![]() ![]() Schmidt wanted to debunk the whole “mean girl” high school hierarchy, that some of the popular girls are that way for being friendly, nice, people-pleasing. For Gaughen, it stemmed from a love of history, particularly Robin Hood lore and Eleanor of Aquitaine, of creating a fierce, frustrated, independent female character to take place of the poorly represented female of Hood lore. The best moments were when the authors became passionate about why they wrote these particular books. Gaughen’s were steamy, Schmidt’s revealed sneak-peaks into the minds of two characters, and Schwab’s were philosophical. Instead of reading pre-selected passages, they asked us to choose between pages 1 and 100 and they would read a sentence (“My sentences are short!” –Schwab) or small passage from that page. ![]() ![]() “Annie” Gaughen ( Scarlet, Lady Thief), and Tiffany Schmidt ( Bright Before Sunrise, Send Me a Sign) gave us a brief synopsis of their latest books and then opened up the discussion to the floor. Tuesday night Schwab ( The Archived, The Unbound, Vicious, etc), A. E.” Schwab!Ĭhildren’s Book World of Haverford, PA, regularly hosts children’s and YA author events and signings. Tuesday evening I had the pleasure of hearing three great YA authors read from their books and meeting one in particular, Victoria “V. ![]()
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