Hello everyone! And welcome to my spotlight in the Pasadena Loves YA blog tour on the wonderful and amazing Morgan Matson!
I am INCREDIBLY excited about this event and am honored to be hosting such a fantastic author today.
But before we get into that, help let’s find out more about this event!
When:
May 23rd 2015 from 12pm to 4 pm
Where:
Pasadena Public Library
285 East Walnut Street
Pasadena, click CA 91101
FREE EVENT! Giveaways and Refreshments! Free TOTE BAG to first 150 Guests! Make sure to share on Twitter, about it Facebook, Instagram using the hashtag #PLYA2015!
For most info, visit their website here.
Authors!
Keynote speaker Mary McCoy (author of Dead to Me) with Katie Alender, Victoria Aveyard, Alexis Bass, Julie Berry, Livia Blackburne, Virginia Boecker, Jessica Brody, Stephen Chbosky, Brandy Colbert, Ava Dellaira, Kody Keplinger, Liz Maccie, Morgan Matson, Lauren Miller, Alexandra Monir, Jennifer Niven, Romina Russell, Sarah Tomp, & Kiersten White
Book Sales
Provided by Vroman’s Bookstore, starting at 11 am! The event is also co-sponsored by Bridge to Books.
About Morgan Matson
Morgan fell in love with YA literature while working in Vroman’s Bookstore! Her first book, Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour, was inspired by her own road trips (and have inspired my friends and I to road trip as well!). She has written three novels with another on the way, and also writes under the pseudonym, Katie Finn. She lives in Los Angeles. All of her books take place during summer, which makes her perfect for this event!
Find Her At:
Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / GoodReads
About Since You’ve Been Gone
Since You’ve Been Gone is Morgan’s most recent novel but make sure to check her debut novel, Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour, and her sophomore novel, Second Chance Summer.
GoodReads Synopsis: The Pre-Sloane Emily didn’t go to parties, she barely talked to guys, she didn’t do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—the one who yanks you out of your shell.
But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just… disappears. No note. No calls. No texts. No Sloane. There’s just a random to-do list. On it, thirteen Sloane-selected-definitely-bizarre-tasks that Emily would never try… unless they could lead back to her best friend.
Apple Picking at Night? Okay, easy enough.
Dance until Dawn? Sure. Why not?
Kiss a Stranger? Um…
Getting through Sloane’s list would mean a lot of firsts. But Emily has this whole unexpected summer ahead of her, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected) to check things off. Who knows what she’ll find?
Go Skinny Dipping? Wait … what?
The Interview:
Nerd Girl: All of your books center on summer. What is it about summer that makes you want to set them during this time, both as Morgan and Katie?
Morgan: I don’t know what it is exactly, but I certainly seem to keep returning to that time period, don’t I? I guess I like that there’s less structure during the summer — you don’t have the same school schedule, so you’re able to maybe have different experiences, maybe meet new friends, than you would during the school year. It also always seemed like there was the potential change in the summer in a way there isn’t in the school year.
Nerd Girl: What is your favorite part about summer?
Morgan: I love it all! How long the days are, the weather, the feeling of possibility that seems to permeate every single summer.
Nerd Girl: Can you tell us anything about what you’re working on for the future?
Morgan: I’m writing a book, as yet untitled, that’s coming out in 2016! I can’t say much about it yet. But rest assured, it’s also set in the summer! And then the conclusion of the Broken Hearts and Revenge trilogy, Hearts, Fingers, and Other Things to Cross, written as Katie Finn, comes out in summer 2016, as well.
Nerd Girl: What are three essential things you need for a good road trip?
Morgan: Snacks, tunes, good road trip buddy
Nerd Girl: What are you currently binging on Netflix?
Morgan: Just finished the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Loved it!
Nerd Girl: What is the best writing advice you’ve ever received?
Morgan: “You can’t fix a blank page”. Meaning, better to write something bad and make it better than to not write anything at all, trying to make it perfect.”
Thank you SO much Morgan for being a part of this spotlight and interview!
The Giveaway!
Any 3 Books from the Pasadena Loves YA authors!
The giveaway ends May 20th and is US only.
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Tune in next week for a spotlight on the super fabulous Lauren Miller!
Thanks for sharing, Sara! Adding this event to my calendar.