Saturday, June 11, 2016

Adventures at the Maggie Stiefvater Event in Orlando!

This past Thursday, Ally, Melissa, and I piled into the car and set off again on another bookish adventure: Maggie Stiefvater's tour stop for The Raven King in Orlando. This was the final stop on the tour, and it could not have been more AMAZING!

Meeting Maggie Stiefvater was a bucket list item for me. Not just an item on my bookish bucket list, but one on my overall, all-encompassing, life bucket list. I don't think this should be very surprising, given how much I've gushed about her books on here and pushed her books on all of you, lol.

I took a half day off from work so that we could get to the bookstore, which was about a 45 minute drive, plenty early. It was a typical rainy, humid Florida afternoon/evening for this time of year, and I know my hair looked like something you'd see on a wet dog by the time we got there. I'll spare you the pics of that horror. XD

We were still a little early when we arrived, so we grabbed a quick dinner then headed back to the bookstore, by which time it had quite filled up. Maggie was going to speak for a bit before signing books, and a small area of the store had been set up with folding chairs. We ended up standing on the side, which offered a perfect view of her while she talked. Maggie spoke for about 45 minutes, standing on top of the signing table the whole time, as you'll see in the pic below. And she was HILARIOUS! I still can't even. I can't even remember the last time I laughed so much and that hard.

After she'd finished talking, there was a brief Q & A. I am way, way, way too intimidated by those things in general, and I was especially intimidated by the prospect of sounding like an idiot in front of one of my favorite authors EVER. So no questions from this audience member. XD

Finally, it was time for the signing. The three of us were sort of freaking out about what we would say when it was our turn, because . . . Maggie Stiefvater! She asked me if I'd read The Raven King and which book in the series was my favorite. I told her TRK, but I love all of them so much. She said that's what she likes to hear, lol.

Everyone at the event received a book hugger, kind of like a slipcase, with Maggie's artwork on it, and you can also see a pic of it below. I didn't assemble mine and don't think I will, because I love how it looks completely flat.

Obviously, we all went home extremely happy. We were so glad that the tour stopped pretty close and that we were able to meet her. This was definitely one of the highlights of the year, bookish or non-bookish, for me!

14 comments:

  1. That's awesome!! I just finished The Raven Boys for the first time and it was amazing. I'm so excited for this series, and so jealous that you got to meet Maggie! :)

    Ally @ The Scribbling Sprite

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    1. Yay- so happy to hear that you read The Raven Boys and loved it! Definitely keep reading the series- it just becomes more and more fantastic!

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  2. I wish she went when I was there so I could've gone too!!

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    1. You went home too soon, lol. If she's ever by you, you absolutely need to go!

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  3. I love that she stood on the table the whole time. How awesome is that?!

    Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction

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  4. OMG YOU MET QUEEN MAGGIE STIEFVATER!!!! *happy dance* Isn't she THE BEST ever, in her busted jeans and biker chick chic style? She looks so badass but really she's the nicest and funniest ever ♥ I wish I could see her speak somewhere, because BEA was too much of a rush. I ADORE the book hugger with her artwork of course and OMG I love what she said to you too!! YAY *high five*

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    1. I'm still in disbelief that I was in the same room with The Queen! XD We didn't know that she was going to talk until we got there, and it was a lovely surprise. She's as amazing a person as the books she writes; I am more in awe of her than ever! ♥

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  5. OMGERD!! You guys got to meet Maggie Stiefvater!! I'm so jealous and happy for you guys!! She looks so cool and badass in her ripped jeans XD And she's funny! Gah!! I think she jumped like 5 places in my must-meet authors list =D And that slipcover is gorgeous!!

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    1. Meeting Maggie was seriously a dream come true! I sometimes have to remind myself that it really did happen! XD

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  6. It's so wonderful you got to meet Maggie! You support her work so much, and she sounds so cool to meet in person (and she looks cool! :) The fact that everyone got a book hugger with her artwork is fantastic too! Loved reading your recap of the event Lee!

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    1. Thanks, Charlene! :D This was absolutely one of the greatest bookish moments of my life!

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  7. Oh my goodness! That is fantastic :D I can only imagine how hilarious she would be in person. I bet it was amazing. I am with you on too intimidated to ask questions! I'd probably think I had an amazing on in mind and it would come out mush that made no sense. I'm much better in writing at getting words out LOL. I'm very jealous! I've never met an author especially one so wonderful.

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    1. I was so worried that I was going to say something stupid to her when I got up to the signing table, LOLOL. I'm so happy that she asked me a question first! I'm the same way- much better at writing what I want to say than actually saying it! XD

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