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Neal Schusterman
May. 3rd, 2011 09:55 pmTonight I ventured forth from the apartment (where I have begun the werewolf book! I will tell you all about it later, probably ad nauseum) and saw Neal Schusterman, writer of speculative YA novels, at a reading/signing for his new book Everfound (third in the Skinjackers series).
I have to admit that I've only read one of Schusterman's books, and it was a while ago. But he is the favorite author of someone I know and love, so off I went to the reading and to pick up a signed book for a present.
There weren't too many of us there, which was baffling in some ways (Neal Schusterman!) and nice in others (I met and talked with people, including someone who has a local children's book event e-mail list, which I promptly signed up for). The reading was fantastic. He read a few scenes from the Skinjackers books, told good stories about where the ideas for those and some of his other books came from, and talked a little bit about his philosophy behind what he writes and why he writes it. Schusterman is a good reader and a solid storyteller, in print and in person.
I had a good time, and one of the scenes he read made me cry (for those of you who've read Everlost--the first book--it's the scene that introduces the towers. Oh, man, did that hurt), and all in all it was a pleasant evening.
The person I'm giving the book to isn't in the same state, so sadly I won't get to see his expression when he opens up the surprise package, but I can imagine it and it is sweet.
I have to admit that I've only read one of Schusterman's books, and it was a while ago. But he is the favorite author of someone I know and love, so off I went to the reading and to pick up a signed book for a present.
There weren't too many of us there, which was baffling in some ways (Neal Schusterman!) and nice in others (I met and talked with people, including someone who has a local children's book event e-mail list, which I promptly signed up for). The reading was fantastic. He read a few scenes from the Skinjackers books, told good stories about where the ideas for those and some of his other books came from, and talked a little bit about his philosophy behind what he writes and why he writes it. Schusterman is a good reader and a solid storyteller, in print and in person.
I had a good time, and one of the scenes he read made me cry (for those of you who've read Everlost--the first book--it's the scene that introduces the towers. Oh, man, did that hurt), and all in all it was a pleasant evening.
The person I'm giving the book to isn't in the same state, so sadly I won't get to see his expression when he opens up the surprise package, but I can imagine it and it is sweet.