If you read this post the other day - or if you don't live under a rock - you'll know that London was overrun with bookworms from July 17th-19th due to YALC, otherwise known as the Young Adult Literature Convention.
I had to go. And, of course, I came away with a lot of stuff. Eight tote bags full of stuff, in fact - most of it free! If you want to know more about the day, you can read my event recap here, but today I'll be showing you the books I bought, the books I got signed, and the freebies I picked up, some of which I'll be giving away in this post.
Before the big day, I already had a vague idea of what books would be available to buy and so I made a list of the ones I wanted. There weren't many as I was on a tight budget, so I only noted down the ones I really, really wanted to get. They were:
- When I Was Me by Hilary Freeman
- Counting Stars by Keris Stainton
- Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa
- How to be Bad by E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski and Lauren Myracle (signed)
- The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart (signed)
Unfortunately, I completely forgot about the list which was right there on my phone and so I only bought Counting Stars and Fans of the Impossible Life. I'm glad I got those, obviously, but I'm really disappointed that I didn't get the others. And they were on the same stand as Counting Stars so how I missed them, I don't know! I really, really wanted those signed copies, as I doubt I'll ever get the opportunity to get them signed in person.
Not on my list as I already had a copy was The Baby by Lisa Drakeford, but I ended up buying a signed finished edition as I loved it so much.
While I didn't buy many books - only three, what?! - I got a lot signed. I only attended two signings at YALC, but between them, Cassandra Clare and C.J. Daugherty signed thirteen books! Can I just point out the messages C.J. wrote? I love it when authors write things other than their name, but especially when the message is personal!
And now... the book swag. Not only was there a freebies table at the YALC entrance piled high with stuff, but every publisher stand had freebies too. IT. WAS. AMAZING. I am a big fan of free stuff, as you can tell.
That's about a quarter of my loot. LOOK AT IT ALL. Such pretty, much yes, very wow. Don't you worry, though - it's not all for me! I picked up lots of duplicates with a giveaway in mind. Here's the selection I'm giving away:
There will be one winner and it is open internationally! Click the arrows to see all of the prizes. Good luck!
There will be one winner and it is open internationally! Click the arrows to see all of the prizes. Good luck!
Such a fantastic giveaway, it looks like you had a wonderful time! Thank you for sharing :).
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! Hope I win!
ReplyDeletethis is an epic haul Amber, thanks very much for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteGill @book_magpie
So much book swag *_*
ReplyDeleteI so wish I could have gone to YALC; it looks like SO much fun!
ReplyDeleteI definitely would have taken advantage of the freebies too. I love a good freebie!
Thanks for the amazing giveaway :)
-- Nicola Reads YA
Awesome giveaway!! It looked like a great time, wish I could have gone!
ReplyDeleteWow - So many books - brilliant
ReplyDeletethis is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteAmazing give away and thank you for sharing. I really wanted to go
ReplyDeleteWow so much pretty! Wish I could've gone! Definitely will be there next year!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab giveaway! I knew nothing about YALC until I saw a few videos about it, I really want to go next year!
ReplyDeleteWOW!! This is amazing. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteOff to enter ;)
ReplyDeleteFANGIRLING SO BAD OVER DEMON ROAD!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe event looks like it was amazing, I wish I lived closer so I could have gone. And wow what a giveaway!! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteAmanda.
P.S. I love your youtube videos.
My daughter would love all these books (& so would I?!) - fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteI'm not giving away any books! Good luck anyway! Lots of good samplers :)
DeleteThis is a great giveaway :). EVERY YA FICTION RELATED THING IS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL. Much wow! ;)
ReplyDeleteWow...so much book related things. Thanks for the giveaway hope it wasn't too awkward getting duplicate of things :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome giveaway! Thank you for the chance :D
ReplyDeleteThis is so generous of you!!
This is a fantastic giveaway for those of us who were stuck at home during YALC, sadly staring at tweets from the event! =P
ReplyDeleteamazing giveaway!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow, what a haul! I love personal messages from authors when they sign your book - it's always so nice to feel like they've appreciated you enough to write more than their name. Looks like you had an AMAZING time!
ReplyDeleteSounds like an awesome day! Great giveaway, and thanks for making it an International one 😊
ReplyDeleteNice haul, Amber! :)
ReplyDeleteYALC sounds amazing-- And I love personal messages from authors too! Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteSounds like an amazing book event - HOW COME I've never heard of it?! Thank you for alerting me to it - Hopefully next year I will be well enough to attend.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! It looks like such an amazing event, I'm very jealous - would have *loved* to have gone
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