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KIDLIT (picture book through young adult)

With Dan Gutman, author of Honus & Me, My Weird School & The Kid Who Ran For President (and again, three years later)
With Academy Award-winning NY Times Bestselling The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore author/illustrator William Joyce
With Newberry-winning A Year Down Yonder author Richard Peck
With bestselling Chicka Chicka Boom Boom co-author John Archambault
With NY Times Bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles author/illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi
With Coretta Scott King Award & Caldecott Honoree Martin’s Big Words author/illustrator Bryan Collier
With Newbery honoree Pam Muñoz Ryan
With Caldecott Honoree & Pura Belpre Medalist author/illustrator Yuyi Morales
With Caldecott Medalist author/illustrator Brian Floca
With Caldecott Honoree Journey author/illustrator Aaron Becker
With NY Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars author Sara Shepard
With Emmy-winning Willa’s Wild Life author/illustrator/producer Dan Yaccarino (and again, three years later)
With NY Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit author Drew Daywalt
With Caldecott Honoree Flora and Flamingo author/illustrator Molly Idle
With bestselling Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer
With NY Times bestselling Pete the Cat author Eric Litwin
With Louise Loves Art author/illustrator Kelly Light (and Molly Idle)
With Caldecott Medalist author/illustrator Jon Klassen and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole author Mac Barnett, and again with Jon Klassen at WonderCon 2016
Josh and Harrison with Jon Klassen
With Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author Jane Yolen
With NY Times bestselling Chronicles of Vladimir Tod author Zac (Heather) Brewer
With Bee-Wigged author/illustrator Cece Bell
With Time Warp Trio author Jon Scieszka
With Printz & Newberry Honor-winning Lizzie Bright author Gary Schmidt
With Caldecott Medalist artist David Diaz
With Caldecott Honoree Nana in the City author/illustrator Lauren Castillo
With Judy Moody series author Megan McDonald
With Newbery Honoree Breaking Stalin’s Nose author/illustrator Eugene Yelchin (and again, three years later)
With NY Times bestselling The Remnant Chronicles author Mary Pearson
With Newbery Honoree Maybe a Fox author Kathi Appelt
With Coretta Scott King Medalist Before She Was Harriet illustrator James Ransome and author Lesa Cline-Ransome.
With NY Times bestselling Wait author/illustrator Antoinette Portis
With NY Times bestselling The Dangerous Alphabet author/illustrator Gris Grimly
With Snoring Beauty picture book author Bruce Hale
At the LA SCBWI conference with Caldecott Medalist The Adventures of Beekle author/illustrator Dan Santat and again at WonderCon 2016
Josh & Harrison with authors Lisa Yee, Bruce Hale, Dan Santat and Barney Saltzberg
With Pura Belpre Award-winning author Meg Medina
With Simon & Schuster publisher Justin Chanda
With Jedi Academy author/illustrator Jeffrey Brown
With Hazardous Tales author/illustrator Nathan Hale
With Caldecott Honoree Boss Baby author/illustrator Marla Frazee (photobombed by Peter Brown)
With Caldecott Medalist Rapunzel author/illustrator Paul Zelinsky
With Caldecott Honoree Wild Robot author/illustrator Peter Brown
With Pura Belpre Honor author/illustrator John Parra
With Bitty Bot picture book author Tim McCanna
With The Game of Love and Death author Martha Brockenbrough
With picture book author/illustrator Pat Cummings
With No Yeti Yet author/illustrator Mary Ann Fraser
With Diary of a Mad Brownie author Bruce Coville
With SCBWI Blueboard founder Verla Kay, and Goldie Locks Has Chickenpox author, Erin Dealey.
With Freddie & Gingersnap author/illustrator Vincent X. Kirsch
With Julia’s House for Lost Creatures author/illustrator Ben Hatke
With Crankenstein author Samantha Berger
With Penguin & Pinecone picture book author/illustrator Salina Yoon
With NY Times bestselling Miss Maple Seeds author/illustrator Eliza Wheeler
With Clementine author Sara Pennypacker
With With KidLit authors Deborah Underwood & Jim Averbeck
With Love, Triangle author Marcie Colleen
With Ninja Bunny author/illustrator Jennifer Gray Olson
With Faraway Friends author/illustrator Russ Cox
With Kentucky Poet Laureate George Ella Lyon
With Hope’s Gift author/illustrator Don Tate
With Dragons and Dough Knights author Dee Leone
With The Fleatastics author/illustrator Lisa Desimini
With California Bones author Greg van Eekhout
With The Tortoise or the Hare author/illustrator Joe Cepeda
With author/poet Joyce Sidman
With author Bethany Hegedus
With author/poet Richard Michelson
With author Doreen Rappaport
With Dinosaurs Dance author Larry Dane Brimner
With Peasprout Chen author Henry Lien
With Struck author Jenn Bosworth
With Keeper of the Lost Cities author Shannon Messenger
With Wig in the Window author Kristen Kittscher
With There’s a Dragon in the Library author Dianne De Las Casas
With Sky Jumpers series author Peggy Eddleman
With Red, White & Blue Goodbye author Sarah Tomp and Digger Man author Andrea Zimmerman
With Hooray for Hat author/illustrator Brian Won
Picture book author Lisa Wheeler reading Cap’n Rex & His Clever Crew
With Let Freedom Sing author/illustrator Vanessa Brantley Newton
With Penguins Love Colors author/illustrator Sarah Aspinall
With With My Dad is the Best Playground author/illustrator Luciana Navarro Powell
Mallory Lewis & Lamb Chop (Orange County Children’s Book Fair)
With authors Salina Yoon, Grace Nall, Shannon Messenger, and Cindy Jenson-Elliot (Barnes & Noble Mira Mesa)
With What Girls Are Made Of author Elana Arnold
With Boys of Steel author Marc Tyler Nobleman
With Imani’s Moon author Janay Brown
With Supergirl series author Jo Whittemore
With Zombie in Love illustrator Scott Campbell
With Priscilla Gorilla author Barbara Bottner
With Moon Babies author Karen Jameson and Blue on Blue author Dianne White
With authors/illustrators Brian Bowes, Kenard Pak, Marcus Ewert, Lisa Brown and Susan Gal

FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION ADULT/YA NOVELISTS

With Hugo-winning Mistborn author Brandon Sanderson
With #1 NY Times bestselling The Magicians author Lev Grossman
With #1 NY Times bestselling Children of Blood and Bone author Tomi Adeyemi
With NY Times bestselling The Night Circus author Erin Morgenstern
With NY Times bestselling The Name of the Wind author Patrick Rothfuss
With NY Times bestselling Darwin Elevator author Jason Hough
With NY Times Bestselling The Raven Boys author Maggie Stiefvater
With Hugo- & Nebula-winning Forge of God author Greg Bear
With NY Times bestselling The Weather Warden author Rachel Caine
With #1 NY Times bestselling Beautiful Creatures author Kami Garcia
With NY Times bestselling His Majesty’s Dragon author Naomi Novik
With NY Times bestselling Parasol Protectorate author Gail Carriger
With NY Times bestselling Splintered author A.G. Howard
With NY Times bestselling Assassin’s Apprentice author Robin Hobb
With Mythopoeic Fantasy Award winning author Delia Sherman
With Riverside series author Ellen Kushner
With NY Times bestselling Faeries of Dreamdark author Laini Taylor
With NY Times bestselling Shades of Magic author Victoria Schwab
With NY Times bestselling Iron Fey author Julie Kagawa
With NY Times bestselling Zer0es author Chuck Wendig
With NY Times bestselling Riftwars author Ray Feist
With NY Times bestselling Sandman Slim author Richard Kadrey
With NY Times bestselling October Daye author Seanan McGuire
With NY Times bestselling The Darkest Minds author Alexandra Bracken
With NY Times bestselling Dresden Files series author Jim Butcher
With NY Times bestselling Feral series author Cynthia Leitich Smith
Josh & Harrison with Hugo- & Nebula-winning The Last Unicorn author Peter Beagle
Henry with Peter Beagle
With Hugo-winning author Vernor Vinge
With Hugo- & Locus-winning author David Brin
With NY Times bestselling House of Secrets author Ned Vizzini
With NY Times bestselling Shadow and Bone author Leigh Bardugo
With NY Times bestselling The Midnight Thief author Livia Blackburne
With NY Times bestselling Darwin Elevator author Jason Hough & Iron Druid author Kevin Hearne
With NY Times bestselling Redshirts author John Scalzi
With Hugo-winning Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card
With Dead Things author Stephen Blackmoore
With Hugo- & Campbell-winning Skin Folk author Nalo Hopkinson
With NY Times bestselling Joe Ledger author Jonathan Maberry
With NY Times bestselling Wicked author Nancy Holder and signing Beyond the Pale at Mysterious Galaxy Books with NY Times bestselling author Nancy Holder
With NY Times bestselling Edison’s Alley author Neil Schusterman
With Locus- & Campbell-winning Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom author Cory Doctorow
With Grandma’s Gloves author Cecil Castellucci
With NY Times bestselling Something Strange and Deadly author Susan Dennard
With Dorothy & The Wizard of Oz author Eric Shanower
With Silver Phoenix author Cindy Pon
With Mirror in the Sky author Aditi Khorana

CARTOONISTS & GRAPHIC NOVELISTS

With Newberry Honor-winning NY Times bestselling Baby Mouse and Squish author Jenni Holm
With Mouse Guard graphic novelist David Petersen
With Nimpentoad illustrator Bill Maus
With comic book legend Sergio Aragones
With Gronk & My Little Pony comic artist/writer Katie Cook
With comic artist Ken Meyer, Jr.
With “Kim Possible” cartoon illustrator Stephen Silver
With IDW editor-in-chief Chris Ryall
With “Rugrats”, “Rocket Power” & “Wild Thornberrys” animator Ron Noble
With “Star Wars” animator Grant Gould
With legendary Usagi Yojimbo cartoonist Stan Sakai
With Bird & Squirrel author/illustrator James Burks

TV & FILM

With Babylon-5 and The Hidden actress Claudia Christian
With the towering HBO Game of Thrones actor Kristian Nairn (Hodor)
With Noah Wyle at a Santa Barbara bookstore.
With David Peterson, author of the Dothraki language for HBO’s Game of Thrones series
With Academy Award-winning Weta Workshop director (The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit movies) Sir Richard Taylor
With The Hobbit movie actor Evangeline Lilly (Tauriel)
With Lost and Star Wars actor Greg Grunberg and author/illustrator Dan Santat

FOOD

Nimpentoad recipes on the Warner Bros. official movie website for The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
With Keys to the Kitchen author & Ask Aida TV show host Aida Mollenkamp
With Just a Bunch of Recipes author & Sam The Cooking Guy TV show host Sam Zien