| | 28,203 (33,542) | 1,565 | 612 |  (3.86) | 132 | 0 | Libba Bray was born in Alabama on March 11, 1964. She grew up in Texas and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1988. She moved to New York City and worked in the publicity department of Penguin Putnam, followed by three years at Spier, an advertising agency specializing in book advertising. Before writing young adult novels, she wrote three books for 17th Street Press using a pseudonym. She is the author of the Gemma Doyle Trilogy, Going Bovine and The Diviners. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Der geheime Zirkel: Gemmas Visionen … (mehr) |
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Libba Bray hat 14 vergangene Veranstaltungen. (show)  Brave New Worlds  PRADAS BOOK GROUP PRADAS (A Group for Adults Reading Teen Novels) Open to the Community Wednesday, June 24, 2015 6:30-7:30 p.m. (*Note the date change) Books & Company (July~TBD) Lisa N. will lead a discussion on The Diviners by Libba Bray Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It's 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. Evie worries he'll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer. As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfurl in the city that never sleeps. And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened....
Location: Street: 1039 Summit Ave City: Oconomowoc, Province: Wisconsin Postal Code: 53066-4457 Country: United States (hinzugefügt von IndieBound)… (mehr)Never Too Old: A YA Book Club for Adults The Never Too Old Book Club meets to discuss the The Diviners by Libba Bray. Location: Street: 4736-38 N Lincoln Ave City: Chicago, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60625 Country: United States (hinzugefügt von IndieBound) ALAMEDA'S YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB (ages 13+) ALAMEDA'S YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB (ages 13+) will discuss A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. Location: Books Inc. Street: 1344 Park St City: Alameda, Province: California Country: United States (hinzugefügt von IndieBound)HUDSON VALLEY YA SOCIETY: Libba Bray & Gwenda Bond This event will be held at Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck, NY. RSVP Required. RSVP via email or Facebook and share this event with your friends! Pre-order signed books HERE. Libba Bray is the best selling author of A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, The Sweet Far Thing, New York Times bestseller Beauty Queens, and the 2010 Printz Award-winning Going Bovine. In her latest book The Diviners, Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City. 1920s New York thrums with giddy life in this gripping first in a new trilogy. Intricate plot and magnificently imagined details of character, dialogue and setting take hold and don't let you go.
"Here's your headline boss: "Small-Town Dame Lands in Big Apple, Goes Wild, Tries to Stop Resurrection of Antichrist." It'll sell bundles..."-- Daniel Kraus ALA Booklist Gwenda Bond's debut novel, Blackwood, is a September 2012 launch title for Strange Chemistry, the new YA imprint of Angry Robot Books. She is also a contributing writer for Publishers Weekly, regularly reviews for Locus, and guest-edited a special YA issue of Subterranean Online. Her nonfiction work has appeared in the Washington Post, Lightspeed, and Strange Horizons, among others, and she has an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in a hundred-year-old house in Lexington, Kentucky, with her husband, author Christopher Rowe, and their menagerie. "This haunting, romantic mystery intrigues, chills, and captivates." -New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith PLEASE NOTE: Maureen Johnson (THE NAME OF THE STAR) was also scheduled to participate but has had to postpone her appearance. She hopes to reschedule for a subsequent HVYAS salon in the Spring.
Location: Street: 6422 Montgomery St., Suite 6 City: Rhinebeck, Province: New York Postal Code: 12572-0482 Country: United States (hinzugefügt von IndieBound)… (mehr)Libba Bray discusses and signs The Diviners Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-toot-ly thrilled. New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, and movie palaces! Soon enough, Evie is running with glamorous Ziegfield girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is Evie has to live with her Uncle Will, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult--also known as "The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies." When a rash of occult-based murders comes to light, Evie and her uncle are right in the thick of the investigation. And through it all, Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer--if he doesn't catch her first.
This discussion is free and open to the public. Those wishing to get books signed will be asked to purchase at least one copy of The Diviners from Vroman's, and one additional copy for every 3 books they bring from home. Save your Vroman's receipt; it will be checked when you enter the signing line.
Location: Street: 695 E. Colorado Blvd City: Pasadena, Province: California Postal Code: 91101 Country: United States (hinzugefügt von IndieBound)… (mehr)Libba Bray in conversation with Shannon Hale Saturday, October 13, 3 p.m. Libba Bray in conversation with Shannon Hale featuring Bray's gripping new book, The Diviners. Presented with The Salt Lake County Library Services at The Viridian Event Center, 8030 South 1825 West. Acclaimed, young-adult author Libba Bray will be joined by Newberry-Honor-winning author Shannon Hale as they discuss Bray’s most recent novel, The Diviners. It’s 1926, and New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, Broadway plays, and movies palaces. But underneath the glam of the Roaring Twenties lurks a mystical, new evil making its way across the county. The Diviners introduces a group of young New Yorkers, each of who discover that something dark and sinister has awakened. Bray is the author of the acclaimed A great and terrible beauty trilogy, Going Bovine, and Beauty Queen. She grew up in Texas but now lives with her husband and son in Brooklyn. She is famous for the wit and humor that accompanies both her writing and her person. Hale is the author of ten novels, including the best-selling Newbery Honor book Princess Academy and its sequel, Palace of Stones, the "Books of Bayern" series, two adult novels, and two graphic novels that she and her husband co-wrote. They live with their four children in South Jordan. At the end of their presentation, both authors will be available to take questions and sign copies of their books which will be available to purchase at the event. Pre-order your signed copies today! del.icio.us Facebook Google StumbleUpon Twitter Yahoo
Location: Street: Viridian Event Center Additional: 8030 South 1825 West City: West Jordan, Province: Utah Postal Code: 84088 Country: United States (hinzugefügt von IndieBound)… (mehr)Libba Bray, author of The Diviners Libba Bray will be at the Loos Room at Centennial Hall, 733 N. Eighth St. Location: Street: 2559 N Downer Ave City: Milwaukee, Province: Wisconsin Postal Code: 53211-4242 Country: United States (hinzugefügt von IndieBound)  YA authors Libba Bray and Maggie Stiefvater at The BookMarket YA authors Libba Bray and Maggie Steifvater discuss and sign copies of their books The Diviners and The Raven BoysLocation: Street: The BookMarket Additional: 2651 Navy Blvd. in The Glen Town Center City: Glenview, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60026 Country: United States (hinzugefügt von IndieBound)Libba Bray Libbra Bray will sign and discuss The Diviners (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; $19.99). Libba Bray is the author of the New York Times bestseller Beauty Queens, the 2010 Printz Award-winning Going Bovine, and the acclaimed Gemma Doyle trilogy. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at www.libbabray.com. Location: Street: 2342 Bissonnet St Additional: City: Houston, Province: Texas Postal Code: 77005 Country: United States (hinzugefügt von IndieBound)… (mehr)
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