0 The Day Myra McEntire Came to Town

So, y'all know Myra McEntire, right? She wrote this: And this: And the last book in this trilogy comes out this summer and OMG LOOK AT THE PRETTY: So excited about this one. So, I love these books, but I feel like I have a special love for Myra McEntire, because she's the one who kind of brought me and Emily together.  I mean, we knew each other in passing.  I came into the store (it's my childhood bookstore so when I moved back, I couldn't wait for regular visits!), I said hi, I think I had maybe mentioned that I was a librarian, but we hadn't really had a chance to talk all that much.  But one day, we started...

1 Working with Authors

As Ally so beautifully put it, the League is back! We kicked off the spring semester by working together on a very special event: Marissa Meyer, YA author extraordinaire, came to Jackson, MS! Marissa's Lunar Chronicles has been a smash hit here at Lemuria and we were thrilled to host her. (Check out my friend Lizzie's post on Cinder and mine post on Scarlet) Now, you may be asking, "What does that mean? How does getting an author work?" It really can work a number of ways, but it all comes down to who's paying for the event. Usually, if a school or library requests an author, an honorarium must be paid, as well as travel expenses and all publicity...