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Adriana Trigiani kisses adult romances good-bye (for now) and embraces YA
To our surprise, the New York Times bestselling author of heartwarming, romantic novels for adults, Adriana Trigiani joined a diverse array of Young Adult (YA) authors on a panel hosted by Scholastic Press Executive Editorial Director David Levithan at BookExpo America 2009. Having published the first in her latest adult bestelling series earlier this year (Very Valentine), Trigiani kissed her adult fiction writing career good-bye for the weekend and joined James Dashner, Laini Taylor, Jill Alexander, Sarwat Chadda, and Danica Novgorodoff in reading from and talking about their fiction for young adults. Writer-artist Danica Novgorodoff read from her second graphic novel, Refresh, Refresh (First Second; September, 2009); Sarwat Chadda offered a taste of his debut gothic thirller, Devil's Kiss (Hyperion; September, 2009); veteran YA author James Dashner read from his new dystopian novel, The Maze Runner (Delacorte Books For Young Readers; October, 2009); Adriana Trigiani read from her debut YA novel, the first in a series, Viola In Reel Life (HarperTeen; September, 2009); Jill Alexander offered a few pages of her debut teen heart throb novel, The Sweetheart Of Prosper County (Feiwel & Friends; September, 2009); and prolific teen author Laini Taylor read from her new supernatural fantasy, Lips Touch (Arthur A. Levine Books; October, 2009) and her husband, artist James Di Bartolo showed his illustrations from the book. In answer to questions from panel host Levithan, Jill Alexander analyzed the themes of her novel; Adriana Trigiani described why she set her novel in South Bend, Indiana; James Dashner revealed his fascination with the strange, pshycho world of his new novel; Sarwat Chadda explained his use of the historic templars in a modern setting; and Danica Novgorodoff talked about adaptating a short story and movie to the graphic novel form. Adriana Trigiani reviewed her crossover from adult to teen; Jill Alexander contemplated the art of storytelling for teens; James Dashner gave a shout out to teen lit; Sarwat Chadda dismissed the idea that teen fiction was substantially different than adult fiction; Danica Novgorodoff explained her love of writing for teens; and Laini Taylor reflected on writing for teen audiences before David Levithan wrapped up the YA Author Buzz Panel at BEA 2009. Meanwhile, in case you were wondering,Trigiani returns to her adult readers with her next installment in her Valentine series, Brava, Valentine, due out in Febraury, 20010.

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Mitali Perkins takes the long way home to the land of 'Bamboo People': Bestselling children's author Mitali Perkins traces her journey through childhood from KolKata (Calcutta, India) to Queens, NY, and the west coast, where her family settled, through books and writing, before returning to her family's lost home in Burma, where she became inspired to write 'Bamboo People.'

Cory Doctorow scores points with booksellers and goes 'For the Win' at BEA 2010: Canadian blogger, journalist, and bestselling author brings his new novel and crusade to liberalize copyright laws to BookExpo America 2010, withbooksellers cheering him on 'For the Win.'

Sarah, Duchess of York, lends a 'helping hand' on touchy subjects for parents and children: Sarah, Duchess of York, Ferguson takes the stage at BEA 2010 to remind parents of the three C's--communication, compromise, and compassion.

Geoff Johns leads the Green Lantern team from 'Darkest Night' to 'Brightest Day': The mastermind behind the resurgence of the long-running Green Lantern comic books series brings his creative team to the first ever C2E2 convention in Chicago to discuss the dawning of 'Brightest Day' after 'Darkest Night.'

BEA 2010 brings out the stars of children's and young adult literature: The Duchess of York wasn't the only children's book author at this year's BookExpo America (BEA).

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Grant Morrison brings Batman and Robin back from the future: The Scottish playwright and master of the universe of comic creator's Grant Morrison shocks and awes his fans at the 2008 New York Comic Con.

John Ringo, Kelly Link, and China Mieville bring sci-fi and fantasy down to earth: Three emerging voices in the sci-fi and fantasy world bring the realities of writing in their respective genres down to earth.

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