy McGinnis, Tara Tyler, Tracy Lawson, along with plenty of others (my mind is failing me!)


I was thankfully able to attend (and volunteer) The Ohioana Book Fest again last year (2019), and again met some really cool authors!
Including, but not limited to,
D. W. Vogel, author of the "Horizon Alpha Series"

Dee Garretson, author of "The Torch World Series,"

And, Stephen Markley, author of "Ohio"


Now, the last one I'll share for now (perhaps I've shared this in a post years ago, I didn't see it though), is the one and only Kiera Cass!!
Author of "The Selection," "The Elite," "The One," "Happily Ever After," The Selection Stories," The Heir," "The Crown," "The Siren," and, "The Betrothed."
OMG! You guys she's amazing! so sweet and funny! I just can't even begin to describe her! (And yes, I did take her a One Direction themed pen and wallet (made with duct tape by my sister) that's what she's opening in couple of the pictures)
So, she did a book signing at Joesph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati a few years back, and I was able to go!
This signing was for "The Siren," 

So, there's my bookish adventures for the past few years that I've been absent. And, I hope to have many more to come!
I might post another update post with more details all about my adventures outside of the book realm..
And my first book review of the year (or past few) is coming this weekend!
I can't wait for you to read it! 
Thank you for being patient and sticking it out with me!

-Morgan

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Lauren Oliver, Mindy McGinnis, and Jasmine Warga signing

Hey everyone!
So, I was able to go down to Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati for the book singing for Lauren Oliver, Mindy McGinnis, and Jasmine Warga.
If you don't know who at least one of these authors is (at least their name), where have you been?
I'm sure most know, but  Lauren Oliver is the author of the best selling Delirium trilogy, consisting of, Delirium, Pandemonium, Requiem, and the short story collection. She has also written the Young Adult books Panic, and recently released, Vanishing Girls. She has also written an adult novel titled Rooms. 
Mindy McGinnis, is local to Ohio, and has written Not A Drop To Drink, and In A Handful Of Dust. She also has a new book coming out in October!
Jasmine Warga has written My Heart and Other Black Holes, however I can't wait to see what else she has in store!
And, I met Margot Wood from Epic Reads!!

Everyone was amazing and super nice! I can't wait to start My Heart and Other black Holes and Vanishing Girls!!




















(Lauren Oliver and myself)




















                                                           (Jasmine Warga and myself)





















(Mindy McGinnis (Left), Jasmine Warga (Right))





















                                                                                   
                                       (Margot Wood (Epic Reads), and myself)








Left to right; Margot Wood (even though you can only, just see the top of her head), Lauren Oliver, Mindy McGinnis, and Jasmine Warga.


































(I also received an Epic Reads tote bag. I bought Vanishing Girls, and My Heart and Other Black Holes (and got them signed). I also bought No One Else Can Have You by Kathleen Hale and Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not by Thompson Square (Yes, they wrote a book!).


To find out more about Lauren Oliver click here.
To find out more about Mindy McGinnis click here.
To find out more about Jasmine Warga click here.
Click here to go to the Epic Reads website.
And, here is Margot Woods website! http://www.therealfauxtographer.com/

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Thursday, March 5, 2015

Book Review 37: Not A Drop To Drink by Mindy McGinnis

This book! OH MY GOODNESS! Sorry for yelling, but this is an amazing book! I can't believe I didn't read this book sooner. Practically any book that takes place in Ohio goes on my favorites list, but this one has a well deserved spot on that list.

It's a fight for survival, and water. Can Lynn survive on her own? Is she willing to risk everything for people she barely knows. Can they be trusted? Will Lynn be able to make her mother proud?
So many questions, and not enough book! The good thing is that the sequel In A Handful of Dust is out and available.

There is minor language in it and little violence (less than THG). The world that Lynn lives in could really happen. This book surpassed all of my expectations, and hopefully yours too!




I have so many questions for Mindy McGinnis. One being, Why Eli?!

Anyway, go check out this book, its' sequel and the author!

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13112869-not-a-drop-to-drink?ac=1

Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/not-a-drop-to-drink-mindy-mcginnis/1114298557?ean=9780062198518

Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Not-Drop-Drink-Mindy-McGinnis-ebook/dp/B00BATIJYE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425586912&sr=8-1&keywords=Not+a+drop+to+drink

Mindy's website: http://www.mindymcginnis.com/

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Two new book signings!

Hi everyone so, I will be heading to a book signing in Mt. Vernon Ohio next week! Authors include:
Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon (Doon)
Mindy McGinnis (Not A Drop To Drink)
Edith Pattou (East)
Liz Coley (Pretty Girl-13)
Erin McCahan (Love and Other Foreign Words)
Jody Casella (Thin Space)
Natalie Richards (Gone Too Far)

I am so excited! If you are able to attend there will be so many great authors there!

Also, March 16th there is going to be an signing in Cincinnati, where Mindy McGinnis, Lauren Oliver, and Jasmine Warga will be be signing their books!
In case you don't know:
Mindy McGinnis (Not A Drop To Drink)
Lauren Oliver (Before I Fall, Delirium Trilogy, Panic, Rooms, and Vanishing Girls)
Jasmine Warga (My Heart and Other Black Holes)

I really hope I will be able to make it to the signing with Lauren Oliver, I loved the Delirium trilogy (review to come) and cannot wait to get Panic and Vanishing Girls! Now, all I need to do is convinve comeone to drive me down... hmmm...

Anyway, lots of reviews to come, and updates on these signings!


                                                                     Thanks!