As Love Hurts was launched recently at an all-star gathering in London, site member michellemellark2 went along to get all the goss and speak to the editor herself, along with star contributors James Dawson and Patrick Ness
Reaching the top floor of Waterstones Piccadilly, after the tedious climb of five flights of stairs, has its rewards for anyone. Generally, this is coffee or pineapple juice. On Thursday, this was Malorie Blackman addressing me by my name. That kind of experience can really change a person.
Malorie Blackman – currently in her last year as Children’s Laureate – is just as incredible as her books suggest. Though we were sat in a coffee shop overflowing with eccentric Londoners and famous authors, I was treated as though amongst friends. Admittedly, these “friends” and I would appear to be in the polite stages of the relationship; but it really felt like we were friends nonetheless.
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