{"id":1251,"date":"2015-10-12T16:24:53","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T20:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2026-01-02T08:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:18:50","slug":"celebrate-teen-read-week-with-8-great-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/celebrate-teen-read-week-with-8-great-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Teen Read Week with 8 Great Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a huge fan of teen fiction? So are we. Celebrate with us and eight of our authors next week!\u00a0Here at Blink, we\u2019re all about YA and Teen Read Week is seven days of celebrating the genre.\u00a0October 18 \u2013 24 you will have a chance to connect with our authors about writing, reading and, of course, young adult books!<\/p>\n<p>On the Blink Teen Read Week Digital Tour you can join our authors for a Twitter Chat or watch them live chat in a Google Hangout. For a few select schools, students will even have some of our authors Skyping in for a visit!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who will be there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From debut to bestselling, contemporary to dystopian, the Blink Teen Read Week Digital Tour offers a little something for everyone.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lorie Langdon \u2013 Bestselling co-author of the <em>Doon<\/em> series<\/li>\n<li>Carey Corp \u2013 Bestselling co-author of the <em>Doon <\/em>series<\/li>\n<li>Carol Lynch Williams \u2013 Award-winning author of <em>Never Said<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Luke Reynolds \u2013 Debut author of <em>The Looney Experiment<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lisa T. Bergren \u2013 Bestselling author of the <em>Remnants <\/em>series<\/li>\n<li>Heather Burch \u2013 Revered author of <em>Summer by Summer<\/em> and the <em>Halflings<\/em> series<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Friesen \u2013 Award-winning author of <em>Both of Me<\/em> and <em>Aquifer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Evangeline Denmark \u2013 Debut solo author of<em> Curio<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What will be going on?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The authors will kick off Teen Read Week by stopping in at over a dozen schools across the nation via Skype, but if you don\u2019t happen to attend one of those schools, there\u2019s other ways for you to connect!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Twitter Chats<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, October 20 and Thursday October 22 you can catch the authors chatting it up on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the hashtag #BlinkTRW to ask your burning questions and see an epic talk among authors who write for teens! @BlinkYABooks is hosting the live Q&amp;A\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Follow all the authors ahead of time here:<\/p>\n<p>Heather Burch: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heatherburch\">@HeatherBurch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Friesen: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/friesenjonathan\">@FriesenJonathan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carol Lynch Williams: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carol_writer928\">@carol_writer928<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lorie Langdon: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lorielangdon\">@LorieLangdon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carey Corp: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/careycorp\">@CareyCorp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lisa Bergren: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lisatbergren\">@LisaTBergren<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Evangeline Denmark: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evangelined\">@EvangelineD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Google Hangout<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, October 24, all the authors will be involved in a Google Hangout On Air!\u00a0Here they will be answering questions asked by you! Ask ahead of time Facebook or ask questions on Twitter during the live feed at 12PM PST using #BlinkTRW!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Teen Read Week?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teen Read Week is a nationwide celebration of books created for teens. This tour is just one great way you can participate in the event. Make sure to celebrate the week one way or another by posting a picture on social media of your favorite young adult book using #BlinkTRW!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a huge fan of teen fiction? So are we. 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