E. Lockhart's Blog, page 2

March 14, 2020

The LES Girls Club is stunning ��� a huge new facility that offers art and career training, after school classes, physical education, roof garden activities, science lab, college application help, social work, travel opportunities, and more for the girls and young women in the community over on Avenue D in New York City.

You, my friends, sent them well over 300 books for the literacy program in 2018. But it's 2020.  And most of those books went home with girls who didn't have very many of their own books to keep. 

The club is staying open to provide meals and meet community needs, as of March 13, 2020. The new group of girls in the literacy program (and in the club, generally) NEED BOOKS. NYC public libraries are closed at present.

I put together an Amazon wish list.  It's newly updated (March 2020) and includes requests from the girls and from the director of the program, recent bestsellers, titles from Marly Diaz's amazing list, books from the Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers lists, books from other reluctant reader lists, and more.   It's super easy to buy the girls a book. Or ten! The address is on the top of the list, and SHOULD fill in automatically when you buy books -- but if it doesn't, you can see it there. 

Thank you so much for helping create a book-rich environment for this community of amazing young women and the facility that cares so much about them. Click here to send books. 

xo

E

Hi! I invite you to come hang out on Instagram, where I'm spending more time nowadays. Some samples from my feed are to the right -- and I'm trying to make the feed good fun.  It's there and on Twitter that I do giveaways, give sneak peeks of upcoming titles, and share all my news.  

The blog is still good for tour dates and stuff of that nature, but if anything exciting happens here, you'll hear about it on Insta or Twitter, pronto.  

XO E

P.S. Genuine Fraud has a fresh new cover and the paperback is in USA bookstores now.  My next book will be May 2020. 

I'm traveling in the UK and Ireland! It's officially for the UK paperback of Genuine Fraud.  I'm talking with some great authors: Holly Bourne, Will Hill, SK Wright, Emily Barr.  I'll be at DeptCon and Killer Women -- and I'm teaching a workshop at the Southbank Centre on finding your voice as a writer. 

Come see me!  Tickets are free,, mostly, but you should get them ahead of time. 

xoE

 

Saturday 13th October, Deptcon4, In convo with Holly Bourne, Pavilion Theatre, Dublin

Tickets: https://paviliontheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873594449?_ga=2.42223654.262317097.1538512148-1402176639.1537366045 
 


Sunday 14th October, Cheltenham Literature Festival, In convo with Will Hill and S. K. Wright 


 
Tickets: https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature/whats-on/2018/thriller/ 
 


Thursday 18th October, Waterstones Liverpool,  Rebels and Runaways  In convo with S.K. Wright and Emily Barr


 
Tickets: https://www.waterstones.com/events/rebels-and-runaways-an-evening-with-e-lockhart-s-k-wright-and-emily-barr/liverpool 
 


Friday 19th October, Waterstones Piccadilly, London,  Rebels and Runaways  In convo with S.K. Wright and Emily Barr


 
Tickets: https://www.waterstones.com/events/rebels-and-runaways-e-lockhart-emily-barr-and-s-k-wright-in-conversation/london-piccadilly 
 


Saturday 20th October, Finding Your Voice Workshop, Royal Festival Hall Foyle Pavilion, Southbank Centre 


 
Tickets: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/131560-finding-your-voice-workshop-e-lockhart-2018 
 


Sunday 21st October, Killer Women Festival,  Browns Covent Garden, London 


 
Tickets: https://killerwomenfestival.eventcube.io/events/12924/killer-women-festival-of-crime-writing-and-drama/ 

You probably already know I write picture books and middle-grade under the name Emily Jenkins.  Well, I have two new books for Fall 2018:  Upside-Down Magic: Weather or Not and All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah.  Here are events for both!  The ones that just say Paul O. Zelinsky are only my illustrator an AOAKFH, not me. But he is amazing and you should go see him! 

 

FALL 2018 EVENTS

Saturday, September 22nd

All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah with Paul O. Zelinsky

Princeton Children���s Book Festival

Princeton, NJ

Sunday, September 30 at 1 PM

Upside-Down Magic, Shelby Holmes and Misfits: middle grade launch event with Emily Jenkins, Sarah Mlynowski, Jen Calonita and Elizabeth Eulberg

Books of Wonder

18 West 18th St.

New York, NY 10011

NYC

 

 

Friday - Sunday, October 12th ��� 14th

All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah with Paul O. Zelinksy

Southern Festival of Books

Nashville, TN

Friday and Saturday, November 2nd ��� 3rd

All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah with Paul O. Zelinsky

EpicFest

Charlotte, NC

Saturday, November 17th at 11:00 AM ��� 12:00 PM

All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah, Reading, Drawing and Q&A with Paul O. Zelinsky and Emily Jenkins

Brooklyn Heights Branch Library

109 Remsen St

Brooklyn, NY 11201  (718) 623-7100

Sunday, November 18th at 12:00 ��� 2:00 PM

All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah, Reading and Signing with Paul O. Zelinsky and Emily Jenkins, plus many other authors and artists!

Books of Wonder

18 West 18th St.

New York, NY 10011

 

Sunday, December 2nd at 11:30 AM ��� 12:30 PM

All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah, Reading and drawing with Paul O. Zelinsky and Emily Jenkins

powerHouse on 8th

1111 8th Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11215 718-801-8375

Sunday, December 9th at 10:30 AM ��� 12:30 PM

All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah Ticketed Event with Paul O. Zelinsky and Emily Jenkins

Lowe East Side Jewish Conservancy

Bialystoker Synagogue

7-11 Willett Street/Bialystoker Place

New York, NY 10002 (212) 374-4100

Teachers and Librarians:

It's a YA back-to-school book giveaway.  My shelves are bursting, and if you're a high-school or middle-school librarian or teacher in the USA, and you want these books for your classroom or school library, I want to give my books to you!  It's first-come, first-serve, till my shelves are empty. 

WHAT YOU GET IN A PACKAGE:

Genuine Fraud -- signed.  Could be an ARC (advanced reading copy), a UK paperback, a UK hardcover, or a USA hardcover

We Were Liars --  signed. Probably a USA paperback, but maybe UK hardcover, paperback, or special edition.

bookmarks -- a small stack of bookmarks for your students.  

HOW TO  REQUEST: 

Send an email to MsELockhart @ gmail.com  with the subject line BOOK GIVEAWAY.   In the body of the email, just say your job title and the school at which you teach.  Then include your mailing address!   That's it. 

If you have students who speak a foreign language, go ahead and indicate that.  I have a limited supply of foreign editions and if I have your language, I'll send you additional copies in that language.

I'll reply to your emails within a week and will let you know if a package is coming your way.  Thanks for everything you do bringing books to your students. 

xo

E

PS: It's kinda fun to see the different covers.  That's the UK paperback on the left, the US hardcover on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buy a book for the girls of the Lower East Side Girls Club!


 


You all know I source books for their lobby book cart and their literacy program. You have helped us give MORE THAN 300 books to their literacy program using the Amazon wish list below. THANK YOU.


 


Now, it's time for presents! For the girls in the literacy program (many of whom are reluctant and struggling readers) I updated the list with requests from the girls, plus fresh bestsellers and goodies off the Quick Picks lists and other reluctant reader resources.


 


Send a book for the holiday season. I love you for it.


 


A little more info:


The LES Girls Club club is stunning ��� a huge new facility that offers art and career training, after school classes, physical education, roof garden activities, science lab, college application help, social work, travel opportunities, and more for the girls and young women in the community over on Avenue D.


 


If you don't see a favorite author or title, look on the right and click "Filter and Sort" -- it's possible it's not showing because it has already been sent to the girls! THANK YOU for your support of this awesome program and these great people.


 


http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/1LQN44REOR94N/ref=cm_sw_r_tw

 

 

I'm on episode 80 of the podcast So Many Damn Books. It���s a great podcast;  I liked the Megan Abbot and Francine Prose episodes, especially.  Anyway, here���s a photo of the cocktail the hosts made for me, plus the novel we discussed.  

Listen here.  

 

Get Underlined made a fun quiz:  "Are you genuine? Or a fraud?" 

Here's the Genuine Fraud book trailer.  The book is in development with Jenni Konner and Lena Dunham for film, through their company A Casual Romance, in collaboration with Lionsgate Pictures.

Genuine Fraud is in stores, now.  Order it here. The We Were Liars deluxe edition is also out --  and it  has all kinds of goodies in the back, including new love letters.

Edited to say:

The main tour for Genuine Fraud is over, but I'll be at the North Texas Teen Book Festival and at Teen Book Con in Houston this Spring.   Come say Hi!

Also, I write a young middle-grade series called Upside-Down Magic, using the name Emily Jenkins. It's co-written with Lauren Myracle and Sarah Mlynowski.  Book 4: Dragon Overnight comes out Jan 30, 2018.  Tour dates below.  Bring the kids! 

xoE

 

 

 

P.S.  

There are cool symbolic tire-swing images on the all-text  We Were Liars merchandise from Litographs.
 

 

 

Genuine Fraud comes out Sept 5th, and the We Were Liars deluxe edition is in stores now. (It has all kinds of goodies in the back, including new love letters.)
I'll be touring this fall -- and doing events with some amazing authors.  I would love to see you there. 

What are the events like?  You come, I chat, sometimes I chat with fellow authors. The other authors are listed below and they're all people I'm really excited to be doing events with. Possibly I'll  read just a tiny bit from Genuine Fraud, and I'll definitely tell you about the book.  We laugh, answer questions, there's a conversation. Then there's a book signing. You can bring your books from home but you should buy a book from the store if you can afford to, even if it's not mine, because bookstores depend on sales to keep hosting authors.  I'll sign all books, old or new.  You can come up for a photo and take a card or bookmark if you want a signature and can't afford a book at the moment -- no problem.  We can take photos together.  Chat a little more, maybe.  It's a relaxed and cheery time, fun to share with friends who love reading.   See you there!  xoE

 

TOUR EVENTS:

 

Friday, September 8 @7:00pm

THE STRAND

E. Lockhart & Megan Abbott: moderated by Cristina Arreola, Bustle

Abbot is the author of The Fever and You Will Know Me, among many other books.  

828 Broadway,
Manhattan, NY 10003-4805
phone: 212.473.1452

http://www.strandbooks.com/event/e-lockhart-megan-abbott

 

 

Thursday, September 14@7:30pm

GREENLIGHT BOOKSTORE

Daniel Handler event, with me interviewing him.   My books will be there, too, though, and I'll sign.  Handler's new title is All the Dirty Parts.  He has something to do with Lemony Snicket, but refuses to say exactly what. 

Prospect Lefferts Gardens Store,

632 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225

Phone: 718-246-0200

http://www.greenlightbookstore.com/event/daniel-handler-e-lockhart

Official Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Event

 

 

Friday, September 15@6:00pm

BOOKS OF WONDER

Panel with Adam Silvera and friends
Silvera is the author, most recently, of They Both Die at the End. 

217 W. 84th Street, NY, NY 10024

Phone: 212-989-3270

(event not up on site yet ��� checking)

 

 

Sunday, September 17th @2:00pm

BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL

 Brooklyn Law Student Lounge  (Bookseller: Bank Street)

250 Joralemon Street

Secrets and Lies

New York Times bestselling author E. Lockhart ( Genuine Fraud ), horror queen Danielle Vega ( The Merciless III ), and critically acclaimed debut Tiffany D. Jackson ( Allegedly ) blur the lines of good and evil in this conversation about characters who bend the truth, especially when the story involves murder, blunt objects, and memories that can���t be trusted. Moderated by New York Times bestselling author Barry Lyga ( Bang ).

 

 

Monday, September 18th @7:00pm

BARNES & NOBLE (Princeton/Market Fair)

E. Lockhart and Julie Buxbaum
Buxbaum is the author of Tell Me Three Things, What to Say Next, and more. 

3535 US Highway 1 Suite 400 Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609-750-9010 

https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780061874491-0

 

Tuesday, September 19th@7:00pm

R.J. JULIA BOOKSTORE

YA Panel Event with Julie Buxbaum, Ann Brashares, Kara Thomas & Jennifer Smith

So much fun!  Buxbaum:  What to Say Next   Brashares: The Whole Thing and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants  Thomas:  One of Us is Lying  Smith: Windfall 

768 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT 06443

Ph: (203) 245-3959

http://www.rjjulia.com/event/young-adult-author-panel-e-lockhart-julie-buxbaum-jennifer-smith-kara-thomas-ann-brashares

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 26 @ 5pm

Free Library of Northampton Township (sponsored by Newtown Bookshop)

Fairy Tales and Magic with Emily Jenkins & Sarah Mylnowksi

Did you know I write books for younger kids? I do, under Emily Jenkins.  Brave Red, Smart Frog is my new book of fairy tales, and this event is with Sarah Mlynowski, who writes the NYTimes bestselling Whatever After series -- and co-authors Upside-down Magic with me and Lauren Myracle.  Come at 5 with kids (5-11) and send 'em home for the 7pm YA event. :) 

 

Tuesday September 26 @7:00pm

Free Library of Northampton Township (sponsored by Newtown Bookshop)

E. Lockhart & Sarah Mylnowksi

Mlynowski is my co-author on 2008's How to Be Bad, and her new book is I See London, I See France

25 Upper Holland Road

Richboro, PA 18954

215-357-3050

http://www.newtownbookshop.com/event/e-lockhart-and-sarah-mlynowski-author-events-young-adult-event

Tuesday, October 2 @7:00pm

Quail Ridge Books

North Hills, 4209 -100 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh NC 27609

919-828-1588

http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/e-lockhart-genuine-fraud

 

 

Wednesday, October 3 @7:00pm

FlyLeaf Books

752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd (Historic Airport Rd), Chapel Hill, NC 27514  

Ph: (919) 942-7373

http://www.flyleafbooks.com/event/e-lockhart-discusses-her-new-ya-novel-genuine-fraud

Thursday, October 4 @6:30pm

Parnassus Books

E. Lockhart and Libba Bray
Bray is the author of the Diviners series and she's touring for book 3.  Also: Beauty Queens, Going  Bovine, etc. 

3900 Hillsboro Pike Suite 14 | Nashville, TN 37215

Ph: (615) 953-2243

 

Friday, October 5@7:00pm

Spencer Road Library (sponsored by Main Street Books)

427 Spencer Road, St. Peters, MO 63376

Ph: (636) 447-2320

 

 

Sunday, October 7

Texas Teen Book Festival

St. Edwards University, Austin, TX

https://texasteenbookfestival.org/

Saturday, October 28

Boston Book Festival

Copley Square, Boston, MA

https://bostonbookfest.org/

Sunday, October 29@2pm

Eight Cousins

189 Main St Falmouth, MA 02540

Ph: 508.548.5548

Monday, October 30@7pm

Wellesley Books

82 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02482

Ph: (781) 431-1160

http://store.wellesleybooks.com/event/e-lockhart

November 1@7pm

Books, Inc

Not Your Mother���s Book Club E. Lockhart and Julie Buxbaum in conversation with Jandy Nelson

Buxbaum:  What to Say Next   Nelson: I'll Give You the Sun

Books Inc. / Opera House

601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA

Ph: 415-776-1111

http://www.booksinc.net/event/nymbc-presents-e-lockhart-julie-buxbaum-books-inc-opera-plaza

 

November 2@7pm

Book Passage

Joint Event with Julie Buxbaum

Buxbaum is the author of Tell Me Three Things, What to Say Next, and more. 

51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA 94925

Ph: 415-927-0960

http://www.bookpassage.com/event/e-lockhart-genuine-fraud-corte-madera

 

 

 

November 3@7pm

Barnes & Noble

401 NE Northgate Way #1100, Seattle, WA 98125
Ph: 206-417-2967 

http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780061875756-0

November 4@2pm

Covington Library

E. Lockhart in Conversation with Deb Caletti

Caletti is the author of What's Become of Her and a number of other adult thrillers, plus many wonderful YA novels, including NBA-award finalist, Honey, Baby, Sweetheart. 

27100 164th Avenue SE, Covington WA 98042

Ph: (253) 630-8761

https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=e.%20lockhart&fq=branch_location_id:(1497)/event/596e5a35b713c13f00538ae7

November 11

Yallfest

Charleston, SC

http://www.yallfest.org/