After tagging along with the Best Dad Ever to NCTE/ALAN in Orlando and a wonderful Thanksgiving with my extended family, I'm back home and ready to start blogging again! I hope all of you had a lovely holiday as well (or just a lovely week, if you're not in the US).
The NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) conference/convention/whatever-it-is (I'm not actually sure which word they prefer) was incredible. I spent most of the time hanging out in the exhibit hall, collecting free books and talking to people. I got to talk to some fabulous authors and some lovely publishing people as well. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly and willing to talk about books and publishing and even blogging. To those authors and publishers, I want to say an enormous THANK YOU! Y'all rock. :)
ALAN (Assembly of Literature for Adolescents at NCTE, I think, but don't quote me on that) was also amazing. Two days of listening to authors talk about their books, their writing, their lives, and other random stories, plus the opportunity to chat with them and get a box of free books...it was pretty spectacular. To all those authors who spoke at ALAN: you guys were awesome!
On the whole, it was a fantastic experience and I am so grateful that I got the chance to go. I could go on and on telling you all about the minute details, but I'll spare you; I'd get bored listening to me, so you all probably would as well. But I'll be back tomorrow with some pictures to share!
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