Saturday, December 11, 2010

MAGGIE STIEFVATER IN SOFIA

As you already know (from several of my previous posts about books), I enjoy Maggie Stiefvater's writing very much. Her book Shiver is one of my favorites, both in terms of writing and in terms of the design. Shiver makes even the cold winter season seem magical, providing a wonderful backdrop for the story of the boy/wolf/poet/songwriter Sam and smart and practical, yet fascinated by the mystery of the wolves, Grace. The covers of the three books from the series are all designed by Christopher Stengel, and the text in every book is in a color that matches the respective cover: Shiver is blue, Linger is green, and Forever will be red.

Today I was very happy to have the chance of meeting Maggie Stiefvater here in Sofia during a book signing in Pingvinite bookstore near the Sofia University. There was a good turnout of people, mostly girls, of course, but also a bunch of guys.

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Maggie was great, and I was very excited to get all my books signed, here in Sofia of all places. It's really great that the publishing houses in Bulgaria have started inviting authors. Her visit was also a part of the winter book fair, which is going on right now in the National Palace of Culture (where I purchased a big stack of books yesterday). Check out the photos from the book signing:

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