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I’ve never attended a midnight release event of any book, even the Harry Potter books, but I was super excited about this one. Not only to actually attend the event, but to also complete my signed collection of the Hunger Games trilogy!
So what did my evening look like? Well me and two friends from work [...]

Monday night I went to the Union Square Barnes and Noble to see Isabel Allende speak, in support of her newest book, The Island Beneath the Sea. I had picked this book as a recent Waiting on Wednesday post. I am so in love with the cover, mostly for the texture of it.
The store was [...]

Monday night I went to the Tribeca Barnes and Noble, where Richelle Mead was there to read, do an Q&A, and sign books. I have only read the first book in the Vampire Academy series but I am definitely intrigued by it. And what a sweet lady! I was quite taken by her. I didn’t [...]

Last Tuesday I accompanied my mom to see Greg Mortenson. The event was originally going to be held at a Barnes and Noble store but because they were anticipating a huge crowd, the event was moved to an auditorium at John Jay College on the West Side of Manhattan. His newest book, Stones into Schools, [...]

Last week was the 40th anniversary celebration of Sesame Street. First off, I love anything-Muppets. So does Josh. And at work, the majority of us in our little group love Muppets as well. So, Josh and I, and my friend were pretty excited to go to the Lincoln Center B&N on Thursday night. Why do [...]

Tuesday night, Books of Wonder, the indie children’s bookstore in Manhattan, hosted an author event entitled Brave New Worlds. The authors on panel were  Suzanne Collins, Libba Bray, Scott Westerfeld, Kristin Cashore, and Justine Larbalestier. Michael Grant was supposed to be there too, but sadly he came down with the flu and was unable to [...]

I don’t cook. The kitchen just frightens me. I’ve baked a babka once or twice and made coconut cream pie twice. Back in high school, I tried to make quiche based off a family member’s recipe (a French recipe) but it turned out really bad cause I had the oven temperature set to like 170 [...]

Last Thursday, Josh and I went to see John Irving speak at the Union Square Barnes and Noble.  I’ve only read three of his novels: A Widow for One Year, The World According to Garp, and A Prayer for Own Meany. I basically have enjoyed them in that order.  Sadly, Mr. Irving didn’t do a signing. [...]

Last Monday, Josh and I, and my two friends from work eagerly went over to the Union Square Barnes and Noble to see Ms. Niffenegger speak and to get books signed. We all had our copies of Her Fearful Symmetry, as well as our beloved Time Traveler’s Wife copies with us and we plopped ourselves [...]

Last week was another book signing event: Craig Ferguson, for his memoir, American on Purpose. Knowing this was going to be a packed event, I headed out soon after 5pm to the Union Square Barnes and Noble, to get seats for my friend and husband. Not surprisingly enough, the seats were starting to fill up [...]