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Meg Cabot at Winter Park Public Library

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On October 18, Writer’s Block Bookstore will partner with Winter Park Public Library to host YA Author Meg Cabot, most notable for her series “The Princess Diaries.” The event will be OCTOBER 18 from 6PM – 8PM and is intended for ages 12 and up. Meg Cabot will be promoting her newest book “The Boy is Back.

Meg Cabot is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for both adults and tweens/teens. There have been over 25 million copies of Meg’s nearly 80 published books sold in 38 countries. After working for ten years as an assistant residence hall director at New York University (an experience from which she occasionally draws inspiration for her best-selling Heather Wells mystery series), Meg wrote the Princess Diaries series, which was made into two hit movies by Disney. Meg’s most proud of the letters she’s received from fans thanking her for helping them to overcome their “dislike of reading.

In The Boy is Back Reed Stewart thought he’d left all his small town troubles—including a broken heart—behind when he ditched tiny Bloomville, Indiana, ten years ago. Then one tiny post on the Internet causes all of those troubles to return . . . with a vengeance. Becky Flowers has worked hard to build her successful senior relocation business, but she’s worked even harder to forget Reed Stewart ever existed.

Now Reed and Becky can’t avoid one another—or the memories of that one fateful night.  And soon everything they thought they knew about themselves (and each other) has been turned upside down, and they—and the entire town of Bloomville—might never be the same, all because The Boy Is Back.

 

 

For those who are hoping to pre-order The Boy is Back, go to the following link:

http://www.writersblockbookstore.com/event/meg-cabot-winter-park-public-library

 

About Writer’s Block Bookstore

A community bookstore in your neighborhood, we have been located off of Park Ave for almost two years and have been bringing your favorite authors into town. We curate our stock based on the community’s wants and needs, but always have the latest releases. We have your favorite book.

~ Lauren Zimmerman

Walking the Edge Book Launch Party

Bookmark It will host a book launch party for Walking the Edge, a Southern Gothic Anthology edited by Joan Leggitt of Twisted Road Publications, with an introduction by Dorothy Allison, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 22nd at Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts.

Hear talented writers Pat Spears, Jane Edwards, Gale Massey and Jamie Poissant read their stories, and get your books signed.

1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789

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YA Author Jay Asher at Writers Block Bookstore

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On October 20, from 6-8 pm, Writer’s Block Bookstore will host YA Author Jay Asher, most notable for his book “Thirteen Reasons Why.” The event is intended for ages 12 and up. Jay Asher will be promoting his newest book “What Light.” There will be a book signing as well as refreshments.

Jay Asher has toured the country, meeting and connecting with teens in literally all 50 states. He and his previous book, “Thirteen Reasons Why” have impacted and changed the lives of countless young adults. It has appeared regularly on the New York Times bestsellers list for the past 9 years, selling over 2.5 million copies in the US alone and is currently in production to be a 13-part series on Netflix.

In Asher’s newest book, What Light, he continues to focus on themes of hope and forgiveness. He says “I wrote this book for teens who have seen dark days, but hold on to the hope that things will get better.” What Light weaves together a thought provoking and emotionally uplifting narrative on self-love.

What Light focuses on Sierra, who’s family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon. It’s a bucolic setting for a girl to grow up in, except that every year, they pack up and move to California to set up their Christmas tree lot for the season. So Sierra lives two lives: her life in Oregon and her life at Christmas. And leaving one always means missing the other.

To pre-order What Light, go to the following link:

http://www.writersblockbookstore.com/event/jay-asher