Our own Liz Gallagher celebrated the release of her second novel Saturday afternoon at Secret Garden Books. The book, MY NOT-SO-STILL life, is about an artsy teen named Vanessa who dyes her hair to express her individuality (hence Liz's vivid pink wig). Liz read from her book, which is set in Seattle, served us outrageously... Continue Reading →
Book Party (With Pink Wigs)
Come celebrate with Liz Gallagher on Saturday, May 14, from 4-6 p.m., at Secret Garden Books in Ballard. Liz is celebrating the release of her second novel, MY NOT-SO-STILL LIFE. Come enjoy some food and cupcakes, try on a pink wig in honor of the book's main character, maybe win a prize, hear a reading... Continue Reading →
Secret Garden’s Teen Book Club
Our TEEN. BOOK. CLUB. has been going strong since summer, under the conversational leadership of teen-lit-world insider and author Liz Gallagher (THE OPPOSITE OF INVISIBLE, and the upcoming MY NOT-SO-STILL LIFE). With free pizza provided by Ballard's own Snoose Junction Pizzeria, and a free book to take home (yet-to-be-released book sets are provided every month... Continue Reading →
Some links from last night
What a great meeting we had last night featuring Lisa Schroeder and Liz Gallagher talking about the ABCs of crafting a career as a YA author, and Jolie Stekly talking about using music to tune your writer's voice.As the caffeine hasn't yet made it to my brain, I post this with a warning...I'll probably be... Continue Reading →
SCARY-WEEN at Secret Garden Books
It's SCARY-WEEN at Secret Garden!The Secret Garden Bookshop invites teens and tweens to come, if they dare, to its’ first annual eve of All Hallows Eve party with authors of new books on Paranormal Themes:Heather Davis: NEVER CRY WEREWOLF (Harper Teen, $16.99)Kevin Emerson: the OLIVER NOCTURNE series (Scholastic, $5.99)Liz Gallagher: THE OPPOSITE OF INVISIBLE (Wendy... Continue Reading →