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Upcoming Events
My new novel, This Is What Happy Looks Like, comes out on April 2nd, and I’ll be doing various events for it throughout the spring. Here are a few that are coming up, and I’ll add any new ones as I get the details. Hope to see you somewhere!
Monday, March 18th at 6pm
Teen Author Book Festival event with Gayle Forman, Bennett Madison, Kristen-Paige Madonia, and Melissa Walker
Mulberry Street Branch of the NYPL
10 Jersey Street between Mulberry and Lafayette
Tuesday, April 2nd at 7pm
Lake Forest Book Store
680 N. Western Ave.
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Wednesday, April 3rd at 4pm
Lake Villa Library
1001 E. Grand Avenue
Lake Villa, IL 60046
Friday, April 12th at 7 PM
YA for NJ author panel with Rebecca Serle, Jen Calonita, and Kieran Scott
Ridgefield Park Library
107 Cedar Street
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
Tuesday, April 16th at 6pm
Reading and discussion with Elizabeth Eulberg, Jen Calonita, and Sarah Mlynowski
Books of Wonder
18 W. 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
Sunday, April 28th
McNally Jackson
NYC
Details to come
Saturday, April 20th at 9am
Houston Teen Book Convention
http://www.teenbookcon.org/
Saturday, May 11th at 3pm
Children’s Book World with Sara Zarr and Barry Lyga
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Saturday, May 18th at 9am
Rochester Teen Book Festival
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/
Wednesday, May 29th
Teen Author Carnival
NYC (details to come)
June 11th – 14th
London — more info to come!
Statistical Probability…in paperback!
It’s been about a year since The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight came out, and I just wanted to say thanks to all those who have read it, written to me about it, or otherwise supported it. I’ve so loved hearing from everyone!
And to those who haven’t read it yet, the paperback edition is just about out now. You can buy a copy here, among other places:
Thanks again!
Goodreads Choice Awards
I’m thrilled to report that The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight has been nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award in the Young Adult Fiction category! If you’re so inclined, you can vote for it here: http://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-young-adult-fiction-books-2012#73866-Young-Adult-Fiction
Edinburgh Book Festival
For those in the UK, I’ll be speaking at the Edinburgh Book Festival on August 24th at 5pm along with Katie Dale. Info here: http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/katie-dale-jennifer-e-smith
Hope to see you there!
Exciting Movie News
Dustin Lance Black, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Milk, is attached to write and direct the potential movie version of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. As a huge fan of his work, I’m very excited about this!