Although the exchange took approximately 30 seconds, I walked away from meeting my writing idol, Kwame Alexander, filled with equal parts elation and embarrassment.
You read that right. This month was all about podcasts, book festivals and disco ubers. Intrigued? Read on...
Oh August! The month where my lawn turns scorched-sun yellow and the humidity poofs out my hair like Monica on Friends...
The National Book Festival...a day of long lines of disappointment and pleasant surprises.
Meeting an author clearly influences whether or not I buy a book. Does it also influence how much I like a book?
It was long ago when I stopped being "starstruck." And then I went to the NoVa Teen Book Festival and saw Tomi Adeyemi...
K.L. Kranes 