Last night I dreamed it was the end of the world, and Robert Downey, Jr. came to me for food and Internet access. May I say that individually wrapped frozen salmon fillets might not be the best survival food.
Hey! It’s an exciting week here in Utah for book lovers. The Utah Humanities Book Festival kicks off Wednesday with events all over the state. (Click on your area to see what’s going on.) On Thursday night, I’ll be vying with my home girl Emily Wing Smith for the Utah Book Award, The Way He Lived vs. Sweethearts. Personally? I’m casting my vote for Emily. Not that I get a vote. But if I did, it would go to her, as TWHL was pretty much my favorite YA of 2008.
Saturday and Sunday are when it really all happens here in SLC, at the main library. There’s a great lineup of book fest events and authors, including Michael Cunningham, Chris Crowe, Paisley Rekdal, and Isaiah Sheffer, who is going to be hosting Selected Shorts right here at the SLC library on Sunday the 25th!
The theme this year is “In Conversation,” and every author will be in conversation with another writer, or a bookseller, or booky person. I love this. I will be appearing on Saturday, 4:30 to 5:30, in the auditorium, with Shannon Hale, and we will be In Conversation with each other. It’s going to be a lot like Inside the Actor’s Studio, is what I’m saying. I can’t wait to find out Shannon’s favorite swear word!
Tell a friend about the book fest. It’s free, and it’s awesome. Not in Utah? Investigate book festivals in your area! It’s the season.
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Sounds so great! I’m so happy for you and Emily.
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sara z. Reply:
October 19th, 2009 at 9:41 am
@Brodi Ashton, Your post about Emily’s bday/Sherman made me laugh. I sound mean when you quote me! Especially about the Good’n'Plenty. And, I’m totally flappable. I think you and Emily are so hyper, I go to my Calm Place when I’m around you, to keep y’all in line.
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You do not sound mean. You sound like the normal one in a sea of crazies.
At least, that’s how I meant to portray you. And please tell one story where you were flapped, because you are zen.
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Thanks for posting about this. “In Conversation” sounds fascinating. I’ve heard a lot about you, and have heard Shannon Hale speak in public, so I’m definitely interested in attending.
Douglas Cootey
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✍ A Splintered Mind
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I still say no matter who wins, we split the money and do something wild n’crazy. But I know how you just like to talk about stuff rather than do it, so maybe we can just treat ourselves to a really nice dessert? Anyway, the whole thing is a win-win-win-win situation as far as I’m concerned.
Also, I have yet another entry for the list of Sara’s-non-mean-statements-that-sound-mean:
ME: “Sara said that if the writing thing didn’t work out I’d make a great professional phone answerer.”
THEM: “So, she said you’d be a good telemarketer?”
Then, the unspoken: And you took it as a compliment?
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How much do I love that Robert Downey Jr. came to you for Internet access.
The other night I had a dream that I met Pres. Obama and in real life he was short.
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Sara Reply:
October 20th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
@JE MacLeod, I had a really complex Obama dream during the elections. At one point I was fetching him a Cuban sandwich…
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