Books are Hot

Yes, reading is sexy, but that's not what I mean by Books are Hot. Yesterday, at the West Hollywood Book Fair, the books were hot because the sun was scorchin'! My car said the temperature reached 106-degrees, and I believe it because I saw a few books that were actually warping.

Warping!

And yet the book fair was a blast. My day began with an interview on the Teen Stage conducted by teen blogger extraordinaire, Ashley Thompson.


Ashley and her family drove all the way from Oregon so she could interview three YA authors. And she did a great job! Me? I did alright with my answers, but like I said, it was hot. At one point, mid-answer, I had to admit that the cold lemonade I was sipping wasn't keeping my brain cool and I totally forgot the question. But the interviewer was a pro and calmly repeated it for me.

Thanks, Ashley!

The interview was followed by a book signing with Gayle Brandeis and Stuart Gibbs. I even got to meet Gayle's son...Asher! (Cool name, dude.)


Then I roamed over to the LAYA's booth. They're a group of L.A.-based YA writers and I'm always jealous that I live a bit too far to call myself a LAYA. A few of their members which I ran into that day include Katie Alender...


Francesca Lia Block...


Carol Snow...


and Alexa Young.




Hot Author Disclaimer: I apologize to anyone I may have sweat upon. But trust me, some of you sweat upon me, too!