My Ideal Bookshelf

So Tattered Cover sells this book called My Ideal Bookshelf by Thessaly La Force, and I came across it yesterday.

This is a coffee table book where well known authors, designers, movie producers, poets, doctors, and so on select the books that represent who they are. It's a cool assignment, and this is how it works:

"Select a small shelf of books that represent you - the books that have changed your life, that have made you who you are today, your favorite favorites." 

So this is my book shelf: 

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling

Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle by CLAMP

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

City of Masks by Mary Hoffman

A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeline L'engle

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

StarDust by Neil Gaiman

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien

Best-Loved Folktales of the World by Joanna Cole

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Dune by Frank Herbert

Mara Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw 

A Walk to Remember by Nicolas Sparks

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Mattimeo by Brian Jacques

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'engle

Beastly by Alex Flinn

What's on your bookshelf? 

Ridley Pearson & Rick Elice - Peter and the Starcatcher signing event

I had the amazing honor to meet both Ridley Pearson and Rick Elice today at the Tattered Cover at the 16th street mall in Denver. It was really neat to hear them talk about the play, and what it was like to create a script from a novel as well as the process of sharing a story and transferring it to another form of media. I was really nervous bringing my Kingdom Keeper book, but I actually talked with Ridley Pearson about the series and the Disney Parks for a while. 

Listening to successful writers is an inspiring experience, and it reminds you to never give up on your dreams. Since I have done both script writing and novel writing, it was really neat to have two people in the industry talk about the different mediums and how they work. The event itself was entertaining and rewarding, giving me a new perspective on story telling, character building and the world of both author and screenwriter. 

I also had the honor of taking a picture with Ridley Pearson after the book signing. 

All in all, it was one of the best days of my life!