The incredible Maggie Wheeler, best known from her acting role as Janice on NBC's hit series Friends, will be joining us alongside illustrator M. Kyle Hollingsworth to share their beautiful new picture book, Ebeneezer Finds A Reason. They will be in conversation with Jeff Kinney, international bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, as well as...
Angela and Tony DiTerlizzi have been best friends and creative partners for thirty years and married for over twenty. They live in Amherst, MA, with their daughter, Sophia, and their rescue dogs, Mimi and Pippin. Angela is a beloved author of award-winning, charming, and inspiring picture books including the USA Today bestselling The Magical Yet, Some Bugs, Just Add Glitter, and many others....
Jon Klassen, Caldecott medalist and #1 New York Times author and illustrator, joins us to read and sign his newest creation, THE SKULL, a creepy tale of things that go bump in the night, with a warm note of friendship at its heart. Inspired by a Tyrolean folktale, Jon Klassen combines his talent for deadpan humor with spine-chilling suspense...
Authors Anna Staniszewski and Rajani LaRocca join us to discuss their cousin-themed picture books, MY COUSIN'S MERMAID and SUMMER IS FOR COUSINS! Both books are beautiful stories of family and connection that you’re sure to love. Anna and Rajani will discuss and sign copies of their books, as well as answer audience questions! Born in...
We're cackling with joy about welcoming Rachel Harrison to introduce her new novel, BLACK SHEEP, a fiery, irreverent horror novel about a woman who must confront her cultish, diabolical family and uncover their many secrets, from the national bestselling horror author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle. Vesper Wright is in hell. The night she gets fired from her...
Husband and wife duo Lisa and Matt McMann join us to discuss their newest middle grade books! Rebel Undercover, the third installment of Lisa's The Forgotten Five series, is like X-Men meets Spy Kids, with lots of hijinks, humor, and family drama. Matt’s Terror in Shadow Canyon, book three of the Monsterious series, combines monsters with mystery, perfect for fans of Goosebumps. Lisa...
Kerri Maher is the USA Today bestselling author of The Paris Bookseller, The Girl in White Gloves, The Kennedy Debutante, and, under the name Kerri Majors, This Is Not a Writing Manual: Notes for the Young Writer in the Real World. She's also the founder of an award-winning journal of YA literature, YARN. Kerri holds an MFA from Columbia University and lives in...
An Unlikely Story is thrilled to be hosting Kristen Simmons to celebrate the release of her new book, FIND HIM WHERE YOU LEFT HIM DEAD! It's a masterful breakout horror novel for young adult readers that's "Jumanji but Japanese-inspired" (Kendare Blake) about estranged friends playing a deadly game in a nightmarish folkloric underworld. Kristen will be discussing FIND...
A graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Law School, Michele Campbell worked at a prestigious Manhattan law firm before spending eight years fighting crime as a federal prosecutor in New York City. Michele is the author of She Was the Quiet One and It's Always the Husband. Hank Phillippi Ryan is USA Today bestselling and five-time Agatha Award-winning author of...
We are so excited to host Alecia Dow to celebrate the release of her new book, JUST A PINCH OF MAGIC! It's a heartwarming tale of friendship filled with magic and delicious food, sure to be enjoyed by any fantasy lovers aged 8 and up! Alechia will be discussing and signing her new book, as...
We're so excited to host bestselling, Emmy-nominated creator Jorge Cham to celebrate the release of OLIVER'S GREAT BIG UNIVERSE! Through comics and humor, Oliver explains the cosmos – from the Big Bang to supernovas – to readers, while navigating the highs and lows of middle grade. It's perfect for Wimpy Kid fans, reluctant readers, and science...
Alix E. Harrow is the NYT-bestselling author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Once and Future Witches, Starling House, and various short fiction, including a duology of retold fairy tales (A Spindle Splintered and A Mirror Mended). Her work has won a Hugo and a British Fantasy Award, and been shortlisted for the Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus, Southern Book...
