#ptbf2014

#tbt to the first tote bag we gave away--and the original name of our festival! Attendee and YA book aficionado Montana Golin won the renaming contest, so while this will be our third year, it's only the second #pasadenalovesya. 💙💗💚 Get there on time; the first 300 get a free Pasadena Loves YA tote to hold all of your books! #Repost @pocketofgreen ・・・ Did you get your @pasadenatbf totebag? #ptbf2014 (at Pasadena Public Library)

It's #mcm! Our featured #3tbookfest author today is @aaronh007, seen here at @pasadenalovesya (before when it was #ptbf2014!). His 2013 memoir, RAPTURE PRACTICE, shares a humorous and heartfelt view of growing up gay in an evangelical community; his first YA novel, WHAT WE SAW, takes a hard look at a small town where high school athletes commit a terrible crime. If you missed him at #latfob2016, don't fret! Aaron will be on the YA stage at the Tots, Tweens, and Teens Book Festival on May 14th. Photo credit (as always) @pocketofgreen 😉 Also, shoutout to @skiltongram whose book cover for HIGH & DRY can be seen in the background. 📚

Just a reminder! Pasadena Loves YA is happening later in the year. We're hoping @missjanegov will announce the lineup at #3tbookfest (what do you think, Jane?) #Repost @pasadenalovesya ・・・ Save the date, Sept 17, 2016! Line-up will be announced soon. Follow us here, on Twitter, and on our blog (link in profile)! Photos from last year by the prolific @pocketofgreen #plya2016 #plya2015 #ptbf2014 #pasadenalovesya #pasadena #pasadenapubliclibrary #yalit #youngadult #authorevent #bookstagram

Continuing our @thatames spotlight for #3tbookfest, #tbt to 2014 when Amy and SINCE YOU ASKED author @mauxbot posed for this photo at @pasadenalovesya (before it was called that, in 2014). We love these ladies and their books. Fingers crossed that Maurene's FEVER DREAMS will be out before our 2017 festival (also why is there no fingers-crossed emoji? Oh well🖖🏽) #authorevent #youngadult #yalit #Repost @fishgirl182 with @repostapp. ・・・ @thatames and @mauxbot have this pose down pat. #ptbf2014 (at Pasadena Public Library)

So #mcm @_jesse_andrews_ won't be at our #3tbookfest event this year (maybe next year?!) but you can catch him this Friday (4/8 at 7pm) at @bn_americana in #glendale signing his new book, THE HATERS! (Photo from #ptbf2014 by @pocketofgreen) You can, however, see #annstampler, @thatames, and @aaronh007 (our other MCM in the picture!) on the YA stage at the Tots, Tweens, and Teens Book Festival on May 14 at #pasadenahighschool Check totstweensandteens.org for more info! #yalit #youngadult #thehaters #jesseandrews P.S. @pasadenalovesya will be on Sept 17 at the usual location, so mark your calendars!

We interrupt promotion of Saturday's event to gush about #ptbf2014 alumnus @_jesse_andrews_'s upcoming film, @meandearl and The Dying Girl, in U.S. theaters on June 12, 2015! #pasadenalovesya, Jesse! #PLYA2015 #Repost @_jesse_andrews_ ・・・ the trailer of the trailer. see the trailer at meandearlmovie.com #MeAndEarl

1 week from today! This event is sure to be full of bright places! ☺️ ・・・ #Repost @PasadenaLovesYa: May 23!#plya2015... FREE event sponsored by @pasadenalibrary and co-hosted by #Bridgetobooksorg. Pop up bookshop by @vromansbookstore. #youngadult #yalit fans, meet keynote speaker #MaryMcCoy and 19 other authors. Free tote bag for first 150 guests! Formerly #ptbf #ptbf2014 Website: pasadenateenbookfestival.com (at Pasadena Public Library)

Hope to meet many of you there!! #Repost @pasadenalovesya with @repostapp. ・・・ Soon! Follow @pasadenalovesya and tag #plya2015. Check Facebook and Twitter for links to author interviews and spotlights! FREE event sponsored by @pasadenalibrary and co-hosted by #Bridgetobooksorg. Pop up bookshop by @vromansbookstore. #youngadult #yalit fans, meet keynote speaker Mary McCoy and 19 other authors. Free tote bag for first 150 guests! Formerly #ptbf #ptbf2014 Website is still pasadenateenbookfestival.com