Nine days until WINTERGIRLS is released...

We have the final tour schedule: I start on the West Coast, head South and loop around up to North Carolina. I apologize to the Mid-west! I spent a lot of time there on the CHAINS tour and suspect that my publisher didn't want me to revisit the area again so soon.

What you see below are only the public events. During the day, I'll be visiting schools and signing stock at bookstores. A bunch of nice people have written to me asking if I have time for a cup of coffee or dinner or a walk. I feel like a jerk turning down these kind offers, but I don't have a choice. Every day is jam-packed and I don't have any extra time, sadly.

If you work for a bookstore in one of the regions that I'm visiting and want us to try and schedule a stock signing when I'm in your neck of the woods, please send an email to Allison DOT Verost AT us DOT penguingroup DOT com.

Get out your notebooks, open your planners, fire up your email and spread the news far and wide!

THE LHA 2009 WINTERGIRLS TOUR

Friday, March 20, 2009
4:30PM Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica Public Library (hosted by Children’s Book World)

7 PM Santa Monica, CA
Barnes & Noble, 3rd Street Promenade


Saturday, March 21, 2009
12 PM Pasadena, CA
Vroman's Bookstore

4PM LaVerne, CA
Mrs. Nelson's Book Shop


Sunday, March 22, 2009
3 PM San Francisco, CA
Books Inc. Not Your Mother's Book Club Ticketed Event! You must purchase your ticket ahead of time for this one. All of the details about ticketing are here.

6 PM Menlo Park, CA
Kepler's (scroll down the page for event details)


Monday, March 23, 2009
7 PM Petaluma, CA
Copperfields


Tuesday, March 24, 2009
6:30 PM Seattle, WA
Seattle Public Library, Ballard Branch. Hosted by Secret Garden Bookshop


Wednesday, March 25, 2009
6 PM Tempe, AZ
Changing Hands Bookstore


Thursday, March 26, 2009
7 PM Salt Lake City, UT
The King's English Bookshop


Friday, March 27, 2009
4:30 PM Houston, TX
Blue Willow Bookshop


Saturday, March 28, 2009
5 PM Austin, TX
SCBWI Members only event

7 PM Austin, TX
Book People

Sunday, March 29, 2009
3 PM Oxford, MS
Square Books


Monday, March 30, 2009
3:15 PM Brentwood, MO (outside St. Louis)
Border's


Tuesday, March 31, 2009
During the day Kennesaw, GA
Kennesaw State Children's Literature Conference

7 PM Decatur, GA (outside Atlanta)
Decatur Public Library hosted by Little Shop of Stories (scroll down for details)


Wednesday, April 1, 2009
During the day Kennesaw, GA
Kennesaw State Children's Literature Conference

6:15 PM Alpharetta, GA (outside Atlanta)
Barnes & Noble, Mansell Crossings

Thursday, April 2, 2009
6 PM Coral Gables, FL
Books & Books

Friday, April 3, 2009
7:30 PM Raleigh, NC
Quail Ridge Books


And, several weeks later...

Sat & Sun, April 25 & 26, 2009
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Details to come.

Sunday May 3 - Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
International Reading Association Conference. Details to come.

Friday, May 15, 2009
6 PM Oswego, NY
the river's end bookstore (scroll down for details)

Don't forget to enter the contest.

Nine days until WINTERGIRLS is released...