Happy Sunday everyone! It has been a little while since I talked about traveling on this blog and, if you remember correctly, I announced something rather exciting for this March in my monthly wrap-up before…
Okay, I’ll admit it. I suck at suspense and you basically figured it all out, since, well, the name of my post.
Living in France and pretty far away from the capital city, Paris, I rarely have the money and occasion to get to the book fairs happening there… and it rarely happens that there are authors interesting me, there, either. Always, and even more since I started blogging, I stumbled upon people talking about book fairs, meeting amazing authors, taking pictures with them, flailing and getting new books, meeting their book blogging friends and so on and… I’ll admit it, I could have been a little jealous and still kind of am, since geography never seems to be on my side for this one.
A couple months ago however, I found out that the biggest bookfair in France would be, as always, happening in March and that a couple of amazing authors would be there. Naturally, I struggled, begged my sister to come with me on this adventure and a couple months later, there we were, on a Friday evening right after work, on a train to Paris.
We wanted to get to the book fair, obviously, to meet and cry with these amazing authors, but we also wanted to take a bit of time to explore the city, because well, Paris. It wasn’t our first time there, but we’re not lucky enough either to go there every weekend or so and, revisiting our favorite monuments was something we really wanted to do. Schedule and map in hand, we did.
It was raining, then the rain slowly turned into snow. Squeezing our jackets, winter hats and everything else to keep us warm, we got through the streets, the subway and everything else for some pictures of the city.
Beginning of the afternoon, we finally arrived at the book fair. We had the schedule memorized for each of the signings we wanted to do, but arriving at the first stand where V.E.Schwab was signing, I kind of lost hope. There were hundreds of people waiting here, since hours and we definitely did not have a shot. Yet, after talking to the staff members of V. E. Schwab’s French publisher, we managed to get a ticket for her next signing later on in the afternoon. NUMBER 15. We were 15 in line to meet V.E. Schwab. Everything was alright. Also, I was freaking out.
A couple rows behind, we started queuing for Sarah Dessen’s signing and… everything was different. We weren’t too early, nor too late, but the queue was so short we actually were fifth in line to get a signature. It seems that Sarah Dessen is not that popular in France, a fact that made me a little sad. While we were waiting, I managed to catch a glimpse of V.E. Schwab’s red hair signing RIGHT NEXT DOOR. Right before Sarah Dessen came in, she also casually passed RIGHT IN FRONT OF US on her way out… before the next signing. I was freaking out. A lot.
Sarah Dessen’s signing – a.k.a me screaming inside
Sarah Dessen is one of the sweetest human beings on earth, I believe. When we finally met her, I gave her the book I had picked out, The Truth About Forever, hands shaking and nervousness spreading all the way to my toes. I WAS MEETING AN AUTHOR I LOVED FOR THE FIRST TIME OKAY. She was surprised I didn’t take her latest release, Once And For All and I managed to babble that The Truth was my favorite book. She said she loved the cover, I said thank you. (WHY??????) She said something sweet I said thank you. I asked to take a picture and I said thank you. Basically, I said thank you a whole lot and was crying inside.
Should I mention that my sister had her book signed “Nyx” and that the author asked her if it was her name and joked about not being able to pronounce it? I should and oops, I just did. I think my sister was crying inside even more than I was.
V. E. Schwab’s signing – a.k.a I ACTUALLY TALKED WHAT??
Number 15. It’s strange yet kind of perfect that it’s also my birthday date. Okay, reading too much into this. With this little number in hand and the French Publisher’s organization, we were among the firsts in line to meet Victoria Schwab. Meaning that I actually saw her arrive, saw her chatting with the others in front of me and SCREAMED inside the whole time, while constantly asking my sister WHAT DO I SAY WHAT DO I DO HELP ME.
Finally, I arrived in front of her, gave her my book and actually managed to say words. I asked her if she learned some new French words. She told me her parents lived in France. She was super sweet and I wanted to tell her I loved her books and also casually wanted to mention that I loved her too but couldn’t get the words out. I managed to take a picture with her as well and got out of her shaking and screaming BECAUSE WHAT THE HECK it was Victoria Schwab and she was even more amazing than I thought she’d be.
Marissa Meyer’s signing – a.k.a the FROZEN moment
Not talking about the movie here. Just talking about the fact that my sister was freaking frozen in front of one of her favorite authors of all times. (I was too)
209 and 210. These were our numbers for the signing…. meaning that we had to wait a FREAKING while to get there, but we managed to do it without freaking out too much. We were FAR from the first in lines, but we got into the queue, the lonely two girls with the English editions of the Lunar Chronicles books. There’s something that I find so strange. We imagine authors to be these amazing people, but she looked just like us, you and I, with stories inside of her head. That made me hopeful to do this one day.
I gave Marissa Meyer my copy of Cress – my favorite – and actually talked again. I know. I don’t know who the heck I am either??? I managed to ask her if it was her first time in France and if she enjoyed Paris. I wanted to scream that I loved her but didn’t manage to. Before me, my sister gave her her Cinder copy while silently freaking out, said thank you while silently freaking out, asked for a picture while silently freaking out.
We got out of our first book fair OPENLY freaking out. It was snowing and there were people and as we got out, casually ran into Victoria Schwab as she got into the salon again. I probably teared up my sister’s jacket from freaking out at that moment but no regrets.
Next morning, we went to the Louvre courtyard, enjoyed some muffins and slowly re-lived the day before in an haze, before getting back on our packed train, back to reality.
I’m sorry. This post was WAY longer than I intended it to be, but I hope you enjoyed getting this glimpse at my first book fair!
Did you ever go to a book fair? What was your experience there? Did you silently or openly freaked out, or a little bit of both?
Which authors would you like to meet THE MOST?! Let me know all of your thoughts in comments!
I am so happy for you Marie!!!!! Yes I went to RARE London and hope to go to YALC London this summer if the author’s line up is interesting. Would you like to go with me? I think I’ll go with my daughter again as she wants to meet many YA authors.
Yes authors are like you and me. I noticed at RARE that it was easier to talk with authors I was already chatting on facebook than other authors though. Or rather I did not speak only about books with the first ones. So, so HAPPY for you!
Awww that’s SO amazing! I would absolutely LOVE to go to YALC someday, but it’s pretty far away and the trip would get kind of expensive for me 🙁 Maybe someday, I’m not losing hope! You’ll have to have twice the fun for me there, though 😉 Also… still very curious about the YALC line up anyway.
Thank you so, so much for your sweet words, Sophie, you’re the sweetest! 😀
omg such a magical travel !! I am jealous~
Aww you’re so sweet, thank you! <3
AAAAH! I have been waiting for your detailed accoutns of the event, even though I know I got live reactions via Twitter <3 I am so glad you got to go and meet up with some of your favourite authors. I am so proud of you for getting words out, because I very much know how hard that can be. You did it and now you will forever have the signatures in the books and the photos to commemorate it <3 <3 YAAAY!
I was so scared not to be able to say anything. I wished now that I talked more with Sarah Dessen as well, but she was the first one and I was soooo nervous haha.
YES YES I am so, so happy about it. I still need to look at my books to believe that it actually happened. It’s such a crazy feeling, but I love it. <3
Thank you so much Kat!! <3 <3 <3
I totally get it, but you did great! Don’t regret anything that’s already done 🙂
Such lovely pictures, Marie! I’m so glad you got to meet so many amazing authors!
Aww thank you so much, Angela 😀 <3
Ahhh Marie! So glad the gloomy weather didn’t deter you from exploring the city and especially to participating in the book event and meeting some author faves!
Gloomy weather or not, we were going to see our friend the Eiffel Tower, even if we didn’t manage to see it entirely (damn you, fog) ? Thank you so much, Joey! 🙂
Oh! I am so glad you had a lovely time and I can’t believe you got to meet your favourite authors! That’s awesome! Living where I do, it’s really rare that someone I absolutely love is in the city so I am glad that you got to make the journey, managed to flail all over the place and got to visit Paris again.
I hope you get a chance like that again.
Oh thank you so much for your sweet words and comment! I am so happy we managed to make the trip and see these authors. I hope that you will get to go to an event like that someday 😀
Thank you so much! <3
That sounds like so much fun! I have been to a couple of book fairs before and was excited to meet a few authors. Richelle Mead was one. She was soooo quiet! I felt I had to be calm also.. lol. I met Victoria Aveyard and was impressed with how gorgeous and nice she was. What really struck me was the lesser known authors who didn’t have gobs of people lined up. I tried to talk to a number of those authors and read the back of their books. I even bought a couple if they were especially nice. A few weeks ago I met a couple of my favorite Urban Fantasy authors and got to ask them questions about their characters and writing process. I’ll admit to fangirling a bit. It was sooo fun! Then one of their assistants reached lut to me to tell me that she and the author had read my review of their most recent book and it had made their day! Wow, that blew me away! So, long story short, going to these fairs and book signings are rewarding in so many different ways. Great post! I loved your pictures too. Paris is so gorgeous, even when gloomy. Lol.
Oh wow, it’s so great that you managed to meet these authors! It is kind of impressive whenever we get right in front of them haha, I tried to be calm, but inside I was reaaally fangirling haha.
I get that – at the book fair, there were a couple authors waiting around, while some others had endless lines waiting for them. It made me a bit sad :/
OH WOW it is so amazing that they remembered your review?!! That’s goals, really, wow.
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment <3 <3
AHHHH I AM SCREAMING FOR YOU I AM SO JEALOUS!!! Marissa Meyer, wow. <3 We've had a handful of book signings in our country since we have local bookstores that fly them over, and I ALWAYS end up not being able to talk when I'm already in front of them. I've met a few of my favorite authors like Marie Lu and Stephanie Perkins. <3
– Aimee @ Aimee, Always
Aww thank you SO much Aimee, you’re SO sweet <3 <3
I can't believe I managed to say a couple words, I was terrified to… not say anything at all ahah. I'm sure they won't remember me now, but at least I managed to get a couple sentences out of them? ?
WOW this is so amazing, I love Marie Lu and Stephanie Perkins SO much!
Wonderful post, Marie! I really enjoyed reading about your experience. I haven’t been to a book fair (yet!), but it sounds fabulous. I’m so glad you got to meet some of your favourite authors and your reactions were adorable! To be honest, I think I would react the same way in your shoes, haha.
Oh thank you so much, Kat, so happy you enjoyed reading this 🙂
I hope you will manage to get to a book fair someday – it was my first one and I really hope it won’t be my last 😀 x
omg omg omg, this looks like it was so much fun, specially meet sarah dessen, because I love her. I own every single one of her books, and I would have brought an old one with me too for her to sign! I’m so glad you have fun 🙂 xx
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Aww thank you so much Melina, it was a lot of fun – I was SO nervous to meet everyone but I am so happy I got the chance to. Sarah Dessen was SO adorable and sweet, I really hope you’ll get to meet her someday! 🙂 x
I’m gonna look into the book fairs in nyc now !
I hope that some amazing authors will come near you soon 😀
Great post!!! Ahhh I’m freaking out for you!! V.E. Schwab is also one of my fav authors and I’m obsessed with a darker shade of magic too!! Plus marissa Meyer!!! LOVE the lunar chronicles! So excited for u!!
Aww thank you so much, Jamie!! I really hope you will get to meet them someday as well 😀 <3
Ahhh, sounds like you had an amazing time! 😀 I can relate to this so much – I went to an Angie Thomas event/signing yesterday and, like you, it was my first time meeting an author I love. The whole time in the queue I was FREAKING OUT, but oh my goodness, she was so lovely!
AHHH YOU MET ANGIE THOMAS?! This is SO amazing, wow I’m so happy for you!! She seems so lovely and I loved her book too. YAY this is amazing 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! 🙂 x
She was genuinely so nice, I was fangirling everywhere 😛
Hahaha, I would have done the same haha 😛
Yay, that’s so amazing you got to meet all those wonderful authors! It sounds so cool. 🙂 I haven’t been to a book fair before, but I really hope to someday!
I really hope you will be able to someday, Olivia! Thank you so much!! 😀
Glad you got to meet some great authors and have some fun! <3
Thank you so much, Jacqueline! 😀 x
You’re welcome! <3
Yay!!!! I’m so happy for you Marie. I know being an international book blogger has been hard on you in regards to author events & access to books, so I am so happy that you were able to go to this event and meet some of your favorite authors! I wouldn’t worry too much about being tongue tied in front of authors… I can almost guarantee you are far from the most embarrassing fan they’ve met lol
Aww thank you so much!! It is a bit hard, there are so many amazing events and opportunities happening overseas and I don’t have the funds, days off work and I just can’t make it there haha, even if I dream to. I’m thrilled that some international authors I loved were able to come and on a weekend, too 😀
Hahahaha thank you, that certainly makes me feel better – I want them to remember me, but not because I was too awkward or something hahaha.
Thank you so much!! 😀
aww, sounds like fun, even with the internal screaming
those sweets look awesome too ?
There were LOADS of internal screaming haha but I did my best to… look at least normal hahaha.
Thank you so much!! 🙂
Ahh that’s exciting! Book events, much less a book fair, with major authors coming to my area of Missouri is VERY small (or they’re far far away… SIGH) so I never really went to a book fair. ? I would love to though! I’m glad you had fun there – hope more book events come your way! (Also yes, geography and the weather is never on our side.)
Oh I really hope that you will be able to go to a book fair someday, Sophia! The experience is really cool, even if it’s also veeery stressful (for me, it was, haha). I wish we could have all the book fairs in the world close to us, geography can really be annoying :/
Thank you so much for your sweet comment!! 😀
What an amazing experience!!! I have never met any of my favorite authors or been to a book fair or signing event though I am hopeful to get to an event in Seattle at some point, especially since 2 of my favorite authors live here! I loved the pictures of Paris… if I ever get to Europe, Paris is the top of my list of places to visit.
Ohh, I’ll keep my fingers crossed, so that you’ll be able to meet your favorite authors soon, then! It’s such a wonderful experience 😀
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment! 🙂
This is so cool! It’s amazing that you got to go and meet some authors you like so much. Were you only allowed to get one books signed? I’ve never been to a book fair…well not really…but I do find interacting with authors (mostly online) really cool and also overwhelming. I don’t know what I’d do if I ever got the chance to meet some of my favourite authors in real life. I think I’d most like to meet Garth Nix and Laini Taylor.
From what I’ve seen, many people brought a couple books and they managed to get all of them signed, yes 🙂 Since we don’t live close-by, we had to carry all the books, so I kind of limited myself to one book for each author… books are heavy when you need to carry them around all day ?
It is a bit overwhelming – I only managed to get out two random sentences about my country and nothing else. I wish I could have had richer, longer conversations but… we were short on time and I was SO nervous ? it is a bit overwhelmin, but a lot of fun as well. <3
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Shanti! 🙂 x
Book fairs are the best! I went to one last year and I didn’t even know most of the authors but it was so amazing to walk around and talk about nothing but books and authors and writing for a few days. It sounds like you had an amazing time!
Ohh this is so amazing that you went to a book fair! It’s such a great experience, I loved it 🙂
Thank you so much, Mary! 🙂
Hello Marie! It seemed like such an awesome experience to have met these authors! And that is great that you got some books signed! I felt excited just reading about your post 🙂 It is my dream to meet VE Schwab!!
Awww thank you so much Sophie!! It was really an amazing experience and V.E. Schwab was SO sweet. I hope you’ll get to meet her someday as well <3 <3
I hope so too 🙂
This post is too good <3 I am so happy for you, Marie <3 I hope that I can meet Victoria Schwab in person too because she is one of my favorite authors ever.
Oh thank you SO much, you’re so sweet <3 <3 I really hope you'll get to meet her someday as well, she was so sweet! <3
I can just feel your excitement and enthusiasm oozing out of my screen right now, haha! I’m so happy you enjoyed yourself and got to freak out over those WONDERFUL events!! Jealousy all the way too, but hey – that’s normal when it comes to books and signed books and meeting authors and such. 😛
I’m going to my first author meet in about.. three weeks?! I’m ridiculously excited. Even more so because my boyfriend AGREED to come with? Like, without me having to blackmail him into it? [I’m still shocked about that.] I’m like, going to meet… Sara Holland, Taran Matharu, Sarah Pinborough, Laura Steven, Tomi Adeyemi and Kass Morgan. ALL OF THEM.
I’m not sure how I’m going to survive that. Let alone whether I’ll be able to talk. I probably won’t. Just pointless blabbering about nothing since it’ll be incomprehensible. Yup. I can totally see that happening. :’)
Awww thank you I’m glad my enthusiasm managed to get through to you ?
OHHH THIS IS AMAZING??!!! SO many authors are coming, wow I am so excited for you to meet all of them and chat with them and everything, you will have to let me know everything.
I was SO scared of babbling as well, but… I wanted to make it my goal to at least manage one full sentence with each. you can do this!! 😛
I’m soo excited but I’m getting equally nervous? Already?! It’s like still three weeks to go but I’m freaking out because I have yet to read ALL THOSE BOOKS and I’m in the biggest slump ever. My FIRST reading slump ever. Someone kill me now.
Oh nooooo really?! I’m so sorry to hear that! 🙁 I hope that your slump will leave you alone soon, just some time away from reading helps sometimes! <3 <3
I love Marissa’s work, Lunar Chronicles are definitely one of my favorite series of all time. I’m jelly that you got to see her in person haha.
Also, your post made miss Paris and I want to go back there like RIGHT NOW. <3
Aww, I hope that you will be able to meet her someday as well <3 She was so sweet and YES The Lunar Chronicles is such an incredible series I LOVE IT <3
Thank yo so much!! 🙂
Oh my god Marie I can’t tell you how much I loved reading this post! 😀 I’m so glad you had a brilliant time at the book fair (I guess for your first one ever it must have been a pretty epic experience right?!) and you got to meet some incredible authors as well. I’ve seen V.E. Schwab at YALC both times I’ve gone and I still get really excited/nervous at the idea that I’ve actually met one of my all-time favourite authors!
Also wow both Marissa Meyer and Sarah Dessen are authors on my ‘I-really-want-to-meet-them-one-day’ list. Fingers crossed right.
You’re pictures look amazing, and even though it was a bit rainy and grey Paris looks amazing as well.
Great post, and again I’m glad you had a brilliant time! 😀 <3
Oh yes it really was a great experience, I loved it – I wish I could go to book fairs more often or that there were more of them haha 🙂
AHHH that’s so amazing, Schwab was so, so sweet! I hope you will get to meet other authors as well – this year’s line up for YALC hasn’t been announced just yet, I think, so… fingers crossed? 🙂
Thank you so much, Beth!! 🙂 x
I suppose at least now you can say you’ve been to one right? And I guess now it’s just a matter of finding more you can go to. 🙂
I’m definitely keeping my fingers crossed, but I feel like no matter what the line up is it’s going to be amazing. 😀
That’s all right. ❤️
Yes that’s for sure! I’d DREAM of getting to YALC someday 😀
Oh if you did make it to YALC one day Marie that’d be amazing! 😀
I really would love to ahah. Maybe not this summer though? I don’t know ahah, but it would be amazing and we could meet up, too 😀
Yes we definitely could! 😀
Marie you’re SO CUTE just saying thank you so many times haha (also relatable I probably would too lol) This was so much fun to read Marie and I’m so happy for you that you got to meet some of your favourite authors! ❤️ I can DEFINITELY understand the freaking out haha. A few years ago I went to Yalfest and there wasn’t really a signing or anything where you could talk to the authors, but there was a photo moment where you could take a picture with all the authors attending and uhh I was freaking out too haha. They were all SO nice though. I thanked them for the picture and then they thanked me too?? Like fricking Becky Albertalli, Stephanie Perkins, Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs?? Thanked me for taking a picture with them??
It sounds like you had an amazing time Marie, I hope you’ll get an opportunity like this again soon! ❤️
I felt SO dumb afterwards, like, WHY the hell did I thank the author for her book cover, I didn’t make it hahahaha. I was just so nervous about it all haha.
AHHHHHHHH REALLY??? Wow, such an amazing panel of authors, it’s incredible!! Where are the pictures and why can’t I remember seeing them?? 😛
Thank you so much, Michelle! <3 <3
Hahaha seriously I probably would’ve said thanks too ?
Here’s a post on it! https://thewritinghufflepuff.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/yalfestnl-2016/ I only have one (bad) photo of the panel, but it’s okay the picture with all the authors makes up for it 😛
AHHHH I remember these pictures now that I’m seeing the post, THESE PICTURES ARE SO COOL
This looked so much fun!! One my dreams is to go to Paris, and you managed to combine Paris with books!!! <3 I love all the pictures you took too 🙂
Aww thank you so much!! I hope you’ll get to go to Paris someday <3 <3
I’m SO happy you got to go 🙂 I don’t get a ton of events for authors where I live either that I read; I’ve been more lucky visiting family for book events. I love your pictures; I’ve never been to Europe and I find the pictures fascinating. Love this post 🙂
Oh thank you so much for your sweet comment! Events like that are amazing, I wish there were more here haha 🙂 I hope you’ll get to visit Europe someday 🙂 x
Me too 🙂 Yeah I hope these events spread out more. Plane tickets and even hotels can get expensive!
Yeah they get really expensive real quick, unfortunately :/
*screams* Marie, I’m so happy for you! I’m jumping in my chair right now as though I’ve been infected with your happiness! I’ve personally never been to a book fair for my favourite authors but I can imagine myself falling into silence and awe.
AHHh thank you SO much for your sweetness, Cam, you’re the best! <3 <3 I'm so glad I could share a bit of my happiness with you and I really hope you will get the chance to go to an event like that someday 😀 <3
WOah! That is so exciting! I still have not gotten to go to a book fair/signing & I REALLY want to. Thanks for sharing :))
Aww I really hope that you’ll get to experience that someday, too 😀 Thank you so much!! 🙂
Ahh Marie, I am so happy for you that you got to meet these amazing authors! I loved your post and am living vicariously through it since we don’t have those kinds of big events in Belgium… I do totally understand your freaking out, since I would freak out just as much! In fact, once at a boookfair in Belgum (sadly with hardly any non-Belgian authors) I wanted to get a book signed by an author and got so nervous that my husband ended up taking my book to get signed for me… Yep. Imagine if that would have been V.E. Schwab or Marissa Meyer, some of my FAVES? I would have freaked out hardcore and am not sure if I could still form words haha 😉 I’d also love to meet Leigh Bardugo or Adam Silvera someday though.
Awww thank you so much, I’m so happy you enjoyed this post and that I could make you live a little bit of my experience there 🙂
Hahaha I get the freaking out so, so much, I had to force myself to TALK, otherwise I just would have panicked the entire time hahaha.
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! 🙂 x
I have never been to a book fair but it is a dream of mine. I am planning to maybe got to France for a couple of weeks next year, me and the significant dork (BF) his mom really wants to go so we might take her next year. It all depends on when she can go on a vacation. The pictures looks beautiful, and the book fair looks awesome too 🙂
OHHH I hope you’ll get to visit soon, if you need any recommendations of places to go… I’m here ahah, nothing better than a local as a guide 😛
Thank you so much!! 🙂
Awesome I’ll keep that in mind I might ask you for restaurant ideas or things to do
Feel free to, I’d be happy to help 🙂
I’m hoping to convince the husband to go to the Frankfurt book fair in October ?? I’ve also never been to one – but I would love to go! Also, can I just mention how adorable you are ??
OHHH I’ll keep my fingers crossed that you get to go, that sounds amazing! 😀
And aww thank you haha (see. I’m sayin thank you again, oops) ???
This was super sweet post Marie! I am totally jealous 😀 I have never been to any such book fair and actually have never met an author. This really seems like a wonderful day.
Every time that you mentioned how you were speechless, I was smiling here 🙂
And I loved all of your pics. That Eiffel tower with the fog is my favourite 🙂
Aww thank you so much, you’re so sweet <3 I really hope you will get to experience the fun of a book fair someday as well 🙂 x
Thank you!! 🙂
Fingers crossed ?
Those little signing booths are adorable. If you ever get the chance to hear VE Schwab speak, do so; she’s quite inspiring.
I only could chat with her for a couple minutes during the signing, but I loved to already! 🙂
Thank you for your comment! 🙂
so cute that you were freaking out all the time! ? I would too, obviously! I’m glad you got to meet some amazing authors you love and that you got to spend some time in Paris! x
I was haha, I couldn’t help it ??
Thank you so much!! 🙂
Ohh I am so happy for you!!! Your entire trip looks like you had so much fun and I could read your exciment through your words! I know I said it already, but I am so happy. This made me so happy
Awww thank you so, so much, this makes me so happy!! <3 <3
AAAH I’m so happy that you had such a good time during the book fair and in Paris ? I’m currently reading The Lunar Chronicles and would have love to meet Marissa Meyer someday as well 🙂 I applaud you for being able to speak anything at all, as I tend to not get anything out during moments like this ? I’ve been to our local book fair twice, but only last year I was able to meet two authors (Kerstin Gier & Jennifer L. Armentrout) that I love – it was amazing and scary at the same time 😀
Aww thank you so much Caro!!
I am so happy you’re reading The Lunar Chronicles, I hope you will love the whole series 😀
Oh it’s so great that you got to go to a book fair already – it is such a fun experience, even if… we’re a bit stressed out, too, hahaha.
Thank you so much!! 😀
I hope so too and I’m really excited to start Scarlet soon ?
Stress is definitely part of the book fair experience, but even all the waiting was definitely worth it in the end! 🙂
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I can’t wait, I hope you’ll let me know ALL OF YOUR FEELS about Scarlet!! 😀
Okay now I’m nervous that I’m going to have all the feels xD But I’ll definitely do that 😀
Great Post, Marie! OMG, you’ve met V.E. Schwab! I’m so jealous! I’ve never been to a book fair but I always want to. It looks like you had a great time and I love that pics.
Ahhh thank you so much Raven!! <3 <3
So cool that you went to this!! And I love Paris! amazing that you got to meet Schwab, Dessing and Marissa Meyer! Seriously awesome!
It really was amazing, I’m so happy we got to do this 😀 Thank you!! 🙂 x
Ah lovely! 😀 x
So awesome that you got to meet some of your favorite authors! That’s always fun! Looks like such a fun little trip too. 😀
It really was a lot of fun 🙂 Thank you, Ashley! 😀
Oooh I’m so glad you got to go to that! It looks so fun and it’s really cool that you got to meet these authors. I’ve never met a proper famous author or gone to a book fair, so I’m glad you got to (signed books are so so cool!!!) I really want to go to Paris one day (love the Eiffel tower photo) because it seems like such a cool place to go to. Loved this post!
Aww thank you so much, Shar, you’re so sweet! I really hope you’ll get to go to a book fair or a book signing someday, it is a lot of fun – even if it was a bit stressful, too, haha 🙂
Thank you!! 🙂 x
Ahhhhhh ahjskskallala. I’M FREAKING OUT FOR YOUUUU. All your descriptions of meeting faves are so on point I was actually internally squealing reading them ?. I’ve never met an author (lol nobody comes to my country because it’s kinda like Narnia in that it’s fictional… probably) BUT I’M EXITED THE PUBLISHERS THOUGHT ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKWORMS!! This is great news!!
And I’m going to Paris this year for my birthday AND I’M SUPER EXCITED becausw french food = best food. I’m going to eat all the dessert possible!!
Aw well I’m glad I could make you live my book fair with my words hahaha, it was a lot of fun, but yeah I was also FREAKING OUT A LOT haha.
AHHHH THIS IS SO GREAT WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY???! I can’t wait, I hope you will have TONS of fun there, you’ll have to let me know everything. Also, we have fabulous food and cheese and macarons and just EAT all the foood haha.
This looks SO amazing, Marie ?
I am so happy (and a tiny bit jealous) you had this amazing experience and opportunity! Your photo’s are beautiful, as always, the Eiffel Tower in the mist is definitely my favourite ? I actually watched your Instagram story when you were there and everything just looked so awesome!
I would literally die if I ever get the chance to meet V.E. Schwab or Melissa Meyer – lucky fish! I really hope you have loads more opportunities to visit more of these signings close to home xx
Aww thank you so much, Michelle! <3 <3 Well I am glad if, at least, I could make you live my experience a little bit through me 🙂
I hope that you will be able to get these kind of opportunities too, someday <3 <3
This is such a lovely post! <3 I could feel your excitement and happiness through this post so clearly, I adored every bit of it! I've never been to a book fair due to the same reasons that you've mentioned, there rarely are any authors that I'm interested in coming to my country and I also don't have who to go with because I have 0 bookish friends 🙁
I'm so glad you met Victoria Schwab and that you thought she was cool, she seems like such a great person, I would adore to meet her! I relate to everything you felt during this event, I feel like I'm going to be super excited, but also anxious if I ever go to such an event. I'm proud of you that you managed to talk to your authors!!! <3
Aww thank you so much, you’re so sweet <3 <3
I know that I am very lucky to have my sister for that – she puts up with my endless bookish ramblings and loves books as much as I do (okay, maybe she freaks out about them a bit less than I do, but I'm crazy hahaha), so that's pretty amazing. Otherwise, I don't have friends outside of blogging that are as passionate with books as I am. Really, we should all get together and go to the amazing book fairs, THAT would be the dream. <3 <3
Ah, Id love to go in France someday !! The pictures are soo pretty, although kinda sad the cloud is on the eiffel tower.. ahah
Also question .. Do you usually only read in english or do you read both ?
I read more french ones xD but im working on it ahah completed my 2nd book in english !
I was SO mad haha, it was a bad weather day to see the Eiffel Tower haha. I hope you’ll get to go someday 😀
I usually read in English haha, I haven’t read in French for a long, long time now, I feel bad about it hahhaa.
Thank you so much for your comment!! 🙂
Aww ? ahaha
Oh my goodness THIS IS SO EPIC! I am so happy that you got to meet and get your books signed by all three of those epic authors and had so much fun as well. I’ve visited Paris a few times and I absolutely loved it <3 I am glad you got to enjoy your time.
Aww thank you so, so much for your sweet comment <3 <3 <3
so, so great Marie! I’ve actually been to Paris twice and always feel it is one of the best cities to visit (I haven’t been to Asia yet so that may not stand! XD ) HOW FREAKING EXCITING you met 3 incredible authors!! And you SPOKE! Hahahaha, that is so wonderful. I’m pretty shocked Sarah Dessen isn’t more popular! <3
Oh yay, I’m so glad you enjoyed your visit there as well! 😀
I know, I still can’t believe it happened and that I ACTUALLY talked haha, I was so very nervous.
I was quite surprised that Sarah Dessen wasn’t that popular, she is such a fantastic author <3
Thank you so much!! 🙂
OMG massive fangirl moments!!!! So happy you got to meet them! Paris Livre is so different from the London Book Fair!
Aw thank you so much 😀 xx
I am SO SO GLAD that you got to meet your favorite authors! I mean, we already talked about that at the time of the book fair but I’m still glad that you did. Especially considering who the authors are and the stories you tell us! About the “THANK YOU” thing I understand you so much. I got to meet two my favorite authors (one during this fair and one a week before) and I could barely talk! I was just there with a million thoughts popping into my mind and my mouth/inner brain saying “Nope sorry, only stupid stuffs are accepted today”.
Since I guess saying J.K Rowling wouldn’t be original ?, I would say Maxime Chattam, Christelle Dabos and Muriel Barbery for the french authors (I already have my two favorite: Bernard Werber and Joël Dicker) and Angie Thomas in the rest of the world ?
Hahahaha I’m glad I’m not the only one, who knew it was SO hard to talk to people?! I mean… they’re not any, kind of people, I guess. It’s crazy to see them and think that, in their minds, the worlds we love were born.
OH YES Angie Thomas, I’d love to meet her as well, she sounds SO sweet and adorable. <3
Thank you so much!! <3