Sad we had to miss another year of @pasadenalovesya but so glad to see so many book lovers for our giveaway today! Thanks Pasadena Library for sponsoring the event. Hope you all got great books to read. Thanks for being patient, wearing 😷, bringing your 👧🏽 👦🏻 and your 🐩, sharing your donations, and for taking all the books! (Well almost all 😵‍💫 we had just a couple boxes left at the end. I believe the friends of the Pasadena library will have a sale soon and you might see the leftovers there!) #pasadenalovesya #pasadenalibrary #hastingsbranchlibrary (at Pasadena Public Library, Hastings Ranch Branch) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT_VUNkrHaB/?utm_medium=tumblr

Our friends at @onceuponatimebkstore are having their annual 25% off* sale today (12/31/2019) until 4 pm, so get yourself down to Montrose right now! Holiday items are on sale for 50-70% off. *Some exclusions apply: special orders, holds, gift cards not on sale. The store will me closed New Year's Day and then closed for inventory until 10 am on Sat, Jan 4! 📚📚📚 Zoom in and see how many #pasadenalovesya authors you can spot on the shelf 💗💚💙 📚📚📚 Join their mailing list on the website https://www.shoponceuponatime.com so you don't miss any news, sales, and events from the shop. 📧 #losangeles #onceuponatimebookstore #onceuponatimebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B6wE3fqA9zl/?igshid=15w5vlce5bsw9

It's today!!! See you all at noon for the first panel. If you like being early, we open the auditorium doors at 11. You can browse the beautiful library, shop at the Vroman's pop-up bookstore, grab some snacks and a tote bag, and chat with your fellow book lovers. #pasadenalovesya #plya2019 See you soon at #pasadenalibrary 285 E Walnut St in Pasadena, CA! https://www.instagram.com/p/B2radnOgvfC/?igshid=1dvajwg156tcx

This Saturday join me and all my @bridgetobooks pals at @pasadenalovesya 📚 Pasadena Public Library Central branch from 12-4pm, SAT 9/21/19! Free parking next door at the University of Phoenix structure. Books sold on-site by @vromansbookstore. Authors are tagged so please follow them! Thanks to all of our generous friends, including sponsors Domino's Pizza 🍕, @hellocakegirl 🍩& @vitalproteins 🥤 Massive gratitude as always to @pasadenalibrary and @missjanegov for making this possible. 📚🥰📚 #pasadenalovesya #plya2019 #pasadenalibrary https://www.instagram.com/p/B2n16sEJknt/?igshid=14nf95bzawrs7

REBELS & REBIRTH is the 2 pm #pasadenalovesya panel in the auditorium ✨🛸🌱🔮🌏 with @alexadonne (BRIGHTLY BURNING), @mauraisdoomed (ECLIPSE THE SKIES), @caitseal (TWICE DEAD), @marburyjack (EXILE FROM EDEN), moderated by @jenniferbrodywriter (THE CONTINUUM TRILOGY) So some of our books in the photos aren't matching our caption, but that's because we're planning to buy them from the @vromansbookstore pop up store in the library on Saturday 😃 There will also be some backlist books if they were available to get. And yes, EXILE FROM EDEN which releases on Tues, 9/24 will be available a few days early only at the festival! 💚 #plya2019 #bookstagram 📸 by @nmainardi_author and @frootjoos, respectively. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2nH1BHgWi-/?igshid=13hql46g63i8p

Reminder: Please tag us in your Instagram photos and stories from Saturday's @pasadenalovesya festival! 📚 😃 📸 (and even beyond Saturday because #bookhaul, amirite? 😂) Please use/follow the main hashtags #pasadenalovesya and #plya2019 BTW, we are also sharing the plya2019 hashtag this year with a youth group from Poland 👋 Hello there! Their marketing materials were already printed before we realized we were crossing streams, haha 😆 Don't worry, we already planned out who has which hashtag for 2020. Follow @pasadenalibrary and @paslibraryteen, plus all of our amazing authors right here: @julieberrybooks @demebrodsky @jenniferbrodywriter @itsdanaldavis @diliclare @alexadonne @maurenegoo @catherine_linka @nmainardi_author @maryelmccoy @gretchen_mcneil @mauraisdoomed @derekmilman @laurenmorrill @abdaddy @xtinemay @caitseal @marburyjack @thatames We are also on Facebook and Twitter @pasadenalovesya 💗💚💛💙❤️ We can't wait to see you all at Pasadena Public Library! https://www.instagram.com/p/B2m2stcAi2-/?igshid=1r5zlofyvtgky

Step up to meet our second panel, Against All Odds, at 1 pm in the 4th floor Studio: @julieberrybooks (LOVELY WAR), @derekmilman (SWIPE RIGHT FOR MURDER), @abdaddy (LIKE A LOVE STORY), moderated by @catherine_linka (her forthcoming novel WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE releases Feb 4, 2020). #pasadenalovesya #plya2019 📚❤️📚 https://www.instagram.com/p/B2m1Gr7ghws/?igshid=1f0hev76zd695

Not long now! #pasadenalovesya will take place on SAT 9/21 at Pasadena Public Library, 285 E Walnut St in Pasadena! Starts at noon and ends at 4, though we recommend coming in a half hour or more before if you're planning to shop at the Vroman's pop up bookstore. A word on parking: the library lot normally has a time limit but it won't be in effect during the event. In any case you might want to park next door at the University of Phoenix (take a ticket to enter, and park in any spot marked VISITOR, there will be no charge for parking when you exit). Entrances for the outdoor library lot and the covered university lot are all on Garfield between Walnut and Corson (a one-way street). Please take note of street parking signs and meters if you aren't parking in one of the two lots. Drive/bus/bike/walk safely, friends! See you all soon. #plya2019 #pasadenalibrary https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ktZ_cA7hN/?igshid=1orobkthmpby8