upcoming
- PLEASE NOTE: this is a ticketed event
- (12 – 12:45) Book Signing in Vendor Area
- (1 – 1:45) PANEL: LGBTQ Voices with Amber Smith and Jeffrey Dale Lofton in Auxiliary Space
- (3 – 3:45) PANEL: New York Times Best Seller Amber Smith in Conversation with Angela Frith in Black Box Theater
past events
March 25, 2023 (10 am – 5 pm): LEXINGTON BOOK FESTIVAL | organized by Pig City Books | Lexington, NC (PANEL @ 1 pm: YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS, Mimi Herman, Frank Morelli, & Amber Smith)
April 29, 2023: YALLWEST | Santa Monica High School | Santa Monica, CA
May 19, 2023 (6:30 – 10 pm): YORK COUNTY LIBRARYCON | York County Main Library | Rock Hill, SC (with authors, Brendan Reichs, India Hill Brown, & Amber Smith)
January 4, 2022 (5 – 7 pm): CODE NAME: SERENDIPITY MEET & GREET + BOOK SIGNING | Park Road Books | Charlotte, NC
October 21, 2019 @ 6:00 pm: BIBLIOFEAST 2019 | Charlotte, NC
September 21, 2019: YA-Hoo Festival | Chattanooga, TN
September 5 – 8, 2019: BOOKMARKS FESTIVAL OF BOOKS & AUTHORS | Winston-Salem, NC
July 24, 2019 @ 6:00 pm: AUTHOR PANEL with AMY REED, JAYE ROBIN BROWN, & AMBER SMITH | Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe | Asheville, NC
July 10, 2019 @ 7:00 pm: AUTHORS IN CONVERSATION: AMBER SMITH and JANET MCNALLY | Talking Leaves Books | Buffalo, NY
June 25, 2019 @ 6:00 pm: Amber Smith presents SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY in conversation with JENNIE LIU | Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe | Asheville, NC
June 21, 2019 @ 7:00 pm: Amber Smith presents SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY in conversation with BRENDA RUFENER | Quail Ridge Books | Raleigh, NC
June 20, 2019 @ 7:00 pm: Amber Smith presents SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY with special guest GILBERT GILLESPIE | Park Road Books | Charlotte, NC
June 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm: Amber Smith presents SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY in conversation with MASON DEAVER | Flyleaf Books | Chapel Hill, NC
June 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm: SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY BOOK LAUNCH PARTY! | Main Street Books | Davidson, NC
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Thursday, March 28th (4:30 – 5:45) A103-104, Oregon Convention Center, Level 1
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PANEL – Storms: This panel explores the waves of discontent in the lives and the world of Young Adult Literature, functioning as its own form of political and social action Panelists: Pamela L. Laskin, Suzanne Weyn, Lynn DiLorio, Marilyn Nelson, and Amber Smith
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Saturday, March 30th (3:00 – 4:15) B114, Oregon Convention Center, Level 1
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PANEL – YA in the Era of #MeToo: Changing the Conversation about Sexual Assault Panelists: Mary Crockett Hill, Amy Reed, Amber Smith, Nicole Maggi, and Shaun David Hutchinson
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(12:30 – 1:30) PANEL – Reading the Rainbow
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The panel, which consists of both members of the LGBTQIA+ community and their straight allies, will discuss the place of LGBTQIA+ stories in YA literature, and the necessity to universalize diversity in books Panelists: Jay Coles, Lance Rubin, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Amber Smith, and John Corey Whaley Moderator: Saudra Mitchell
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(2:00 – 3:00) PANEL – Artistic Blend
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Writing is not these authors only talent. Panel will discuss how they are Renaissance people, and how their artistic talents influence their writing PANELISTS: Joelle Charbonneau, Emmy Laybourne, Kirsty McKay, Veronica Rossi, Amber Smith, Francesca Zappia, Jeff Zentner Moderator: Lucy Gellert
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(3:30 – 4:30)
PANEL – Where are the Parents
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Teen literature often has missing or absent parents. Panel will discuss whether this is an intentional element of the story, or just a part of YA literature Panelists: Lamar Giles, Katie McGarry, Amber Smith, Sonya Sones Moderator: Emilie Lynn
October 6, 2018 @ 6:00 pm: OUR STORIES, OUR VOICES AUTHOR PANEL | Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe | Asheville, NC
Friday, April 20th: Children and Teen Day (9 am – 2 pm)
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1 – 1:50 pm: PANEL – Family Feud (Regency Room) Panelists: Jenn Bishop, Jessica Burkhart, Brigid Kemmerer, Amber Smith, Mitali Perkins, and Brenda Rufener
Saturday, April 21st (9 am – 3 pm)
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9 – 9:50 pm: PANEL – Shadows and Secrets – Dark Topics and Why We Go There (Room 163A) Panelists: Amanda K. Morgan, Kim Savage, Amber Smith, Emmy Laybourne, and Brenda Rufener
March 24, 2018, 11:30 – 1:00 pm: MINT TO CHAT ABOUT THAT: READING & SIGNING | Mint Museum Randolph | Charlotte, NC
March 19, 2018 @ 6:00 pm: YA AUTHOR PANEL with AMY REED & BRENDA RUFENER | Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe | Asheville, NC
March 17, 2018 @ 2:00 pm: YA AUTHOR PANEL with AMY REED & BRENDA RUFENER | Park Road Books | Charlotte, NC
Sunday, March 11th:
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11 – 11:45 am: BOOK SIGNING (Mostly Books, Booth 241)
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1 – 1:30 pm: AUTHOR CHAT (Teen Activities Tent): Teens can conference with Amber Smith about writing fiction on difficult life issues.
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2:30 – 3:30 pm: PANEL – Abuse and Deception: Breaking the Cycle (Education Room 351, The College of Education) Panelists: Laurie Halse Anderson, Amy Fellner Dominy, Amber Smith; Moderated by Hannah Gomez
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4 – 5:00 pm: PANEL – Alternate Pathways to a Writing Career (Education Room 351, The College of Education) Panelists: Stephanie Elliot, Amber Smith, Jessica Spotswood, James L. Swanson; Moderated by Susan Lowell
March 7, 2018 @ 1:30 pm: CONVERSATIONS LIVE! INTERVIEW with host CYRUS WEBB | Tune in here: Blog Talk Radio
February 6, 2018 @ 7:00 pm: BOOK LAUNCH PARTY for The Last to Let Go | Park Road Books | Charlotte, NC
November 4, 2017: EPICFEST LITERARY FESTIVAL 2017, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library | Charlotte, NC
July 26 2017, 6:30 – 8:30 pm: MINT TO CHAT ABOUT THAT: BOOK READING, CHAT, & SIGNING with Amber Smith, author of The Way I Used to Be, and Delilah McDonald, MSW, LCSW, Psychotherapist &Teen Health Educator | Mint Museum Uptown | Charlotte, NC
December 14, 2016, 5:30 – 8:30 pm: AUTHOR VISIT & BOOKSIGNING / W.O.W. (WINE ON WEDNESDAYS) | Mint Museum Uptown | Charlotte, NC
November 21, 2016, 9:20 – 9:45 am: ALAN WORKSHOP | “Rape and Healing” YA Author Panel, with Laurie Halse Anderson & E.K. Johnston | Atlanta, GA
November 19, 2016, 2:00 – 4:00 pm: AUTHORPALOOZA (Book Signing) | Books-A-Million (Rivergate) | Charlotte, NC
June 29, 2016 @ 7:00 pm: YA AUTHOR DISCUSSION with ROBIN CONSTANTINE | Flyleaf Books | Chapel Hill, NC
June 24 – 26, 2016: ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, American Library Association | Orlando, FL
June 18, 2016, 2:00 – 4:00 pm: BOOK SIGNING | Books-A-Million (Rivergate) | Charlotte, NC
June 10, 2016 @ 6:30 pm: TEEN BOOK FESTIVAL (B-Fest) | Barnes & Noble (The Arboretum) | Charlotte, NC
April 27, 2016 @ 7:00 pm: BOOK RELEASE PARTY for The Way I Used to Be | Talking Leaves Books | Buffalo, NY
April 10, 2016 @ 12:30 pm: Los Angeles Times FESTIVAL OF BOOKS | Los Angeles, CA “Young Adult Fiction: Hard Truths” Author Panel, with Elana K. Arnold, Marisa Reichardt, & Aaron Hartzler | Los Angeles, CA
April 2, 2016: TEEN BOOK CONVENTION | “Life is Rough” Author Panel, with E.K. Johnston, Ray Villareal, Nicola Yoon, and Amy Zhang | Alief Taylor High School, Houston, TX
March 22, 2016 @ 7:00 pm: BOOK LAUNCH PARTY for The Way I Used to Be | Park Road Books | Charlotte, NC
