“For my fifth appearance good morning america<\/em> (Truly a dream come true!!), I matched my cover up as best I could with this sparkling Oscar de la Renta minidress. His pieces are very elaborate and whimsical. This particular dress reminds me of the enchanted-ball scene from the book, where the gowns are made of high metals and other shiny materials!” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption> (Image credit: Alex Aster)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n Alex Aster, bestselling author of the wildly popular young adult fantasy series Sign<\/em> island<\/em> And lightlark<\/em>surprised his ardent fans when he announced his latest novel starside<\/em> Back in September. It was confirmed that a Barbie fantasy novel was coming (Barbie: Dreamscape<\/em>out this July), but no one knew, not even her agent early on, that Aster was quietly preparing her next big project \u2013 a 500-page adult romantic novel about a young woman named Aris who, on a quest to acquire a magical sword, signs up for a deadly contest to seek revenge on the gods.<\/p>\n This is exciting for two reasons. We have an exciting new page-turner just in time for Spring Break, and we’re ready for another stylish Aster book tour. If you’re familiar with the latter, you know the author treats her book tours like a red carpet, carefully crafting her press looks to reflect the aesthetics, themes, and characters of her latest book and even throwing in the occasional Easter egg for eagle-eyed fans. We love a dresser with a good pattern.<\/p>\n This kind of thoughtful approach requires some serious planning. Before the excitement starts rising all around starside<\/em>The writer was already scouring the internet and mapping her appearance. Think lots of silver and glitter and some Eris-inspired chain mail for good measure. Here, Ester talks to us about her process.<\/p>\n “I always try to match my outfits to my books in some way during release week. However starside<\/em>The cover is mostly silver, with a blue sparkle to it, so I went with this navy two-piece suit of the moment from Oscar de la Renta for my appearance. The Drew Barrymore Show.<\/em> The oversized gold buttons reminded me of the golden willow tree in a scene from the book!\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption> (Image credit: Alex Aster)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n You’ve followed a fashion theme for each of your book tours. How did you want to approach your looks? <\/strong>starside<\/strong><\/em>? <\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Author](\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xaSzbamM5uUSfegqUDR9v3-1800-80.jpg.webp)
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