-This post comes from BookPeople Teen Press Corps member Haley TPC: So, first off, how do you begin to write a book? Does it start with a scene, a character, or a line of dialogue? Jenny Han: It starts to me with a scene in my head where it all begins. I don’t outline, so it’s really just a spark…
Category: TTBF 2015
An Interview with KISSING IN AMERICA author Margo Rabb
-This post comes from Evelyn of BookPeople’s Teen Press Corp What was your inspiration for Kissing in America? I take a lot of road trips and I wanted to write a book about one. My parents died and afterwards I took a ton of road trips to sort of fell better and heal and it really helped me, more so…
An Interview with Huntley Fitzpatrick
-This post comes from BookPeople Teen Press Corps members Xander and Evelyn What was your inspiration for My Life Next Door? I actually grew up watching people, and one day I saw a girl, she was sitting on her roof watching the neighbors and I thought,’What would happen if…?’ Why did you decide to write a companion? Well, Tim was…
The BookPeople Teen Press is ready to rock!
The BookPeople Teen Press Corp will be reporting on about their #TTB15 experiences (RIGHT HERE!) all day! Stay tuned. Keynote Speaker: Sonia Manzano, “Maria” from Sesame Street Lunch Speakers: Jesse Andrews, Rick Yancey, and Kaui Hart Hemmings Closing Speakers: Libba Bray and David Levithan For a FULL LIST of #TTF15 authors go HERE Check out our exclusive 2014 interviews on our…
Shop at BookPeople All Day August 24, 2015 – Benefit #TTBF15!
Hi TTBF Fans, Our friends at BookPeople in Austin are setting aside a special shopping day at their store (603 North Lamar, Austin, TX 78703). Texas Teen Book Festival will receive a portion of all sales on MONDAY, AUGUST 24th, so buy books and gifts and help us make #TTBF15 even better! Details here. Attend an author event that evening,…