Shannon Messenger

Susan Adrian Stephanie Diaz Shannon Messenger Kiersten White Maggie Hall

Please join us for the San Diego stop of the Tunnel Tour, with Susan Adrian, author of Tunnel Vision; Stephanie Diaz, author of Rebellion; Shannon Messenger, author of Everblaze; Maggie Hall, author of The Conspiracy of Us; and Kiersten White, author of Illusions of Fate. Publishers Weekly described Susan’s debut thriller as “a refreshing spin on the suspenseful spy novel with brisk scenes, adrenaline-fueled cliffhangers, and a sympathetic protagonist.” Debut author Maggie’s thriller is filled with forbidden love and code-breaking, masked balls and explosions, destiny, and dark secrets. Local author Stephanie’s second novel of science fiction, romance and adventure, was praised for its “...non-stop action, appealing heroine, stirring romance, and shifting alliances and loyalties.” The Keeper of the Lost Cities novels by Shannon are a middle grade fantasy adventure series; Shannon may offer a teaser about fall’s fourth volume, Neverseen. And Kiersten’s diverse body of work includes her Fall 2014 romantic fantasy, described as “Downton Abbey meets Cassandra Clare and Libba Bray.”

Location: Street: 5943 Balboa Avenue Additional: Ste 100 City: San Diego, Province: California Postal Code: 92111 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Shannon Messenger graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts where she learned—among other things—that she liked watching movies much better than making them. She’s studied art, screenwriting, and television production, but realized her real passion was writing for kids and teens. She is the author of the middle grade novels Keeper of the Lost Cities and Exile and the young adult novels Let the Sky Fall and Let the Storms Break. She is also one of the founders and organizers of WriteOnCon, a free online Writer’s Conference for kidlit writers held annually in August. She lives in Southern California with her husband and an embarrassing number of cats. Find her online at ShannonMessenger.com. (afegit de Simon & Schuster)… (més)

Please join us on Small Business Saturday! On hand to welcome you will be authors Nancy Holder, Jonathan Maberry, Chris Marie Green, Nick Cole, Linda Thomas-Sundstrom, Greg van Eekhout, Shannon Messenger, S.J. Harper, and Seana McGuire.

Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small, independent, local businesses. Please show your suport for your local businesses by shopping with small independent stores like Mysterious Galaxy on November 29th! The Indies First program is a year-round campaign in support of independent bookstores. For 2014, authors Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer led the call to authors to support their local indies by spending part of their day working in a store as a bookseller.

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Location: Street: 5943 Balboa Avenue City: San Diego, Province: California Postal Code: 92111 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Shannon Messenger graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts where she learned—among other things—that she liked watching movies much better than making them. She’s studied art, screenwriting, and television production, but realized her real passion was writing for kids and teens. She is the author of the middle grade novels Keeper of the Lost Cities and Exile and the young adult novels Let the Sky Fall and Let the Storms Break. She is also one of the founders and organizers of WriteOnCon, a free online Writer’s Conference for kidlit writers held annually in August. She lives in Southern California with her husband and an embarrassing number of cats. Find her online at ShannonMessenger.com. (afegit de Simon & Schuster)… (més)

Shannon Messenger graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts where she learned—among other things—that she liked watching movies much better than making them. She’s studied art, screenwriting, and television production, but realized her real passion was writing for kids and teens. She is the author of the middle grade novels Keeper of the Lost Cities and Exile and the young adult novels Let the Sky Fall and Let the Storms Break. She is also one of the founders and organizers of WriteOnCon, a free online Writer’s Conference for kidlit writers held annually in August. She lives in Southern California with her husband and an embarrassing number of cats. Find her online at ShannonMessenger.com. (afegit de Simon & Schuster)… (més)

Shannon Messenger graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts where she learned—among other things—that she liked watching movies much better than making them. She’s studied art, screenwriting, and television production, but realized her real passion was writing for kids and teens. She is the author of the middle grade novels Keeper of the Lost Cities and Exile and the young adult novels Let the Sky Fall and Let the Storms Break. She is also one of the founders and organizers of WriteOnCon, a free online Writer’s Conference for kidlit writers held annually in August. She lives in Southern California with her husband and an embarrassing number of cats. Find her online at ShannonMessenger.com. (afegit de Simon & Schuster)… (més)

Shannon is the author of the middle grade novels Keeper of the Lost Cities and Exile and the young adult novel Let the Sky Fall, the sequel to which is March’s Let The Storm Break. Whirlwind romance and breathtaking action continue in the sequel, which is charged, romantic and swirling with the winds of destruction. Shannon is also one of the founders and organizers of WriteOnCon, a free online Writer’s Conference for kid lit writers held annually in August.

Guest Host Kristen Kittscher is the 2014 James Thurber House Children’s Writer-in-Residence and author of The Wig in the Window, the first in a funny new middle grade mystery series. Hailed by Kirkus as “a thrilling debut” and by Publishers Weekly for its “perceptiveness, honesty, and well-targeted humor,” The Wig in the Window was a Southern California Indie bestseller and earned a starred review from School Library Journal.

Location: Street: 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Additional: Ste 302 City: San Diego, Province: California Postal Code: 92111-1040 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

At 4pm on Saturday, January 25, Changing Hands Bookstore presents YAllapalooza 2014, a literary extravaganza for tween and teen readers. Here's your chance to mix and mingle with your favorite YA authors, get signed books, enjoy pizza, and more! Attending Authors: Jon S. Lewis, C.J. Hill (a.k.a. Janette Rallison), Janni Lee Simner, Erin Jade Lange, Tom Leveen, Shannon Messenger, Amy Fellner Dominy, Amy Tintera, Bill Konigsberg, Aprilynne Pike, Austin Aslan, and Shonna Slayton. Looking for 2013's winning story from the "Son of a Pitch" game? Click here » Reboot by Amy Tintera | hardcover, $17.99 » | Five years ago, Wren Connolly died. After 178 minutes, she came back as a Reboot: stronger, faster, able to heal, and less emotional. Now seventeen, Wren 178 is the deadliest Reboot in the Republic of Texas. Then she's tasked with training Callum Reyes, the worst newbie she's ever seen. She'll have one chance to put him in line, or eliminate him. But she has also never felt as alive as she does around Callum. Reboot is Amy Tintera's debut novel. Domination (C.H.A.O.S. #3) by Jon S. Lewis | paperback, $9.99 » | The Thule have conquered every planet they've attacked—and now their Invasion of Earth has begun. Mankind's only hope lies in Colt, an alien-human hybrid who was born in a lab. But he's beginning to suspect that fulfilling his role as the prophesized "Betrayer" may cost him everything—including his humanity. Jon S. Lewis is the author of C.H.A.O.S. novels Invasion and Alienation. He also wrote the middle grade Grey Griffins series with Derek Benz. Faerie After (Bones of Faerie #3) by Janni Lee Simner | hardcover, $16.99 » | After the devasting war between humanity and Faerie, both worlds have changed—for the worse. To save both realms, Liza must risk crossing over, and putting her life and all she cares about at risk. Janni Lee Simner is also the author of Bones of Faerie, Faerie Winter, and Thief Eyes. Dead Ends by Erin Jade Lange | hardcover, $17.99 » | Dane is a bully. But at least he doesn't hit kids with Down Syndrome, like Billy. Now Billy has taken Dane's refusal to hit him as a sign of friendship. So he's enlisted Dane's help in solving riddles left in an atlas by his missing father, and the unlikely pair set off on a risky adventure. Erin Jade Lange is also the author of Butter. Sick by Tom Leveen | hardcover, $16.95 » | Brian and his friends are not part of the cool crowd. They're the misfits, the troublemakers—the ones who jump their high school's electrified fence to skip school regularly. So when the deadly virus breaks out, they're the only ones with a chance of surviving. Tom Leveen is also the author of Party, Zero, and Manicpixiedreamgirl. Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities #2) by Shannon Messenger | hardcover, $17.99 » | Sophie is settling in to her new home in the magical world of the lost cities, but the secrets buried deep in her memories remain. Before long, she'll have to risk everything to find the answers to save not only her life, but the life of someone close to her. Shannon Messenger is the author of Keeper of the Lost Cities and the teen novel Let the Sky Fall. Audition & Subtraction by Amy Fellner Dominy | hardcover, $16.99 » | Tatum, a fourteen-year-old clarinetist, competes with the new student, Michael, for a spot in honor band. But Lori, her best friend, has a crush on Michael, which is beginning to threaten their friendship. Meanwhile, Tatum's good friend Aaron seems to believe her fib that Tatum and him are dating. Amy Fellner Dominy is also the author of OyMG. Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg | hardcover, $17.99 » | Tired of being known as "the gay kid," Rafe Goldberg decides to assume a new persona when he moves east and enters an elite Massachusetts prep school—but trying to deny his identity has both complications and unexpected consequences. Bill Konigsberg is also the author of Out of the Pocket. Echo in Time by C.J. Hill | paperback, $9.99 » | After being pulled 400 years into the future in Erasing Time, twins Taylor and Sheridan defeated the government of Traventon. But the threat of its time travel device, the Time Strainer, is still out there, and the twins might be the best hope for its destruction. But what happens when their objectives don't entirely match their orders? C.J. Hill is also the author of Slayers and Friends and Traitors. As Janette Rallison, she is the author of My Unfair Godmother, Just One Wish, and various other teen comedies. Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike | hardcover, $17.99 » | Tavia Michaels is the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed her parents. When she sees strange visions, she discovers she's an Earthbound — someone with the ability to create matter out of nothing — and that she alone holds the key to stopping the Reduciata, an evil society that manipulates global events for its own shadowy purposes. Aprilynne Pike is also the #1 bestselling author of the Wings series (Wings, Spells, Illusions, and Destined) and the novel Life After Theft. Debuts Jun 2014 Cinderella's Dress by Shonna Slayton | paperback, $9.99 » | Kate, who just wants to help out with the World War II war effort, just found out that she's the next keeper of the Cinderella's dresses. Now, with a father missing in action, her new sweetheart, Johnny, stuck in the middle of battle, and her great aunt losing her wits, Kate has to unravel a mystery before it's too late. After all, the descendants of the wicked stepsisters will stop at nothing to get what they think they deserve. Cinderella's Dress is Shonna Slayton's debut novel. Debuts Aug 2014 The Islands at the End of the World by Austin Aslan | hardcover, $17.99 » | In this survival story set in Hawaii, electronics fail worldwide, the islands become completely isolated, and a strange starscape fills the sky. Leilani and her father embark on a nightmare odyssey from Oahu to their home on the Big Island. Leilani's epilepsy holds a clue to the disaster, if only they can survive as the islands revert to earlier ways. The Islands at the End of the World is Austin Aslan's debut novel. Back to top

Location: Street: 6428 S McClintock Dr. City: Tempe, Province: Arizona Postal Code: 85283 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

2PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Club Read | Shannon Messenger: Exile Shannon Messenger visits this month's Club Read meeting with her new novel Exile, the sequel to Keeper of the Lost Cities.

Sophie is settling in to her new home and life in the world of the lost cities. It helps that she gets to spend time with the first female Alicorn, who shows herself to Sophie and trusts no one but her. But the secrets buried deep in Sophie's memories remain, and before long she's back in incredible danger, risking everything to find the answers to questions that could save not only her life, but the life of someone close to her.

CLUB READ BADGE MEMBERS: Get 3 bonus points for attending, and 1 point when you purchase Exile from Changing Hands Bookstore.

WHAT IS CLUB READ? Great books, prize giveaways, tasty treats, author visits and more—it's all part of our free Club Read program for kids, and you're invited! We meet once a month to discuss a book, do some fun activities, and have a great time.

EARN POINTS FOR FREE PRIZES! Sign up today (it's free) and get your Club Read badge, bookmark, temporary tattoo, and lanyard. You get 3 bonus points just for attending the Club Read meeting, and an additional point when you buy the Club Read selection at Changing Hands. You can also save your points for all kinds of cool prizes, from books and toys to a Changing Hands gift card. More info »

Location: Street: 6428 S McClintock Dr. City: Tempe, Province: Arizona Postal Code: 85283 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Shannon Messenger graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts where she learned—among other things—that she liked watching movies much better than making them. She’s studied art, screenwriting, and television production, but realized her real passion was writing for kids and teens. She is the author of the middle grade novels Keeper of the Lost Cities and Exile and the young adult novels Let the Sky Fall and Let the Storms Break. She is also one of the founders and organizers of WriteOnCon, a free online Writer’s Conference for kidlit writers held annually in August. She lives in Southern California with her husband and an embarrassing number of cats. Find her online at ShannonMessenger.com. (afegit de Simon & Schuster)… (més)