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kellyrfineman

ALA 2010, part two

Jun 30, 2010 11:56

Before leaving the Convention Center to head to Georgetown on Saturday afternoon, I stopped by the Scholastic Book Fairs booth, where Linda Sue Park was signing. Let me just say this about Linda Sue Park: she has a fantastic sense of style. This photo doesn't do justice to the dress she had on, which had an asymmetrical zipper set down the front. ( Read more... )

park, salas, conferences, ala, stohr-hunt, dolamore, davis, jones

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fabulousfrock June 30 2010, 19:15:46 UTC

It was so nice to meet you in person! Dinner was a blast, thanks for letting me tag along. Although that is not the best picture of me...why oh why do I always have a prominent zit during these things??

kellyrfineman June 30 2010, 23:42:56 UTC

You're so funny. I didn't notice your zit at all. I kept thinking "if only there wasn't flash bounceback from her glasses!"

fabulousfrock July 1 2010, 02:14:23 UTC

Well, I'm glad I'm the only one who notices, I guess, but I went to the bathroom during the party and there was like, a spot of dried blood on my chin right after I was talking to, you know, pretty much everyone cool in the universe, and I thought, damn you Galassini blood and your bad skin.

bogwitch64 June 30 2010, 19:58:13 UTC

MT Anderson...wow! I'd love to meet him. I'm going to have to check out The Game of Sunken Places. I loved Feed, and the Octavian Nothing books.

kellyrfineman June 30 2010, 23:51:39 UTC

The Game of Sunken Places is for middle grade audiences, and it's really hard to describe. It feels Edwardian in setting, and there is decidedly something . . . odd going on when two boys end up in Vermont with a long-lost relative for the summer. It's been a while since I read it, but it sits on my "damn, I wish I'd written that" shelf in the bookcase.

lkmadigan June 30 2010, 21:38:38 UTC

I can't believe I finally got to meet you, Kelly!

And thanks for the reminder. :-)

kellyrfineman June 30 2010, 23:54:47 UTC

I'm so thrilled I got to meet you!

jenny_moss June 30 2010, 22:25:41 UTC

Thanks for sharing. Wish I could have been there to meet all the LJ'rs (esp you).

kellyrfineman June 30 2010, 23:55:43 UTC

I wish you'd been there too, just because I'd like to meet you in person. Some day.

poolhallace July 1 2010, 01:38:05 UTC

you must be having fun because you look insanely happy. I'm jealous just looking at all those BOOKS!!!

kellyrfineman July 1 2010, 05:07:16 UTC

Oh the books. So many of them to see, only some to take home, and heavy, heavy, heavy at that.

I'm surprised you have time to read blogs - it sounded from your recent post like you've been running yourself ragged lately!