We're Going to Meet J.K. Rowling!

Back in July, Scholastic Books announced that J.K. Rowling was going to be coming to the United States for a book tour. She would be making three stops, in Los Angeles, New Orleans, and New York City. The L.A. and New Orleans dates were for randomly selected schoolchildren in the area only, but the New York City stop was for fans of all ages. The only catch was that the audience would be chosen by sweepstakes. Devoted fans could print and fill out entry forms in the hopes of being one of the 1,000 names drawn. So, I absent-mindedly filled out two forms, one for Shawn and one for me, and mailed them away to Scholastic headquarters in NYC.

Well, yesterday we got a call at home. Shawn's name was drawn! We're going to New York to meet J.K. Rowling! I am so incredibly thrilled... and I can't believe our luck!

The event is going to be on Friday, October 19th at Carnegie Hall. Ms. Rowling is going to be reading from her newest book, taking questions from the audience, and afterwards, signing books. I can't even imagine how long it will take to sign 2,000 books, but I swear that I will wait until the crack of dawn the next day to get my book signed.

I also need to start thinking of a good question in advance. Not that I will necessarily be called on, but just in case!

-- Lisa

PS - In case anyone is wondering, she will only sign one book per person, so I can't take extra books with me. This is good for me (I don't have to cart around a caravan of books), but bad for all my Harry Potter-obsessed friends. Hey guys, I feel your pain.