Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Get Fired Up With LiLa in NYC

LiLa is hitting the Big Apple! That's right, we've booked our discount airfare and reserved a room at the swanky Hampton Inn (we travel in style, people) because we're officially attending The Sourcebooks Fire Launch Party.

Get. Excited.

So, here's the deets:

Time: March 18, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm
Location: Books of Wonder
Street: 18 West 18th Street, NY
City/Town: New York, NY 10011

Sourcebooks Fire invites YOU to attend the launch party for our new Young Adult imprint. In attendence will be Fire authors and friends. All books will be available for purchase, including some that won't be out for a few months. Come and have them all autographed!

The event will also feature music by Tiger Beat--the first ever YA author Rock Group featuring Libba Bray, Daniel Ehrenhaft, Barney Miller, and Natalie Standiford.

(Editorial note: Squee!!! Libba Bray? Natalie Standiford? And...the best editor/amazing YA writer on the planet, Dan Ehrenhaft? IN A BAND? Laura and I are going to be a couple of inarticulate fan girls. Is it awkward to ask your editor to sign something that's not a contract? Wait...don't answer that.)

So, we're officially extending the invitation to all of our amazing blog friends. Want to see us make fools of ourselves in front of legendary authors, editors, agents and other publishing professionals? Or perhaps you'd just like to know once and for all which Roecker sister is the fun one? (Spoiler alert: It's totally Lisa. Duh.) Please, please RSVP here and send us an e-mail or a message on the Ning to let us know if you're coming. We'd love to meet some of you guys in person!

54 comments:

MeganRebekah said...

Oh I wish I could go! It sounds *amazing*!
(if I win the lottery between now and then, count me in)

Shelli (srjohannes) said...

i wish! you guys will have so much fun!

Melissa (i swim for oceans) said...

This sounds like such fun! I dearly wish I could go...unfortunately, I'm stuck in Utah until December...but then I'm moving back East! Yay! You ladies will have so much fun :)

Rachele Alpine said...

Watch out...I remember that you get creeped out by hotels like I do! Have fun!

JennyMac said...

Sounds fantastic. NYC is one of my fave places. Have a blast!

Abby Annis said...

How fun! Enjoy yourselves!

Unknown said...

Oh how fun -- have a blast!

Tricia J. O'Brien said...

That sounds like the best launch party ever. I soooo would be there but have other-coast issues.
Have a blast!

Carolyn V. said...

Oh man! I'm clear across the country. Can you take picts and post them? Have a great time! (and Congrats!)

Frankie Diane Mallis said...

Hmmmmm you will be a mere train ride away....and Books of Wonder is the coolest store!

Hardygirl said...

Oh my GAWD!!! I want to come!

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Tere Kirkland said...

Wish I could be there! Tiger Beat, ha!

Christina Lee said...

I love that the band's name is tiger beat. You guys are going to have a BLAST!!!

S.H. said...

I soooo wish I could go! You ladies have fun and take a ton of pictures. :D

Lizzy Mason said...

I'll definitely be there! Can't wait! :)

Tana said...

A publishing party in New York??? I would so be there if it wasn't clear across the country. Please bring your flip cam and vlog all about it. Is Source Books putting out your novel? Not that I would expect your novel to put out or anything. I'm jut sayin'.

Loretta Nyhan said...

How could anyone not love a place called Books of Wonder?

So jealous. Don't let anyone sign anything below your forehead.

Alissa Grosso said...

This sounds like a lot of fun, and I think I might be able to make it! I do have to be in Philly in the morning, but think my afternoon and evening are clear so I am going to see what I can do.

Kerri Cuev said...

Sounds like fun! Take pictures for us!!

Unknown said...

Arg! I SOoooo want to go! Someday, when the kids are older and the cash flow is, well, flowing, I look forward to throwing down everything and getting in on these literary scene events. (*sigh*) For now, I'll live vicariously through you. :)

Can't wait to hear all about it!

Little Ms J said...

Wah. I'm so sad you guys aren't staying through the weekend so we can hang "fan girl" style.

Have a great time!

Elana Johnson said...

So cool! I wish I could be there!

Artemis Grey said...

I. WISH.

Party hearty on my behalf! And enjoy bumping elbows with all those fab literary types! I'll be in soggy VA working on a new round of queries...

*pouts a little*

Anonymous said...

Congrats! That is so awesome! You should have some vintage-inspired concert tees made. Then you can tell everyone you're "with the band". Haha! Hope you girls have a fabulous time in NYC- it's one of my dream places to see! :)

Krispy said...

Exciting! Too bad I'm on the opposite coast and don't own a private jet for cross-country jaunts. You'll no doubt have many stories to share afterward, which I'll be looking forward to.

Lori W. said...

So jealous! That sounds so cool. I just finished Bray's Going Bovine and would *love* to hear her band. Have a great time!

Melissa Sarno said...

Cool. I work about 2 blocks away from Books of Wonder. Would love to meet you both! And see Tiger Beat.

Rebecca Knight said...

I'm totally jealous now of Lizzy and other New Yorkers who can go :P! Tiger Beat PLUS real life LiLa? Dang!

Have TONS of fun, and tell us everything! Preferrably with photos! :D

Sarah Wylie said...

Sounds awesome! I hope you have an amazing time!

Marsha Sigman said...

That sounds like so much fun! I would go if I could. You had better take pictures!!!

Kimberly Franklin said...

Oh... so not fair. I wish I could go. : (


But you guys have a blast. And video the fun parts for us. We don't want to miss a thing! : D

Stephanie Thornton said...

Man, I wish I could go! Have a TON of fun (as if I needed to say that!).

Kitty Moore said...

I'd love to...but I'm short on cash :(

Tamika: said...

Yay! I know you ladies are estatic!

If I lived in New York I would be there, no question.

I'm keeping you in prayers- congratulations!

Donna Gambale said...

Alright, call Sourcebooks and be like, "Listen, you need to have this event on the weekend so that Donna can go. Or like, push it back an hour or two." Make a weekend of it and head down to Philly!

XiXi said...

Wow, that sounds AMAZING! I wish I lived near NYC!

But good luck (and have fun) to you two!

Dara said...

I wish I could be there--it sounds like a lot of fun!

Unfortunately I'm stuck in Ohio for, well, ever. :P

(BTW, I finally made a little vlog...although it's not nearly as entertaining or fun as yours are :) )

Shannon O'Donnell said...

That sounds like a super-fun time. I'd give anything to be there. Alas, I cannot. I want to hear all about it, though. :-)

Shannon Messenger said...

Grrr--I HATE being a west coaster sometimes. Take LOTS of pictures and I want a FULL update!

Unknown said...

Sounds like fun. Have a great time.

JESSJORDAN said...

So not fair!!! Why does NY get all the fun stuff? Gahhhhh ...

Take lots of pictures!!

Unknown said...

Oh I wish. I will be busily preparing to go back to work. boo. jealous. very jealous.
SB


not too serious i hope

Brigitte said...

THATS FREAKING AWESOME =DDD I'm super happy for you guys!
NYC was so great, but mind you, finding a grocery store is close to impossible.
Go see the light show at the museum. It will blow your mind.
Also, if Spiderman asks you money for pictures with him... smack him. He deserves it for flirting with my friend ! D8<
That is all.
I wish I could come ~ ; 3;
xoxoxox
looking-glass-fables.blogspot.com

Stina said...

Oh you're so lucky! I love NYC. At least what I've seen of it during the annual SCBWI conference two years ago (i.e. not a whole lot!).

Have tons of fun for us. And let us know how the band was.

Lisa Desrochers said...

Have a blast, but don't get blasted, you know, with your editor there and all. =)

Stephanie Thornton said...

Oh! I left you ladies an award on my blog today!

erica m. chapman said...

OMG I so wish I lived nearby and had the money! That sounds like such a blast! Have a great time, and can't wait to hear err read about it ;o)

Sharon K. Mayhew said...

How exciting! Have a wonderful time. Take lots of pictures to post on the blog. :)

Kelly H-Y said...

So fun! I wish I could be there! I'm excited for you.

Anonymous said...

Wooooo Hooooooooo! Have fun!!!

sunna said...

Squee!! That is going to be EPIC. I wish I could be there!!!


I plan to buy your book the day it comes out. :)

Kathy McIntosh said...

Oooh, fun! And in NYC. Wish I could be there. Try Jacques Torres (D.U.M.B.O.) for the world's absolute best hot chocolate.

Anonymous said...

Wow--that's cool! Have fun!

lexcade said...

woooo, hampton!

have fun, guys!

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