Meeting New York Times Best Selling Author Jennifer Niven

Last Sunday, I got the chance to attend the blogger’s forum of NBS with best selling author Jennifer Niven. Jenn is the author of one of the most heartbreaking young adult book last year, All The Bright Places and other fiction and non-fiction books such as Becoming Clementine, Velva Jean Learns to Fly and others. Her upcoming book Holding Up the Universe will be out this October 2016.

During the forum we got the chance to drill Jenn with our questions about her books, writing, and a little about her life as an author. It’s good that Jenn is game and ready for all our questions and fan-girling. She is soft-spoken and all smiles during the Q&A. And when I got the chance to talk to her one on one she’s so sweet and lovely. I get few hugs from her and she’s just so welcoming. For a best-selling author she’s very humble. Sometimes it feels like she’s more thankful that she get the chance to meet us – her readers and followers than the other way around. Her emotional message to her Filipino fans at the end of the forum will tell you how much grateful she is. I just love authors like her.

To know more about the whole Q&A that transpire during the forum check Kai and Dianne‘s recap.

credit to kate for the above photos

Jenn signing my copy of All The Bright Places

A million thanks to Jenn for visiting us all the way here in the Manila. It’s really a wonderful and memorable experience meeting and talking to you in person. I really hope you got another chance to visit us again someday. We miss you already.

Thank you also to the people of National Book Stores and Penguin Random House for bringing Jennifer here and for organizing the bloggers’ forum.

To know more about Jennifer Niven and her books visit her website, and follow her on instagram and twitter for instant updates.

Book Signing Tour : Jennifer Niven in PH

National Book Store brings New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Niven to the Philippines for book signing events on May 28, 2016 at 1 p.m. in the Northwing Atrium, SM City Cebu and on May 29, 2016 at 2 p.m. in Second Level Mega Atrium, SM Megamall.

Frequently Asked Questions

ONLY BOOKS PURCHASED FROM NATIONAL BOOK STORE, NATIONAL BOOK STORE EXPRESS OR POWERBOOKS WILL BE ACCOMMODATED.

When and where are the book signings?
May 28, 1:00 p.m., at the Northwing Atrium, SM City Cebu
May 29 6, 2:00 p.m., at the 2L (2nd Level) Mega Atrium, SM Megamall

Is there a registration fee?
No. There is no registration fee.

When will the registration be?
Registration opens at 10:00 a.m. on May 28 at the Northwing Atrium, SM City Cebu, and 10:00 a.m. on May 29 at the 2L Mega Atrium, SM Megamall. Each guest will be asked to fill out the registration form upon arrival. First come, first served. Guests must present their book to get a numbered Signing Pass. The book must have either of the following as proof of purchase: Price Tag or Official Receipt from National Book Store, National Book Store Express or Powerbooks.

How many books can I have signed? Is there a limit as to how many people can have their books signed?
Each guest is allowed one (1) copy of ‘All the Bright Places’ by Jennifer Niven to be signed. Although National Book Store will take every effort to get as many books signed as possible, depending on the number of attendees, we reserve the right to limit the number of copies per person or limit the number of people in line. First come, first served.

Can I bring old books or other editions of the books?
Yes, as long as the books were purchased from National Book Store, National Book Store Express or Powerbooks. The books must have either the price tag or official receipt.

Do I need to buy on-site?
No. You can buy books before or during the event.

Can I have other items signed?
No. Only books will be allowed to be signed by the author.

Can we have our photo taken with the author?
Yes. There will be an official photographer from NBS who will take your photo with the author. However, we strictly allow only one photo per person.

How much are the books?
All the Bright Places (Hardcover – P649)
All the Bright Places (Trade Paperback – P439)

NBS Summer Activities

Summer Art Camp

Learn lots of new things and create amazing art this summer at National Book Store’s Summer Art Camp. We’ve got a lineup of awesome arts and crafts activities you can join for free! Choose from basic manga art workshop, binocular making and fabric coloring, basic sketching and card making, and many other interesting activities. The workshops will be held simultaneously in selected National Book Store branches on all weekends of April. These activities are made possible in partnership with Artline Stix, Craft Easy, Crayola, Disney Art Attack, Dong-A, Elmer’s, Faber-Castell, Li’l Hands, Maped, Stabilo, and Zig Kuretake. Hurry! Slots for each activity are limited. See posters and follow National Book Store on Facebook and @nbsalert on Instagram and Twitter for more details. Check out nationalbookstore.com/summerartcamp for the complete schedule of activities.

Grand Summer Art Camp

Awesome art activities, freebies and surprises, and lots of learning await in National Book Store’s Grand Summer Art Camp! Registration is free. Experience one whole day of fun-filled, educational arts and crafts workshops for kids and kids at heart. We’ve got giveaways, games, promos, and many more in store for you. Make this summer your most creative summer ever! National Book Store’s Grand Summer Art Camp is on April 24, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Main Mall Atrium, SM Mall of Asia. See posters or visit nationalbookstore.com/grandsummerartcamp for more details. Tag #NBSGrandSummerArtCamp to join the discussion.

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Happy Space: A Stationery and Supplies Fair

Join the first ever National Book Store Happy Space: A Stationery and Supplies Fair happening on April 15 to 17, 2016 from 10am to 9pm at the Glorietta Activity Center! Registration is free. Three whole days of pretty paper products, the best writing tools, fine art supplies, cute crafts, cool toys, and lots more awesome finds await. Plus, freebies, giveaways, and surprises. Get loads of inspiration and have lots of fun this summer in National Book Store’s Happy Space: A Stationery and Supplies Fair. See posters or visit nationalbookstore.com/happyspace for more details. Tag #HappySpaceatNBS to join
the discussion.

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Coloring Madness

Make this your most colorful, creative, and calming summer with National Book Store’s Coloring Madness! Get up to 50% off on selected adult-coloring book titles. Unleash your inner artist and say bye bye to stress with coloring books. Promo runs from April 1 to 30 in all National Book Store and Powerbooks branches. Shop online at nationalbookstore.com. Visit nationalbookstore.com/coloringmadness for more details. Per DTI-FTEB SPD Permit No. 4785, Series of 2016.

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* PR courtesy of National Book Store

Celebrating Debutantes 2016: First Wave Kick-Off!

Celebrating Debutantes 2016 starts today! Precious and I are super thrilled to start the first wave this year.

To those who haven’t yet heard of Celebrating Debutantes, this blog event actually started by Michelle of The Escapist, which aims to put on spotlight new authors of the current year. Now that Michelle finally said goodbye to the blogging world, Precious and I just can’t accept that Celebrating Debutantes will also bid farewell. So we asked Michelle if we can adopt her creation to continue celebrating new talents of the publishing world. Starting this year Celebrating Debutantes have a new homes as we promise to continue its legacy.

And since there are lots of debut authors this year, Precious and I decided to split the event into two parts to accommodate as many debutants as possible. The First Wave will feature January to June debut authors and the Second Wave for July to December debut authors.

We have lots of talented authors on board this year and Precious and I are more than thrilled to feature them and their wonderful works. So to start Celebrating Debutantes 2016, I’ll give you the list of participants and the whole first wave schedule in calendar and written list. And don’t forget to to check the bottom of the post for a little giveaway.

February 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 15 Kick Off Post and Giveaway 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

March 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Book photos will be linked to the actual spotlight post as well as the written list below. So don’t forget to come back to check out all these amazing debut authors and their novels. There will be lots of fun and exciting features and of course giveaways.

Celebrating Debutantes 2016 First Wave participants:

February 16, 2016 – The Heir and the Spare by Emily Albright
February 17, 2016 – Zero Day by Jan Gangsei
February 18, 2016 – The Year We Fell Apart by Emily Martin
February 19, 2016 – The Big Rewind by Libby Cudmore
February 20, 2016 – Arrows by Melissa Gorzelanczyk
February 21, 2016 – After the Woods by Kim Savage
February 22, 2016 – Holding Court by KC Held
February 23, 2016 – Sword and Verse by Kathy MacMillan
February 24, 2016 – Magnetic Shift by Lucy Briand
February 25, 2016 – Flirting with Fame by Samantha Joyce
February 26, 2016 – Bounders by Monica Tesler
February 27, 2016 – The Girl Who Fell by Shannon M. Parker
February 28, 2016 – Bookishly Ever After by Isabel Bandeira
February 29, 2016 – Beyond the Red by Ava Jae
March 01, 2016 – A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
March 02, 2016 – Suffer Love by Ashley Herring Blake
March 02, 2016 – The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos
March 03, 2016 – The Marked Girl by Lidsey Klingele
March 04, 2016 – Liars and Losers Like Us by Ami Allen-Vath
March 05, 2016 – Crossing the Line by Meghan Rogers
March 06, 2016 – Save Me, Kurt Cobain by Jenny Manzer
March 07, 2016 – Fear My Mortality by Everly Frost
March 08, 2016 – Without Borders by Amanda Heger
March 09, 2016 – The Way Back to You by Michelle Andreani and Mindi Scott
March 10, 2016 – Don’t Get Caught by Kurt Dinan
March 11, 2016 – Stone Field by Christy Lenzi
March 12, 2016 – The Last Great Adventure of the PB&J Society by Janet Johnson
March 13, 2016 – Curio by Evangeline Denmark
March 14, 2016 – Dig Too Deep by Amy Allgeyer
March 15, 2016 – Consider by Kristy Acevedo
March 16, 2016 – My Kind of Crazy by Robin Reul
March 17, 2016 – The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
March 18, 2016 – The Art of Not Breathing by Sarah Alexander
March 19, 2016 – The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith
March 20, 2016 – Summer of Supernovas by Darcy Woods
March 21, 2016 – The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary by Laura Shovan
March 22, 2016 – Draw the Line by Laurent Linn
March 23, 2016 – Devil and the Bluebird by Jennifer Mason-Black
March 24, 2016 – Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto
March 25, 2016 – Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh
March 26, 2016 – Please Don’t Tell by Laura Tims
March 27, 2016 – Emerge by Tobie Easton
March 28, 2016 – The May Queen of Murders by Sarah Jude
March 29, 2016 – Love & Gelato by Jenna Welch
March 30, 2016 – Mirror in the Sky by Aditi Khorona
March 31, 2016 – I Woke Up Dead at the Mall by Judy Sheehan

Giveaway:

What’s up for Grabs?

• A book of your choice from the list of Celebrating Debutantes 2016 participants
  

The Rules:

• Open Internationally to anywhere Amazon / Book Depository ships
• Prize will be ordered from Amazon or The Book Depository depending upon location
• There will be one (1) winner only
• Winner will be chosen and announced by rafflecopter
• Winner will be contacted thru email & should response within 48 hours
• Ends on April 1st, 2016

To enter fill out the rafflecopter form

Good Luck!!!

#CelebratingDebutantes2016 starts tomorrow!

Happy Valentines Day to all! I’m excited to finally share more informations about the blog event that keeps me busy this fast few months, Celebrating Debutantes 2016! Together with my bookish buddy, Precious of  Fragments of Life, we are hosting this blog event in which we will feature wonderful debut authors and their novels. There will be two parts: First Wave, in which we will be featuring January to June debut authors; Second Wave, for July to December debut authors.

First wave will start tomorrow, February 15th and will last until March 31st 2016. For 46 days we will feature debutantes of 2016 involving interviews, playlists and movie casts, reviews and giveaways!

Event: Celebrating Debutantes 2016 – First Wave
Duration: February 15, 2016 – March 31, 2016
Scope: Novels that will be published from January to June 2016
#CelebratingDebutantes2016

To give you an idea of what to expect, I made a collage of the novels and authors that we will be featuring and at the bottom is a written list for your reference.

First Wave Partipants:

The Heir and the Spare by Emily Albright
Zero Day by Jan Gangsei
The Year We Fell Apart by Emily Martin
The Big Rewind by Libby Cudmore
The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos
Arrows by Melissa Gorzelanczyk
After the Woods by Kim Savage
Holding Court by KC Held
Sword and Verse by Kathy MacMillan
Magnetic Shift by Lucy Briand
Flirting with Fame by Samantha Joyce
Bounders by Monica Tesler
The Girl Who Fell by Shannon M. Parker
Bookishly Ever After by Isabel Bandeira
Beyond the Red by Ava Jae
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
Suffer Love by Ashley Herring Blake
Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto
Liars and Losers Like Us by Ami Allen-Vath
Crossing the Line by Meghan Rogers
Save Me, Kurt Cobain by Jenny Manzer
Fear My Mortality by Everly Frost
Without Borders by Amanda Heger
The Way Back to You by Michelle Andreani and Mindi Scott
Don’t Get Caught by Kurt Dinan
Stone Field by Christy Lenzi
The Last Great Adventure of the PB&J Society by Janet Johnson
Curio by Evangeline Denmark
Dig Too Deep by Amy Allgeyer
Consider by Kristy Acevedo
My Kind of Crazy by Robin Reul
The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
The Art of Not Breathing by Sarah Alexander
The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith
Summer of Supernovas by Darcy Woods
The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary by Laura Shovan
Draw the Line by Laurent Linn
Devil and the Bluebird by Jennifer Mason-Black
26 Kisses by Anna Michels
Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh
Please Don’t Tell by Laura Tims
Emerge by Tobie Easton
The May Queen of Murders by Sarah Jude
Love & Gelato by Jenna Welch
Mirror in the Sky by Aditi Khorona
Summer of Sloane by Erin L. Schneider

I hope you’ll join us!

Celebrating Debutantes 2016 Coming Soon!

Precious of Fragments of Life and I are super excited to share to all of you our upcoming blog event, Celebrating Debutantes 2016 which begins on February 15th!

For forty-six (46) days we will features new and upcoming authors of 2016 with their books. We prepared reviews, interviews, guest posts, and of course giveaways! So watch out for the kick-off post with the whole event schedule in three days from now!

But for the mean time, check the #CelebratingDebutantes hashtag across twitter, instagram and facebook for teaser and hints of who are on board with us in this event!