Melissa Marr, Bethany Griffin, Kelley Armstrong, me, Margie Stohl, Richelle Mead. I’m not entirely sure what Margie did to this picture (the woman has Instagram skillz), but I like it very much. Also, we are wearing borrowed hats from the drama room at the school where the event was held, and I think we look superfab, especially because Kelley’s hat is actually a stuffed cat.

Smart Chicks last night was very, very fun (thank you, SLC!). They are in Vegas today, and I get to meet up with them in Edmonton for Thursday’s event (yahoo!). I’ve been to Canada before, but never for a book-related event, and I kind of can’t wait. If you live in the Edmonton area, I would LOVE to see you there!!

Also, for those of you who can’t make it to any events (or for anyone who has questions/wants to chat!) Penguin Teen is hosting the 2nd annual #allychat on twitter (and yes, I am a little embarrassed about the hashtag, but it’s fun!):

So, if you have any questions, I’ll be answering them over on twitter on Tuesday, September 25 from 8-9 p.m. EST (that’s 6-7 p.m. for us MST folks). Make sure you use the hashtag so that I see your questions!

Many thanks again to all of you for your support–as REACHED gets closer and closer, I get more and more excited/nervous. I can’t say how grateful I am to my readers. And I hope to see/”talk” with some of you very soon!