Rachel Hawkins Signing + Awesomeness

Yesterday I made my way to Wellesley Books to see the freaking awesome Rachel Hawkins!!

There was a signing with this cool poster (see above), but there wasn't any presentation or talk beforehand. It was just a signing and like a Q&A free for all, which was fine, just not what I expected. I had a good time at the signing all the same.

But then....then...I had the strange fortune of somehow being invited out to dinner with Rachel by her Hyperion team. I had no clue what to expect, but when I arrived (with Danielle from Frenzy of Noise/Tangled Up In Words in tow) I was blown away by the fancy shmancy-ness of all of it. INCREDIBLE.

I was definitely a little out of my comfort zone, but I still had a great time and met the lovely Jamie from Brookline Booksmith and Mrs. Connors, who is a new high school teacher who is just getting into YA.

The night ended with a freaking awesome dessert and a few photo-op moments.