If you're going to be in Atlanta for the International Reading Association conference, be sure to stop by the Mirrorstone booth, #721. Lots to see and authors Candice Ransom and D.L. Garfinkle will be signing in the booth. Also, each author will be the star of her own reception in the Hyatt Regency one night that week. Make sure to stop by and say hi, and get a signed ARC or book! Hear more from Candice and Debbie as they discuss, respectively, transitional readers and using humor to reach reluctant readers.

Here's the signing schedule:

Monday, May 5
Time Spies author Candice Ransom signing in booth #721
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Candice Ransom presentation and reception
Hyatt Regency Spring Room 6 p.m.

Enjoy a glass of wine and a light snack with acclaimed children’s book author Candice Ransom for a very special presentation on Sending Them Back to the Past to Help Reach the Future: Using the Time Spies Series to Guide Transitional Readers.

Tuesday, May 6
Supernatural Rubber Chicken author D.L. Garfinkle signing in booth #721
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Candice Ransom signing in booth #721
3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

D.L. Garfinkle presentation and reception
Hyatt Regency Spring Room 6 p.m.

Sit back with a glass of wine and a light snack and meet acclaimed author and humorist, D.L. Garfinkle as she discusses Laughing and Literacy: Using Humorous Books to Turn Reluctant Readers into Eager Readers.

Wednesday, May 7
D.L. Garfinkle signing in booth #721
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.