![]() Her recent novel came from the idea that eventually the human race will die out and someone will be the last person to be born on earth. Lauren gave us a short lesson in evolution and explained that she studied chemistry and physics at university which inspires the science fiction novels she writes. Then, it was on to the authors talking about their own books! Lauren James ![]() ![]() These included Cassandra Clare’s new short story collection, Ghosts of the Shadow Market, a social justice novel about a daughter looking to clear her father’s name, Nothing but the Truth (we were also all given a proof of this which I can’t wait to read!), and finally, we received a video message and awesome rap from Angie Thomas ( The Hate U Give) about her new novel, On the Come Up which follows a girl rapper trying to make it when her safety net is pulled out from under her. Look, that’s my blonde head in the middle! Undeniable proof that I was there, folks! *Photo credit to Walker Books team*Ī number of different people from the Walker team discussed some of their 2019 titles where unfortunately the authors weren’t able to attend. ![]() Lauren James was SO friendly and down to earth for an author, and she made me feel super relaxed and comfortable!Īfter bubbly and snacks, we drifted into a room with a projector and chairs for the main event! I said that I would like to see YA being split more between Young Adult and New Adult, to make sure readers young and old feel their voices are being heard. I then became part of a group of people chatting with Lauren James ( The Next Together, The Lonliest Girl in the Universe), which included the super friendly Daphne who owns illumicrate! We chatted about a variety of things, including where we thought YA would be in 10 years. This was somewhat intimidating and I spent the first 5 minutes awkwardly hanging at the pretty snack table, looking for a way into a conversation (I know, you can practically hear the violins).Įventually, after summoning all my courage, I got chatting to some new arrivals which included the lovely Kelly from Coffeestarsbooks. When I arrived, everyone appeared to already be in quite tight-knit groups, and it was clear that a lot of people already knew each other (either professionally or from past events). Somehow, though, I still managed to pass over the threshold and walk through the door into a small room of bloggers, professionals, and authors milling around. And well, meeting authors either turns me into an overexcited, high pitched gerbil, or a mute (tick, tick TICK).Īs I stood outside of Walker Books I could feel my heart racing, the blood rushing in my ears and my legs trembling.I am basically a social anxiety duckling and things I particularly struggle with are: I would like to preface this post by saying despite 100% wanting to go to this event, I was absolutely petrified. So, here’s you’re sneak peek into Walker Books and their upcoming releases (because I couldn’t go to a book event without sharing it with you guys, could I?!?) □ I’ve seen plenty of bloggers invited to publisher events over the years, but I never thought I would be one of them and I feel so incredibly privileged to have been offered the opportunity. This is, without a doubt, one of the best blogging moments I’ve had since I started this thing. I RSVP’d within about a minute of the invitation coming through without checking any of the details because come hell or high water, I WAS GETTING THERE. But seriously, when I saw an invitation come into my inbox for Walker’s YA Wonderland, a festive evening of books, bubble, and bites to showcase their upcoming titles for 2019 presented by some of the authors themselves, it was like a golden ray of sunshine appeared and angels started singing. I’d like to thank my mum, my dad, my boyfriend, the book community, and that guy I saw in Tesco’s that one time who gave up the last reduced pastry…
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