Summer is drawing to a close, so it’s time to stock up on books to keep you company through the frigid months ahead. What’s better than a book? Hmm...a personalized, signed book of course!

September 2010 marked a change in the way authors toured. Normally, tour dates are entirely decided by publishers, but in this case, two great authors - Kelley Armstrong and Melissa Marr - took it upon themselves to organize a signing tour across the United States. They decided the cities and the authors; just how they wanted it.

The two of them organized a group of events for 19 authors in 12 cities over two days. This marked the beginning of the infamous Smart Chicks Kick It Tour! In 2011, another tour was launched, this time with fewer cities and less chaos for the authors.

September 2012 marks the third and final installment of the Smart Chicks Kick It Tour. This tour travels internationally, and this time around Canada is home to a few stops!

Sure enough, Alberta is lucky enough to have a spot. On September 13th at 6pm, Chapters Westside in Edmonton is in for a crazy night. Hold your breath, this is will be a lot to take in. Attending this panel of brilliant authors are the following: Kelley Armstrong (Women of The Otherworld series, Darkness Rising Series, Nadia Stafford Mysteries, Darkness Rising series and other novellas and anthologies), Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely series, Graveminder, Faery Tales and Nightmares, Carnival of Souls and various anthologies), Veronica Roth (Divergent, Insurgent), Ally Condie (Matched, Crossed, Reached, Enthralled), Margaret Stohl (Beautiful Creatures, Beautiful Darkness, Beautiful Chaos, Dream Dark, Enthralled),  and Beth Revis (Across The Universe, A Million Suns).  To add a bit of testosterone, a smart dude has been added to the panel for the Edmonton stop: Charles De Lint (Under My Skin, The Painted Boy).

Several of the authors have movie deals in the works for their novels, so how cool would it be to have a signed novel that will be a future movie? Move over Twilight, there are new players in the book-to-movie game!

You can join this panel of brilliant authors as they sign their bestselling novels. This special event will include live music, prizes, games and more. This event is free, so anyone can partake in the fun. Bring in your collection of books to get signed, or purchase one of the many new releases these great authors have. With this many hard hitting novelists in one place, it is bound to be a once in a lifetime experience.