Alyson Noel: Writing About First Love Bay Area Book Festival - Marsh Theatre Julie Buxbaum, Alyson Noël, and Nicola Yoon, moderated by Andrea Mullarkey"The sweetest honey is loathsome in its own deliciousness, and in the taste destroys the appetite. Therefore, love moderately," says Friar Lawrence to Romeo. True? Listen to four young adult authors talk about the trials and tribulations of teen romance in their books.