search the archives
♥ recent cover stories ♥
rss
contact & author appearances
*APPEARANCES*
For upcoming events, visit BookTour
Photo Friday: Carolyn Mackler Reading!
Last week I got to go to a reading for Carolyn Mackler's newly released TANGLED (see the video of her reading on readergirlz!). The book is really great -- it's from four points of view, and each one intertwines with the others in such a compelling way. At the end, you feel magic and resolution! CM is a master.
Also, she had heart-shaped cookies that mirrored her book's cover:
And she posed with me (no idea why these photos get so fuzzy when I post--sorry!):
You know, Carolyn was the first author I went to when I had a book idea -- we'd known each other a little through magazines and our shared alma mater. And she was definitely the one who made me believe I could succeed. I remember she told me, "You'll get published! Melissa Walker is such a great author name!" Love it.
Happy Friday!
PS-Had to point out this awesome Laurie Halse Anderson post about Book Pirates. Please don't steal books online! (Libraries, people.) Thank you.
TrackBacks
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.melissacwalker.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/645
Comments (3)
I've been wanting to read that book!
I think you're an awesome person and today your "cool rating" went even higher when I got the iheartdaily newsletter about Left4Dead2. I'm not a big gamer girl either but I do play this one and get really into it. Plus guys dig girls who play video games :)
Posted by S | January 29, 2010 9:34 PM
I have almost the exact same Carolyn Mackler story! She used to write for the magazine I edited for, and when I moved to New York she was the first author I met with when I confessed I wanted to write books. We didn't know each other that well but she was so encouraging and sweet. Love her, and she was great at the reading this night (I was there too!).
Oh, the book is fantastic, too!
Posted by Taylor Morris | January 30, 2010 10:14 AM
Tangles is one of my top reads of all time.. I loved it and always recommend it to others.. The cookies are adorable!! They do look like the cover of the book.
This is a great post about an amazing author! :)
Posted by Trisha | January 30, 2010 7:09 PM