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  Want a book signed? Or just a coveted Shannon-sighting? Look here for times and locales.

Saturday, October 11, 2008
11 am
Author talk and book signing with Shannon, Dean, and Nathan Hale
All Tucked In
Bountiful, Utah

Saturday, September 13, 2008
2 pm
Author talk and book signing with Shannon, Dean, and Nathan Hale
The Purple Cow Bookstore
992 No. Main, Tooele, UT

Saturday, August 23
1 pm - 5 pm
Roundup for Rapunzel's Revenge!
The King's English will host a fun-filled afternoon, celebrating our fantastic local authors, organized in honor of the launch of Shannon and Dean Hale's new graphic novel Rapunzel's Revenge, illustrated by Nathan Hale. Saturday, August 23, 2008 1:00 p.m. at the Anderson Foothill Library. Authors talk at 1 pm, followed by book signing, live bluegrass music by The Stormy Mountain Boys, games and activities, all free and open to the public. Authors include: Shannon & Dean Hale, Nathan Hale, Ann Cannon, James Dashner, Jessica Day George, Mette Ivie Harrison, Kimberly Heuston, and Sara Zarr.
Anderson-Foothill Branch Library
1135 South 2100 East, Salt Lake City, Utah

Saturday, July 19
9 am - 1 pm
Writing for Charity
Several local children's authors get together to put on a writing conference, all proceeds going to The Wheelchair Project. Space is limited so please see details on Shannon's blog to reserve your spot.
Salt Lake City Main Library, downtown Salt Lake City, Utah

June 26-28
On Saturday, June 28 Shannon will participate in a Readers Theater with Linda Sue Park, Eric Rohmann, and M.T. Andersen
American Library Association annual conference
Anaheim, California

Saturday, June 14
4:30 pm - 6 pm
Informal author talk and signing, sponsored by LittleRedReadingHood.com and open to the public. Authors Nathan Hale and Janette Rallison will also stop by!
Note that no books will be available for sale, but Shannon will sign books you bring
Provo City Library at Academy Square
Bullock Room (rm 309)
Provo, Utah

May 22
Live chat with the readergirlz. For the month of May, readergirlz.com will be discussing book of a thousand days.

May 17
Provo Children's Book Festival
3 pm -- book talk with Mette Ivie Harrison and Jessica Day George, with book signing before and after
Provo City Library at Academy Square

May 15
Utah PTA annual conference, keynote address
BYU, Provo, Utah

May 5-7
International Reading Association annual conference
Atlanta, Georgia

April 19-20
New York Comicon
NYC, NY





Announcing the Libba Bray/Shannon Hale Book Babes Tour!

January 21
Today Libba and I will be doing stock signings at the following stores (times approximate). There's no official book event, but if you're in the area, come say hi and get a book signed!

11 am
Book Passage
52 Tamal Vista Blvd
Corte Madera, CA

1:30 pm
The Storyteller
30 Layfayette Circle
Layfayette, CA

4 pm
Copperfield's
140 Kentucky Street
Petaluma, CA

January 23
Time and Location TBD
A Not Your Mother's Book Club event
San Francisco, CA

January 24
4 pm
All for Kids
2900 NE Blakely
Seattle, WA

January 24
7 pm
University Book Store
4326 University Way NE
Seattle, WA

January 25
6:30 pm
Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way
Lake Forest Park, WA

January 26
2 pm
Powell’s
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
Beaverton, OR

January 30
7 pm
Joseph-Beth
2692 Madison Road
Cincinnati, OH 45208

January 31
Time TBD
Books & Co
The Greene
453 Walnut St.
Dayton, OH

February 5
7 pm
Books & Books
265 Aragon, Avenue
Coral Gables, FL

February 7
7pm
B&N West Kendall, FL

...and here ends the Book Babes Tour...

February 12, 2008
7pm
Shannon and Dean Hale talk about the anthology First Kiss (Then Tell), signing to follow
The King's English
Salt Lake City, Utah