Back from my trip to NYC, that is. It was super busy and I didn’t get to go to any of the fabulous places that Steven recommended. We didn’t get to our hotel until 2am thanks to delays in our flights. The rest of the trip was fully taken up by the conference, but I was so happy by that. I met and got to speak to some of my all time favorite children’s authors; Jerry Spinelli, James Howe, Linda Sue Park, Walter Dean Myers, Katherine Paterson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Avi, Sarah Weeks… Wow! what an amazing time it was. James Howe asked ME if he could give me a hug! Not the other way around!! So, all I really saw of NYC was the walk back and forth from the Convention Center to our hotel, but I saw Times Square, 7th Avenue, and Broadway. I guess that will do for now 
Plus, I got to eat some amazing Brownie Cheesecake at Lindy’s.
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Welcome back! Glad you got to meet some biggies. My daughter really likes Jerry Spinelli books.
Yeppie!! I read Loser on the plane ride home. I also got an advanced copy of his new book, FREE!
Liking your new look. Awesome. Glad you had a great conference. You sound all jazzed about it too. Have a great day and welcome home.
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Glad you had a great time. I’ve found when I go to conventions, mainly comic books ones, I find myself going to the con and the hotel and not much else. But as long as you had a good time, that’s all that matters.
Sounds like a good trip to me – just for the cheesecake alone. The others -would that compare to say cherry or strawberry topping on the cheesecake maybe? I need to stop thinking about food.
I’d say having New York cheeseCAKE in the city of New York makes for a successful trip.
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Glad you had a good time. Sounds like a great conference!! Now when are you coming back???