About the Blogger
Hello there! You may call me Alexandria, or the queen of this blog. I'm a Communications student and full-time nerd, as well as an extrovert (though you wouldn't think it). I'm also a feminist, bisexual, and aromantic, and that will show on this blog. If I have to admit to any bookworm clichés, I confess that I wear glasses and drink tea.
I am very fortunate to have a librarian for a mother, so I am thankful for the opportunities this gives me, getting to read brand new library books and know about author events. Authors I have met or seen speak:
I am very fortunate to have a librarian for a mother, so I am thankful for the opportunities this gives me, getting to read brand new library books and know about author events. Authors I have met or seen speak:
- Kate De Goldi (I was quite young at the time, but I remember the advice she told me: don't ever throw out any of your writing.)
- Andy Griffiths (He told we young writers in the room to buy a cheap exercise book so you write down all your ideas, not just the good ones.)
- Cassandra Clare (2011 Auckland Readers and Writers Festival)
- Meg Rosoff and Margo Lanagan (ditto)
- Garth Nix and Sean Williams (ditto)
- Melinda Szymanik (I attended a workshop in 2012)
- John Marsden (2014 Auckland Readers and Writers Festival)
- and a few other New Zealand authors
Isobelle Carmody came to my school in 2013 to speak to the Year 9s, which included my sister. I wasn't invited because I was in Year 11. I never forgave, and I never forgot.