Friday, February 24, 2012

READINGS.. and dont foreget the tickets!

Yes its on the schedule and a lot of people are asking who is on what reading event... so without further adieu...


EVENT

AUTHORS

TIME/ ROOM

MENAGE

Sophie Oak, Cat Grant, Trinity, BA Tortuga, Tilly Greene

Thursday 8-9: Fleur De Lis A

BDSM

Cat Grant, Joey W. Hill, Delilah Devlin, Shayla Black, L.A. Witt

Friday 4-5: Fleur De Lis A

YA

Lia Habel, Melanie Card, Mark Henry, Kelly Keaton, Leanna Renee Heiber

Saturday 1pm: Iberville (open to the public)

MAGICAL PARANORMAL

Erin Kellison, Carolyn Crane, Boone Brux, leanna Renee Heieber, Rosalie Lario

Thursday 2-3: Fleur De Lis A

SHIFTERS

PJ, Tilly Greene, A.L. Davroe, Pam Palmer, Virna DePaul, Cynthia Eden

Thursday 4-5: Fleur de Lis B

URBAN FANTASY

Stacey Kennedy, Adrian Phoenix, Jess Haines, Kristen Painter, Jaye Wells

Thursday 5-6: Fleur De Lis A

SUPERNATURAL NOLA

Kristen, Suzanne, Jaye, Kelly Keaton, Erin McCarthy

Thursday 10-11: Fleur De Lis A

DARK PARANORMAL

PJ, TJ, Jeaniene Frost, Jessa Slade, Yasmine Galenorn

Friday 2-3: Fleur De Lis A

HISTORICAL

Kayleigh Jamison, Melissa Schroeder, Manda Collins, Samantha Kane, Jade Lee

Friday 10-11: Fleur De Lis A

WESTERNS

BA Tortuga, Beth Williamson, Sophie Oak, Cat Johnson, Sandy Sullivan, CH Admirand

Friday 11-12: Fleur De Lis A

VAMPIRES

Adrian Phoenix, Kristen Painter, Diana Castilleja, Theresa Meyers, Jeaniene Frost

Friday 1-2: Fleur De Lis B

A word about Events: These are an hour long. Each Author gets 5 minutes to read a passage (so 25 minutes have been taken) and then the rest of the hour is a meet and greet and signing situation. Attendees that have BROUGHT their books with them from home can bring them to these events and have the authors sign them in a more intimate setting.

Please note that they are all Convention only except the YA event, which we are opening to the public just before the signing in Iberville (which is right next to the book signing). We did this because of the large contingent of underage that will be attending the book signing and wanted to give them a little something extra.


As you can see there's a fantastic mix of authors on each event.

Today opens the tickets for the events... so don't forget to check your email for the info--- which will go LIVE at 10 AM est.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

We did it! (And a sneak peek of 2013)

ITS A VERY HAPPY FAT TUESDAY!

AAD has been completely sold out! We at AAD are very excited and plans and set ups are well underway!

Thank you so much for choosing AAD as your con this year, I promise to make it as amazing as you could ever want!

Now, if you wanted to go, and couldn't get in quick enough, we ARE running a Waitlist. All you have to do is go to the ticket page *Which is still on the site* and click ADD TO WAIT LIST* as soon as you do your name will be on it and if a ticket becomes available, we will contact you.


So as you probably have heard, AAD 2013 is in Savannah GA August 15-18 2013. We have some amazing authors attending already including:
Master of Ceremonies MaryJanice Davidson, and authors:
Amanda Bonilla
Erin Quinn
Yasmine Galenorn
Nancy Holzner
Leanna Renee Heiber
Lia Habel
Jennifer Estep
Amanda Carlson
Melissa Schroeder
Eliza Gayle
Cat Johnson
Diana Castilleja
PJ Schnyder
Kris Cook

AND 85 MORE AUTHORS TO COME!

As you can see we have some new names already and some returning authors as well! if your interested in attending, PLEASE contact me early as we do fill up mighty quick! We are looking for "AAD Virgin" authors this year too so get the word out!

Savannah is going to have an overhaul of its programming and events, to make it MORE reader interactive and give you more parties, more prizes, more books and more AWESOME. Yes! We will have the Blogger Programming and YES! we will have the book club programming...

And for those of you attending AAD 2012, we will have the opportunity to get your 2013 ticket at the con at a substantial discount... so registered attendees stay tuned for that!

So get ready for all the awesome that is AADNOLA! I cant wait, and I know you cant either!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

The Schedule

So Carolline called me to tell me people are freaking out about the schedule. had checked the email before it went out but apparently the email was truencated and people must not be able to show the full message so heres what it said.

1. The Schedule:

Wed:

Time

10-11

11-noon

Noon-1

1-2

2-3

3-4

4-5

5-6

6-7

7-8

8-9

9-10

10-11

11-12

Bourbon

TATTOO AND CORSET SALON

Fleur de Lis A

Fleur de Lis b

Blogger meet and greet (All bloggers Welcome)

Fleur de Lis c

Teche

Belle Grove

Oak Alley

Madewood

Iberville

Evangeline

Sitting Salon

Grand Ballroom

Welcome Event seating

Foyer

Welcome Event with BA Tortuga and Julia Talbot


















THURSDAY

Time

10-11

11-noon

Noon-1

1-2

2-3

3-4

4-5

5-6

6-7

7-8

8-9

9-10

10-11

11-12

Bourbon

TATTOO AND CORSET SALON

Fleur de Lis A

Readings:

Supernatural NOLA

Reading: Magical Paranormal

Reading: Urban Fantasy

Reading: Menage

Fleur de Lis b

Reading:

Shifters

Fleur de Lis c

Blogger:

New Authors!

Blogger:

Arc Party

(Featured bloggers only)

Bookclub: Meet and greet

(bookclub only)

Blogger: Sleepover and Chocolate!

Teche

Men in Uniform

C. Johnson, Norris, Reus, Nation, Schroeder, DePaul

Devlin

World Building

Palmer, Painter, Slade, Peeler, Davies, Card

Erotica

Oak, Devlin, Gayle, Sullivan,

Illvich

Demons do it…

Cook, Slade, Galenorn, Ayers, Jones

Self Publishing

Schroeder, Gayle, C.Johnson, Folsom, Devlin, DePaul

Secret Sauce: Authors reveal their favorite tricks

Crane, Pang, Meding, Card, Carlson

Karaoke with Resplendence

Belle Grove

Historicals

Williamson, , Jamison, Paulin, Collins, Sullivan

Light paranormal

Fennell, Cassidy, Ayers, Pang, White, Phoenix

Sexy: Were to draw the line?

Lee, Schnyder, Davies, Fennell, DePaul

Odd Paranormals

Wells, Habel, Peeler, Meyers, Henry, Brux

Author Etiquette and marketing: Your online face, and what it means to your career

Haines, Gayle, T. Greene, Peeler, Heiber, Kellison

Myths and Magic

Julian, Slade, Lee, Wells, Painter,

Castilleja

Davidson

Oak Alley

Scifi/ Fantasy

Lee, Kane, Slade, Habel, Suede, Michaels

Romantic Suspense

Collins, Jones, Eden, Reus, De Paul

Odd Shifters

Price, T.Greene, Peeler, Kellison, Palmer, Ivy

M/M

Cook, Talbot, Witt, Suede, Matthews, White, Grey

Guess the Author by the Sex Scene

Phallus Fallacies with Dakota Cassidy and Marilyn Hackett

Madewood

Contemporary

Hill, T. Greene, Matthews, Grant, Oak, Witt

Anthologies

Ivy, Haines, Brux, McCarthy,

Davroe

Tachna

Castilleja

Deviln

On feathered wings: Angels and the Fallen

Eden, Davroe, Price, Michaels, Kellison, Lario, Phoenix

The Alpha/ Beta of Paranormal Romance and UF

Meding, S. Johnson, Rowland, Crane, Meyers, Card,

Rune Reading with Louisa Bacio

Iberville

Editor/ Agent Appointments

Editor/ Agent Appointments

Late Night w/ Jeaniene Frost and Pamela Palmer

Evangeline

Grand Ballroom

LUNCH

BOOKIE AWARDS

Cursed and Blood Affair with Mel Schroder

Foyer

Fleur de Lis Salon

I Scream Party with Cynthia Eden and friends

FIELDTRIP

Jaye Wells (2.5-3 hrs)

Erin McCarthy (1.5 hours)

Eliza Gayle (4:30 pm start time)

(2 hrs)

Adrian Phoenix (1.5 hrs)


















FRIDAY

Time

10-11

11-noon

Noon-1

1-2

2-3

3-4

4-5

5-6

6-7

7-8

8-9

9-10

10-11

11-12

Bourbon

TATTOO AND CORSET SALON

Fleur de Lis A

Reading: Historical

Reading:

Westerns

Reading: Dark Paranormal

Reading: BDSM

Fleur de Lis b

Book club: How to

Reading: Vampires

Book club: Author Appearances

Fleur de Lis c

Teche

The Dark humor side of UF

Henry, Crane, Kellison, Cassidy, Wells, Jones, Phoenix

Erotic Romance

Freeman, Barnette Black, Schroeder, McCarthy, White

Tachna

Menage

Hill, Kane,C. Johnson, Paulin, Julian, Tortuga

Gaslight/ Victorian/ Steampunk

Habel, Hieber, Price, Schnyder, Davroe, Freeman, Meyers

GLBT Subgenres:

Grey

Illvich

Li & Debeaumont

Witt

Cook

Piet

Belle Grove

GLBT: Alpha/ Beta

Tortuga, Talbot, Grant, Barnette, Suede,

Grey

Magic and magic users

Galenorn, Blacio, Lee, Green, Michaels, Jarman

Your keeper Shelf: What you love and Why

Slade, Schroeder, Crane, DePaul, Matthews

YA

Hieber, Habel, Keaton, Davroe, Henry, Jones

Urban Fantasy

Painter, Haines, Gay, S. Johnson, Jones, Frost

Oak Alley

The reader responsibility: How to keep your favorite authors on the shelves

Price, Hieber, Pang, Collins, Devlin, Castilleja, N. Reciniti

Zombies

Habel, Henry, Rowland,

Li & De Beaumont

Humor in Romance

Cassidy, Fennell, Jones, Suede, Freeman, S.Johnson, Brux

Davidson

BDSM

Hill, T.Greene, Blacio, Gayle, Schroeder, White

Western

Williamson, C. Johnson, Deviln Kane, Oak, Freeman

Madewood

Cover Art

Tachna Egert, Ludwig, Price, Lee

Multiple View Points: how to write them

Phoenix, Crane, Carlson, Witt, Eden, Painter

Lunar Shifters: Wolves, cats and others

Gayle, Castilleja, Eden, Reus, Green, Nation, Carlson

Vamps

Hill, Ivy, Blacio, Frost, Palmer, Davies

Iberville

Workshop:

Kristen Painter

Workshop: Leanne Renee Hieber

Workshop:

First Impressions: sealing your fate with the first page!

Workshop:

Carolyn Crane

Workshop:

Erin Kellison

Evangeline

Sitting Salon

Steampunk Tea

Sitting Salon

Grand Ballroom

LUNCH With Stella and Audra Price

Echoes Dinner with Joey W. Hill

Echoes of New Orleans Masquerade

Foyer

Wicked Bliss Chocolate Indulgence with Shayla Black and Sophie Oak

Saints and Sinners Open Bar W/ Kris Cook and Mel Schroeder

Field trip

Jaye Wells (If needed 2-3 hrs)

Erin McCarthy

(1.5 hrs)


SATURDAY

Time

10-11

11-noon

Noon-1

1-2

2-3

3-4

4-5

5-6

6-7

7-8

8-9

9-10

10-11

11-12

Bourbon

TATTOO AND CORSET SALON

Fleur de Lis A

Fleur de Lis b

Roaring 20’s with Secret Cravings Publishing

Fleur de Lis c

Teche

Belle Grove

Oak Alley

Madewood

Iberville

Reading: YA event

Evangeline

BOOKSIGNING

Grand Ballroom

LUNCH

With Sandy Sullivan

Samhain Reception with the Samhain Authors

Foyer

Publishers tables

BOURBON ST.

AUTHOR PUB CRAWL (See flyer for authors/ bars)

Field trips

Adrian Phoenix (1.5)




















SUNDAY

Time

10-11

11-noon

Noon-1

1-2

2-3

3-4

4-5

5-6

6-7

7-8

8-9

9-10

10-11

11-12

Bourbon

TATTOO And CORSET SALON

Fleur de Lis A

Fleur de Lis b

Fleur de Lis c

Teche

Belle Grove

Oak Alley

Madewood

Iberville

Evangeline

Gift Basket Pick up

Grand Ballroom

Farewell Event (9am-Noon)

Foyer

Box Pack up


2: Tickets and information:
We will be putting up the tickets starting NEXT FRIDAY. The tickets we will be listing on friday are ALL THE 400 count parties. The other tickets will go up as such:

Fieldtrips: ALL TICKETS WILL BE LISTED EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

Erin Mccarthy: FRIDAY, 8pm

Suzanne Johnson: Saturday, NOON

Elixa Gayle: Saturday, 2pm

Jaye Wells: Sunday, NOON

Adrian Phoenix: Sunday 2pm

Kelly Keaton: Monday, 6pm


PARTIES WITH LOW ATTENDEE ACEEPTANCE: ALL TICKETS WILL BE LISTED EASTERN STANDARD TIME:

STEAMPUNK TEA: FRIDAY 6pm

I SCREAM PARTY: FRIDAY 6 PM

LATE NIGHT WITH JEANINE AND PAM: SATURDAY NOON

KARAOKE : SATURDAY NOON

SECRET CRAVINGS PARTY: SUNDAY 2pm


PLEASE REFER TO THIS EMAIL. TIMES WILL NOT CHANGE.

THESE are the Fieldtrip events. You will notice that each has a TIME and a day (some have two days because the author has offered to do it twice if theres interest. Please READ EVERYTHING. All info for the Fieldtrips are here:

FIELD TRIP INFO:

Touring New 2 with Kelly Keaton:

A casual walking tour of places found in New 2 (the futuristic city of New Orleans). Mostly touring at the square, shopping in the market...

Stops to include: The French Quarter: Jackson Square, the Cabildo, the Presbytere, Riverwalk, and French Market. ( Possibly the Garden District: The Morris-Isreal House and Lafayette Cemetery.)

Limit: 12. (if there is interest, we will offer this event on Friday as well)

Day/ Time: Thursday: Friday 1o Am

Supernatural NOLA with Erin McCarthy:

We'll start off at an authentic voodoo shop, then stroll past some of the Quarter's most haunted houses and buildings, including the house where parts of Interview With the Vampire were filmed, then end up in St. Louis #1 Cemetery, where the infamous voodoo queen Marie Laveau is buried.

Stops to include: Areas in the French Quarter that pertain to the paranormal.

Limit: 10

Day/ Time:1pm (2.5 hours)THURSDAY

Post- Katrina Royal Street tour with Suzanne Johnson:

A tour of locations from Royal Street, an urban fantasy (releasing April 10) set in immediate post-Katrina New Orleans. The tour will visit locations both from the book, and areas that were heavily impacted by Hurricane Katrina [the author evacuated and returned to NOLA shortly after the hurricane]. It's also a good general driving tour of the city as a whole.

Stops to Include: Outside the French Quarter: Bellaire Drive, Lakeview, and Seventeenth Street Canal breach at Hammond Highway; Mid-City area along Canal Street/Canal Blvd; Tulane University/Riverbend area; Nashville/Magazine area uptown; if sufficient interest, could have lunch at Frankie & Johnnys on Arabella & Tchoupitoulas St., favorite neighborhood hangout of book characters; The Fly, along the river at Audubon Park, behind the zoo; St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, site of major scene in book (1300 St. Louis St.), burial place of voodoo queen Marie Laveau and pirate Dominique You, both of whom are book characters. Optional drive through site of Lower Ninth Ward levee breaches, as well as drive-by of Louisiana Superdome and Morial Convention Center/.
Inside the French Quarter: Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop (941 Bourbon Street); the Napoleon House (500 Chartres St.), esp. the courtyard and banquet room (I'll treat interested tour members to a Pimm's Cup, my character's favorite drink--be great if the NH staff would let us look at the banquet rooms, but not necessary); Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo (739 Bourbon St.); Faulkner House Books/Pirate's Alley/Jackson Square.

Limit: 5 (if there’s sufficient interest, Suzanne will do two, one Thursday, one Friday)

Day/ Time:Suzanne will be giving her Fieldtrip people the times herself as this is a driving tour and she will be personally driving the participants.

Dante’s French Quarter with Adrian Phoenix

An evening stroll through Dante Baptiste's French Quarter, his favorite haunts, including certain key spots from The Maker's Song books, which will end at one of his favorite watering holes, a tavern that was once the blacksmith shop of the infamous pirate, Jean Lafitte.

Stops to include: St Louis Cathedral, St Peter St, Bourbon St, the Mississippi, Cafe du Monde, and Lafitte's Tavern

Limit:20 (Adrian will do 2 if the interest is there)

Day/ time: THIS IS AN EVENING EVENT: 8pm Thursday and Saturday

Garden District of the Damned with Jaye Wells

Start your adventure by meeting Jaye Wells at the pick for the St. Charles Streetcar on Canal St.. As we rumble toward the Garden District, Jaye will talk about how the streetcar itself was setting to a major scene in her book, BLUE-BLOODED VAMP. We'll hop off in the heart of the Garden District and walk over to Coliseum St. to the former home of Trent Reznor, where Jaye will share the secret influences the singer had on her series. Next it's a quick walk to Prytania Street and the former home of Anne Rice, which appears in the Sabina Kane series as the home of Erron Zorn. Finally, we'll walk a couple of blocks over to Lafayette Cemetery. Rich in history in its own right, the City of the Dead is also the setting of a major battle in GREEN-EYED DEMON. On the way back to the trolley, we'll stroll back by the famous Garden District bookshop. Stop in for a quick browse or grab a cool drink at the cafe next door.

Stops to include: St. Charles Streetcar to Garden District; 2425 Coliseum St.(former home of Trent Reznor) ; 2523 Prytania St (former home of Anne Rice); Lafayette Cemetery No. 1

Limit: 10 (Jaye will do a second event on Friday if the interest is there, at 1pm)

Day/ Time: 10am Thursday. This Field trip will run 2.5-3 hours.

VooDoo You Love with Eliza Gayle:

This trip is a walking tour that will take us through different voodoo shops for fun and education through magical New Orleans. To To top of the trip we will also stop at the historical Olde Absinthe House for a one of kind cocktail!

Stops to include: Olde Absinthe House, Marie Laveaus House of Voodoo, Voodoo Authentica

Limit:15

Day/ Time:Thursday 430pm (THIS IS A LATE AFTERNOON EVENT) This trip will run 2 hours

Party Info will be on the TICKETS Starting FRIDAY on the Ticket Site. THIS INFO WILL GO OUT ON FRIDAY MORNING as to the link. this like will only be sent via the email you registered with.