I am very honored to be taking part in the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association's (SCIBA) Trade Show and Authors Feast this year.
The event will be held on Saturday, October 23 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel and Spa, in Hollywood (of all places) on Saturday, October 23, beginning at noon.
I'm actually going to give a speech, too. About what? You may ask. Well... about fifteen minutes, I do believe. And, trust me, those will be the fifteen most terror-filled minutes of many lives that day.
In any event, despite the ghastliness of my intended remarks, I will be speaking along with some exceedingly notable people, many of whom have met me on several occasions, but still greet me with a warm, "Do I know you?" every time we bump into each other.
Included on the day's agenda: Ally Condie, Matthew Kirby, Benjamin Hale, Ellen Hopkins, Me (I'll be wearing a name badge that says, "No... you probably DON'T know me"), Michael Grant, and Al Yankovic.
Afterward, I will be circulating amongst the notables, panhandling for cab fare, and signing the LAST EVER Advance Copies of the book that is still trying to kill me -- The Marbury Lens.
Hope to see you there.
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Is Al Yankovic the weird one or the normal one?
I'd go but I've vowed never to set foot in LA, New York, or Las Vegas.
It is, indeed, Weird Al and I am the opening act, in which case I anticipate a mass exodus to the urinals and pay phones.
I will admit that I can do without another trip to Las Vegas, but LA and NYC are places I truly love.
I'm supposed to be interviewing Weird Al at this event.
Then I rush off to LAX to do the third leg of my eternal book tour in Australia.
Anyone have any good questions for Al?
I am so looking forward to that interview, Michael.
This may be a stupid question but why is Weird Al at a book function? Has he been writing books and I haven't noticed?
That's not a stupid question, Connie. Weird Al wrote a children's book that will be published by Harper Collins in 2011.
Hmmm... Maybe he's not going by the "Weird" prefix any longer, too. In which case, I apologize to Mr. Yankovic for getting it wrong. Still, looking forward to meeting him. And watching Michael.
Al Yankovic is one of my heroes. No shit.
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