My 2014 RT Booklover's Convention Experience!

  

This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending Teen Day at the RT Booklover's Convention in New Orleans, which took place in my home state of Louisiana. RT is a week long book convention that Booklover's all over travel to each year to meet their favorite authors, attend panels, get free books, and much more. One of my good friends and bloggers, Christina Marie, traveled from Kansas City for the convention. When she arrived we headed straight to New Orleans and I spent that Friday showing her some of the best places in town. The highlight of that first day was meeting the author Sarah Rees Brennan in front of Café Du Monde. Afterwards, we drove back to Baton Rouge and after filming a vlog, we went straight to bed. On Saturday we woke up really early in the morning and drove back to New Orleans for the convention. We met so many amazing authors, got a ton of free books, and attended the awesome Teen Day Party that night. My biggest highlight of RT was meeting and getting to know one of my favorite authors Melissa Marr, and fangirling about Teen Wolf with author Sarah Rees Brennan. Sarah teased us big time about City of Heavenly Fire, Cassandra Clare's last book in The Mortal Instruments Series, along with asking for suggestions on actors to read future audiobooks. After a wonderful day we headed back to Baton Rouge again and filmed a recap vlog about the whole convention. It was such a great weekend and I am so happy Christina was able to come to my neck of the woods to attend it with me. Below, you all can see some of our photos from our time in NOLA and my photos with the different authors I met at the RT Booklover's Convention.

   
NOLA DAY!

RT BOOKLOVER'S CONVENTION!

Me with P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, Authors of the House of Night Series.

Me with Gayle Forman, Author of If I Stay.

Me with Kelley Armstrong, Author of the Otherworld Series and Co-Author of The Blackwell Pages Series.

Me with Leigh Bardugo, Author of the Grisha Trilogy.

Me with Melissa Marr, Author of the Wicked Lovely Series and Co-Author of The Blackwell Pages Series.

Me with the lovely as always, Mari Mancusi, Author of the Blood Coven Series.

Me with Tamora Pierce, Author of The Song of the Lioness Series and much more.

Me with Charlaine Harris, Author of the Sookie Stackhouse Series.

Me with Jeaniene Frost, Author of the Night Huntress Series and Night Prince Series.

Me with Chloe Neill, Author of the Chicagoland Vampires Series.

Me with Sarah Rees Brennan, Author of the Lynburn Legacy Trilogy and Co-Author of The Bane Chronicles.

Me with Claudia Gray, Author of the Evernight Series.

Me with Tera Lynn Childs, Author of the Forgive My Fins Series.

Me with Michelle Rowan, Author of the Nightwatchers Series and the Immortality Bites Series.

Me with Beth Revis, Author of the Across the Universe Trilogy.

Me with Diana Peterfreund, Author of the Killer Unicorns Series and For Darkness Shows the Stars.

Me with Larissa Ione, Author of The Demonica/Lords of Deliverance Series.

Me with Sophie Jordan, Author of the Firelight Trilogy.

Me with Veronica Rossi, Author of the Under the Never Sky Trilogy.

Me with Jennifer L. Armentrout, Author of the Lux Series and the Covenant Series.

Me with Kresley Cole, Author of The Immortals After Dark Series.

I attended the author Gayle Forman's panel, where she discussed her book If I Stay being adapted to film. They showed us the movie trailer and Liana Liberato aka Kim Schein from the film made a special appearance!

The panel was moderated by the author Melissa Marr.

 

 

Me with authors Melissa Marr and Gayle Forman, after Gayle's panel.

Me with Aprilynne Pike, Author of the Wings Series and the Earthbound Series.

Me with April Genevieve Tucholke, Author of the Between Series.

Me with Stacey Kade, Author of the Project Paper Doll Series.

Shadowhunters unite! Me with my girls Ursula and Christina Marie.

Me and one of my good TwiFriends Jiff! The last time I saw her was back in Los Angeles at Tent City 2012 for the The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 World Movie Premiere, so it was wonderful seeing her.

Me and Christina at the Teen Day Party during the RT Booklover's Convention.

Photobooth fun with Christina Marie and author Sarah Rees Brennan.