On Wednesday, September 16, Hicklebee’s Teen Advisory Board had
the honor of hosting Cassandra
Clare and Holly Black as they
promoted The Copper Trial. Both
super successful on their own—Clare is the author of the Mortal Instruments series and Black
co-wrote the Spiderwick Chronicles—their
brand new series Magisterium combines their talent into books perfect for
middle-grade (and up!) readers.
Fans crowded into Hicklebee’s starting around 6:30, and by 7 the
place was packed. Clare and Black were introduced to lots of applause and
made themselves at home. Their casual attitudes and entertaining
reminisces gave the whole night a really chill atmosphere. First
they discussed how they came up with the idea for the Magisterium series
(they originally talked about it randomly in a plane if I remember
correctly) and also about their writing process. The whole time Clare and
Back played off each other. They are totally every writer’s friend goal.
After the presentation the audience had a chance to ask questions about
the books, the authors or anything else related. The time flew by and
before we knew it was time for the book signing.
Sitting behind a small table, Clare and Black signed 50 people’s
books for nearly an hour while also engaging in conversation and snapping
pictures with their fans. I’m not sure how they did it. if I had to sign
so many books my hand probably would’ve fallen off! The whole time they
were super friendly and approachable. A common question Clare would
ask while signing books was, “What’s your favorite character?” Fans
eagerly replied, obviously very excited that a New York Times Bestselling
author was chatting with them! I can’t stress too much how nice both of
the authors were. Books from the Magisterium series as well as books they’d written separately
were eligible to be signed and the authors graciously signed all that they were
able.
After everyone had left, the TAB members got to chat with them,
get a group photo, and share a few more laughs and stories before Clare and
Black left. For everyone - the audience, authors, and TAB members - it was a
great night filled with laughter and good times.
If the book signing sounds cool (and it is!!), make sure to come
to the next TAB event on October 23
at 7:30 pm at Hicklebee’s - a costume party/Halloween themed YA book swap with a “killer” guest author - YA
suspense author Hannah Jayne. Mark
it on your calendars and bring your scariest/creepiest/thrilling book to
swap with another YA lit lover. You’ll get to go home with a “new to you”
book as well. See you there!
by Kayla C. - TAB Member
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