Thank you so much to all of the readers, authors, and sponsors who attended this year’s festival, and to everyone who followed along on social media who was there in spirit.
You are all a part of our YALLFamily. Let’s continue to inspire, uplift and stand up for each other like the heroes we all are.
The world’s largest YA Book Festival hits Upper King Street in Charleston next weekend!
All YALLFest authors will sign on Saturday, Nov. 12. A select group of authors will also sign at the YALLCrawl, Fri., Nov. 11, 2 - 5 pm, at various shops and other venues on Upper King Street.
– they can be picked up at the festival or shipped to you.
*Pick-ups will be inside the bookstore Sat., Nov. 12.
*Books to be shipped will go out the week after the festival. Thank you for your patience.
*Some signed books will be available post-festival.
*Sorry, we can not take orders for personal inscriptions.
BUYING BOOKS
*Books from all featured authors will be available for sale inside the big tent next to Blue Bicycle Books.
*Many books will already be flatsigned by authors - you can of course still get them personalized.
SIGNINGS
*No more than 3 books per author per trip through line.
*Please do not block the sidewalk and keep the right of way clear at all times. Line up single file against buildings.
*Pictures are permitted, however authors will not always be able to pose with fans.
*Festival staff may limit certain author signings with wristbands as needed to allow authors to keep their schedules.
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS
To be admitted to these signings you must have a wristband. You can only get wristbands for:
Victoria Aveyard – at the Opening Keynote (Music Hall, 10 am, ticketed event, SOLD OUT). Wristbands for her Sat. signing are limited to the first 300 people.
Eoin Colfer – at the Middle Grade Storyball (Music Hall, 12 pm, FREE EVENT). Wristbands for his Sat. signing are limited to the first 100 people.
Other special notes:
*Alexandra Bracken – Saturday signing will be limited to 100 people. Wristbands will be handed out to people in line at the signing location.
*Veronica Roth – signing limited to 100 people on Friday, 150 on Saturday. Wristbands will be handed out to people in line at the signing location.
*Maggie Stiefvater – will sign 3 books per person but only 1 personalization. No photos. (Maggie will take photos at 4 pm at the Scholastic Booth at the Best Friend Train Museum.)
*Sara Shepard – Fri. and Sat. signings will be limited to 100 people each. Wristbands will be handed out to people in line at the signing location.
*All four Epic Reads lounge events (Saturday) are limited to 60 people and wristbands will be given out at the American Theater 30 min. prior to each event. This includes Victoria Aveyard at 11 am and Kiera Cass at 4 pm.
Thank you for supporting Charleston’s locally-owned bookstore!
P.S. Bring an umbrella!
Getting ready for Friday and Saturday!
#YALLFest tickets are now available! Be sure to get your tickets soon! They sell out fast! Get ‘em here.
ONE MORE DAY!! The #YALLWEST author list is being released TOMORROW! Check back here, facebook.com/yallwest, or twitter.com/yallwest for the list. We can’t wait for everyone to see how amazing this lineup is!
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Are you ready for the BLACK WIDOW: FOREVER RED TOUR featuring the kick-ass #WomenofMarvel?
Keynotes: Brandon Sanderson with Brandon Mull, and Richelle Mead with R.L. Stine.
YALLFest, the nation’s premier festival for children’s and young adult literature, will celebrate its fifth anniversary Nov. 13-14 with its most star-studded author list yet.
Presented by Epic Reads, Harper Collins’ YA community, YALLFest’s Hollywood crossover titles will include #1 New York Times bestselling blockbusters Veronica Roth (Divergent Trilogy), Gayle Forman (If I Stay), Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events), Kody Keplinger (The Duff), Rick Yancey (The Fifth Wave Series), Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (Beautiful Creatures Series), Melissa de la Cruz (Disney’s Isle of the Lost, A Descendants Novel), Ann Brashares (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series) and Meg Cabot (The Princess Diaries Series). Author/actress Bella Thorne (Shake It Up) will appear to promote her new book, Autumn Falls.
Opening keynote will be given by #1 New York Times bestseller Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy Series), along with the legendary children’s book author R.L. Stine (Goosebumps Series), who has sold over 40 million books. Closing keynote will be given by dual #1 New York Times bestsellers Brandon Mull (Fablehaven Series) and Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Series); Sanderson is also known for completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series.
Check out the full Line Up Here!
Leigh Bardugo (Grisha trilogy) Gwenda Bond (Lois Lane) Pseudonymous Bosch (The Secret Series) Alexandra Bracken (The Darkest Minds Series) Ann Brashares (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series) Libba Bray (The Diviners) Heather Brewer (Vladimir Tod Series) Meg Cabot (The Princess Diaries Series) Gail Carriger (Finishing School Series) Rae Carson (Girl of Fire and Thorns Series) Kiera Cass (The Selection Series) Rachel Caine (Ink and Bone) Soman Chainani (School for Good and Evil Series) Susane Colasanti (City Love trilogy) Melissa de la Cruz (Disney’s Isle of the Lost, A Descendants Novel) Susan Ee (Angelfall Series) Daniel Ehrenhaft (Wessex Papers series) Michelle Falkoff (Playlist for the Dead) Seth Fishman (The Well’s End) Gayle Forman (If I Stay) Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures Series, Legion Series) Adam Gidwitz (A Tale Dark and Grimm Series) Ryan Graudin (The Walled City) Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events) Aaron Hartzler (Rapture) Ellen Hopkins (Crank, Rumble) Julie Kagawa (Blood of Eden) E.K. Johnston (A Thousand Nights) Curtis Jobling (Wereworld) Mari Mancusi (The Scorched Series) Kody Keplinger (The Duff) David Levithan (Will Grayson, Will Grayson) E. Lockhart (We Were Liars) Alexander London (Wild Ones) Marie Lu (Legend series) Mindy McGinnis (Not A Drop to Drink) Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy Series) Meg Medina (Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass) Barnabas Miller (The Girl with the Wrong Name) Brandon Mull (Fablehaven Series) G. Neri (Ghetto Cowboy) Danielle Paige (Dorothy Must Die Series) Brendan Reichs (Virals Series) Veronica Roth (Divergent Trilogy) Carrie Ryan (Forest of Hands and Teeth Novels) Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Series) Megan Spooner (These Broken Stars) Natalie Standiford (The Secret Tree) R.L. Stine (Goosebumps Series) Margaret Stohl (Beautiful Creatures Series, Icons Series) Sabaa Tahir (An Ember in the Ashes) J.E. Thompson (The Girl from Felony Bay) Bella Thorne (Shake It Up) Maya Van Wagenen (Popular) Carole Boston Weatherford (The Sound that Jazz Makes) Elizabeth Wein (Code Name Verity) Rick Yancey (The Fifth Wave Series) Jane Yolen (Briar Rose) Nicola Yoon (Everything, Everything)
YALLFEST LINE UP!
“The frenetic energy of an evil genius, and the degrees to match, Margie talked about her experiences being the only girl in the room for her years running a video game company, always checking wardrobes for Narnia, and the origin of YALLFest/YALLWest.”
Loved doing this podcast with First Draft with Sarah Enni!
A really great article about YALLFEST came out in the Chicago Tribune today. Read it below here!
“YALLFest has doubled in size every year, and there’s no way we could have predicted that,” said the irrepressible Stohl, chief YALLFest cheerleader who was on a mission to high-five as many attendees as possible.
“People come once because of the big names, but they keep coming back because of all the big feelings,” said Stohl, noting that many authors pay their own way to participate. “There’s a powerful spirit to this festival — the only author-run festival in the country. We’re there for the kids, the readers.
"It’s all about the love. And maybe the pie.”
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