anghara

It's wonderful that you didn't spend the entire time trying to sell and promote your own books, as that is typically what I see any time an author is invited to an event with teens or with readers. "You're going to LOVE my next book," they'll say, "and it's got This and That and a big surprise!" This bores the hell out of me and makes me put them on my Do Not Read list. However, it seems to be what their handlers are telling them to do, and it must sell books, or else they wouldn't be so assured about it. So extra yay to you for avoiding that trap and actually giving the students real content that got them excited!