The Land of Stories 3 : Book Tour 2014

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Sarah Waier Love that @chriscolfer snapped a quick selfie with the 800+ fans at the @SLCL tonight! 

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So I managed to not cry until I had nearly left the building so hey score for me. He was super sweet and was greeting everyone with the biggest smile. he told me not to be nervous. I unfortunately didn’t say anything meaningful I was shaking too hard but it was so worth it.

 

 




   

 

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HES SO PRETTY IN PERSON

I told him he was amazing and I’m a huge fan and my internet friends told me to tell him they said hi they brought a poster about three years ago of Kurt and Sam fan art and thanks for coming to St. Louis!!!! There was sooooo much more I wanted to say and I hate I didn’t get a picture with him but we weren’t allowed to! He’s so nice and funny and his eyes like sparkle it’s insane but he’s such an amazing person I wanted to so much to tell him how much of an impact he’s had on my life how he helped me break out of my shell and meet amazing friends and have this amazing experience and how much I love his books and how incredible they are and how much I identify with Alex as a twin and as a reader!!! I’m gonna cry!!!!!!!

   


 

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alright so i haven’t posted my chris stuff yet but THIS HAPPENED!!! i went to the decatur signing on sunday, and let me say it was THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE. i met up with some amazing people but i also got to meet this beautiful man. i got 4 books signed (the one holding the cover down is my friends) because i wanted to donate them to my girl scout troop. basically i was there an hour early and met up with some friends. we were in starbucks and then around 7:45 we went and got in line! i was spot 110 in line. i was basically shaking the entire time. i got into the book store and was freaking out and shoved my mom my phone to take pictures. i tried to figure out what to say before hand and i finally decided to ask him about his myers brigg type. my conversation basically went like this:
me: [i handed him my letter] um, yeah, hi, i wrote you this because i was terrified about not being able to speak on the way here. 
chris: oh thank you! 
me: yeah, um, hi, im caroline! [i reached out and shook his hand here]
chris: [laughs a little and shakes my hand]
me: yeah, so, i was wondering, do you know your myers brigg type?
chris: um, i think i know what that is…
me: oh, its a personality test thing!
him: ohhhhhh! is it the one with the letters? [i nodded] i don’t remember mine specifically but i do remember I’m an introvert!
alla: OH YOU ARE SO NOT AN INTROVERT! 
chris: maybe not around YOU but I hibernate sometimes. (that’s the picture where alla is leaning over laughing and chris is looking at her like that it was so cute and made me so happy i made them both laugh omg)
me: okay um thank you! [i reach for my books] WAIT, i’m just gonna shake your hand again, if that’s okay?
chris: [laughs] go ahead sweetie! [he shakes my hand then i grabbed my books and ran away]
all in all it was one of the best days of my life and i still can’t believe it happened. i basically found a corner in the book store and hyperventilated for a bit [look i included a picture because yolo] and i still want to scream every time i think of this happening and how it was a thing that was real and happened to me. he’s so beautiful and he hadn’t shaved in lord knows how long because he was rocking that scruff. he was just gorgeous and his hands are so soft. his laugh is one of the most beautiful things i’ve ever heard and when he sassed alla i think i almost collapsed. i don’t know how i was able to make my brain smart enough to grab my phone and selfie after (the woman who took my books who worked for the store basically grabbed it out of my hand and put it on the table) but i did and im so glad i did it bc i have a selfie with chris colfer in the background, what even is my life? also he called me sweetie lol bye.
tl;dr: chris says he’s an introvert, he called me sweetie and shook my hand twice, and i made both him and alla laugh. also, he’s the most beautiful person i’ve ever seen.

  

 

Last in line was Lindsey Ashworth of Fairhaven, who turned out to be the teariest of the bunch. The 14-year-old with lupus nephritis had met Colfer through the Make-A-Wish Foundation on the set of “Glee” in 2012. Ashworth showed Colfer a photo they had taken together, and he replied: You were 11 when I met you!” “I can’t believe he remembered me,” she said, tears streaming down her face. “He’s just adorable, and the most talented man on earth.”
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LOS ANGELES — (BUSINESS WIRE)—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced that on Saturday, July 19 at 2pm Barnes & Noble at the Grove in Los Angeles will host a booksigning and costume party with bestselling author Chris Colfer for his new book The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning. Fans of The Land of Stories series are invited to come to the booksigning dressed as their favorite characters from the series. Giveaways including exclusive comic collectibles and signed copies of the complete Land of Stories series will be given out throughout the day.


Colfer’s booksigning is the kickoff event for The Grove Barnes & Noble’s exciting lineup of events for the Get Pop-Cultured™ with Barnes & Noble campaign, a month long pop culture celebration at stores nationwide. The celebration will bring to life customers’ favorite books, characters, movies, artists, illustrators and pop culture with themed events, author signings, panel discussions, contests, exclusive content, giveaways and prizes, sneak peeks, activities, and more.

“We are thrilled to host Chris Colfer, one of our favorite authors, for a book signing and costume party celebrating the release of his new book The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning,” said Lita Weissman, Community Business Development Manager for Barnes & Noble at The Grove. “Chris’ fans are so enthusiastic and creative. We can’t wait to see what kind of amazing costumes they come up with.”

Given the series’ Fairy Tale theme, look for fans to come dressed as Mother Goose, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Snow White, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel or any number of interpretations of a Fairy Godmother. Alls fans at Chris’ costume party are encouraged to join in the fun on social media using the hashtag #TLOSCostumeParty.

Wristbands for the Colfer signing and costume party will be distributed beginning at 9am on Saturday, July 19. Wristbanded customers will be eligible for special giveaways.

Chris Colfer is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and Golden Globe-winning actor, and his books include Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns and his newest book, The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning. In the new book, the Brothers Grimm have a warning for the Land of Stories. Conner Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adventures are behind him—until he discovers a mysterious clue left by the famous Brothers Grimm. With help from his classmate Bree and the outlandish Mother Goose, Conner sets off on a mission across Europe to crack a two-hundred-year-old code.

Get Pop-Cultured National Costume Contest

In addition to The Land of Stories costume party at The Grove, all Barnes & Noble stores nationwide will host Get Pop-Cultured with Barnes & Noble national costume contest on July 19. Customers of all ages are invited to visit their local Barnes & Noble dressed as their favorite pop culture characters and enter for the chance to win Barnes & Noble exciting prizes. Barnes & Noble Cafés will give costume-wearing customers $1 off any beverage on the day of the Costume Contest. Customers can also enter the Get Pop-Cultured with Barnes & Noble Sweepstakes in stores nationwide for a chance to win a $1,000 Barnes & Noble Gift Card and an exciting Studio VIP Tour for two at the Warner Bros. studios in Los Angeles, CA, plus many other great prizes.

Costume-wearing customers attending the Get Pop Cultured National Costume Contest are encouraged to post their pictures on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtags #GetPopCultured and #CostumeContest for a chance to win. For more information and to find the nearest costume contest, visit www.bn.com/GetPop-Cultured and for costume contest details and rules visit http://previewweekend.seenmoments.com beginning Tuesday, July 15.

For all the exciting Get Pop-Cultured events taking place at The Grove Barnes & Noble location and other stores, including Batman Day, Marvel Day, DC Comics Spectacular, visit www.bn.com/GetPop-Cultured.

 






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Here’s a super-cute story from the DC signing from someone who doesn’t have a Tumblr blog and who gave me permission to post it on mine - her five-year-old daughter made Chris a book! So here is her story:

"I need to give a little back story to make my experience at the book signing make sense. So I’ve been reading the books with my daughter this summer. She has been really riveted by the story. When I told her we were going to the book signing she was so so excited. (I let her watch the Glee performances and some of the scenes, like the proposal etc…so she knows and loves Kurt and now loves Chris for his books) This weekend she asked me if she could make a book for Chris. She made it all by herself (with some help with spelling from me and my husband) The book is about a little girl who lives in the board game Candy Land.
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We were in the first group. The line was going really fast so I was a bit worried we would not really get a chance to explain the book to him. We got up to the front of the line and Ella right away just handed him the book. He said all excitedly “is this for me?” And Ella said yes. I told him that she had made this book for him and that it was about a girl who lives in the board game Candy Land. Then he looked right at her and said “you made this just for me?” and she said yes. And he looked at the book and pointed to a picture of the little girl my daughter drew on the first page and said “and this little girl lives in Candy Land? That was my favorite board game as a kid” Then he flipped through the pages and said “This is great!” then he looked right at her and said “I promise you I am going to read this book tonight!” Then he thanked her again.

 



It went by really fast but he certainly spent a little extra time with her and she will remember this forever. (so will I!) Chris is handsome on TV but he is even more handsome in person! I can’t emphasize enough how sweet he was with her. Just so very sweet.”

 

 

 

 

 

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i am getting these framed and made into blankets

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Meeting Chris in DC…
First off, I just need to get this out of the way. ANASHDHDKFJFKSMFJANSJDJDJSKDKFJFKGJDJDKDJFJFLLSLFAK. Okay, thanks—I feel better.
I decided to ask Chris if he’s going to use a dialect coach for Noel, and he VERY excitedly told me he was working with someone now. (He was so enthusiastic—he told me her name, just in case I’m ever in the market for a dialect coach I guess.)
Now, Noel Coward had a really weird accent you guys—clipped and strange. Chris said, “I could do an English accent on my own but…”
I interrupted him (kind of rudely, by accident), “Noel had a really strange accent…”
He finished for me. “Yeah, it’s all weird and kinda choppy” We both made pointy finger motions in the air at the same time. (To illustrate the very peculiar, specific, way Noel spoke.)
Then he grinned and told me that my question was a good one. I smiled so wide, I thought my face was going to explode.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Chris has an unbelievably genuine way of really engaging with you as if you are the only person in the room. He’s charming, sweet, and an utter delight to talk with. I’m very grateful I’ve been able to meet him three times. He seems so happy and comfortable in his skin—it’s great to see. I hope TLOS3 does well, and look forward to the tour for TLOS4.

 









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Chris Colfer - July 16th, 2014 at The Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, Minnesota