penguinontour:Andrew Smith, author of the critically-acclaimed, Printz Honor-winning Grasshopper Jun
penguinontour:Andrew Smith, author of the critically-acclaimed, Printz Honor-winning Grasshopper Jungle, is hitting the road on his “Keep YA Weird” book tour to celebrate the release of his new novel, The Alex Crow! Keep YA Weird celebrates literary experimentalism and extreme imagination in YA literature. Look out for more exciting Keep YA Weird activity in March! About The Alex Crow:“Smith is a spiritual heir to Kurt Vonnegut” —Booklist, starred reviewSkillfully blending multiple story strands that transcend time and place, award-winning Grasshopper Jungle author Andrew Smith chronicles the story of Ariel, a refugee who is the sole survivor of an attack on his small village. Now living with an adoptive family in Sunday, West Virginia, Ariel’s story is juxtaposed against those of a schizophrenic bomber and the diaries of a failed arctic expedition from the late nineteenth century … and a depressed, bionic reincarnated crow. Read an excerpt from The Alex Crow here! Pre-order your copy of The Alex Crow from your favorite retailer!Add The Alex Crow to your Goodreads to-read shelf!Keep YA Weird Tour Schedule:Tuesday, March 10 at 6:30 pm – SAN FRANCISCOBookPassage51 Tamal Vista Blvd.Corte Madera, CA 94925Wednesday, March 11 at 7 pm – PALO ALTO, CABooks Inc. Palo Alto74 Town and Country Village855 El Camino RealPalo Alto, 94301Thursday, March 12 at 7 pm – BOISE, IDRediscovered Books180 North 8th StreetBoise, ID 83702Friday, March 13 at 7 pm – PHOENIX, AZ300 West Camelback RoadPhoenix, AZ 85013Sat-Sun, March 14-15 – TUCSON, AZTucson Book FestivalSaturday, March 21 - NEW YORK CITYNYC Teen Author FestivalPanel at New York Public Library Main BranchBerger Forum (at 42nd St)Time: 2:10-3:30 pmTopic: Issues of Representation in YAPanel Description: Whether you are writing about characters whose identifications you share or about characters whose identifications you don’t share, there will always be issues of representation, both for the writer and for the reader. We’ll talk about writing what you’ve known vs. writing what you haven’t experienced firsthand, as well as talking about the different ways to achieve diversity within our literature and what obligation, if any, writers have to “represent” the groups that they belong to within their work.Panelists: Maria E. Andreu, Coe Booth, Sona Charaipotra, Dhonielle Clayton, IW Gregorio, Adam Silvera, Andrew SmithThe Mutual Admiration Society Reading - 7 PMwith Coe Booth, Michelle Knudsen, Jennifer A. Nielsen, Andrew Smith, Lindsay Smith, Jessica SpotswoodMcNally Jackson52 Prince StreetNew York, NY 10012Sunday, March 22 at 4 pm – RHINEBECK, NYOblong Books & Musicwith Justine Larbalestier and Holly Black6422 Montgomery StreetRhinebeck, NY 12572Monday, March 23 at 7 pm – ATLANTA, GALittle Shop of Stories133 East Court SquareDecatur GA 30030Tuesday, March 24 - ATHENS, GA (time TBA)Avid Bookshop493 Prince AvenueAthens, GA 30601March 25-26 – ATLANTA, GAKEENESAW STATE CONFERENCESaturday, April 11th – DENVER, CODenver Teen Lit ConferenceApril 18-19 – LOS ANGELES, CALA Times Festival of Books -- source link