Adult Book Choice:
Meet the Author - Celeste Ng
Celeste Ng grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Shaker Heights, Ohio. She graduated from Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. Her debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, was a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Massachusetts Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and the ALA's Alex Award. Little Fires Everywhere, Ng's second novel, was a New York Times bestseller, winner of the Ohioana Book Award, and named a best book of the year by over twenty-five publications. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages and she was the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Meet the Author - Celeste Ng
Celeste Ng grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Shaker Heights, Ohio. She graduated from Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. Her debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, was a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Massachusetts Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and the ALA's Alex Award. Little Fires Everywhere, Ng's second novel, was a New York Times bestseller, winner of the Ohioana Book Award, and named a best book of the year by over twenty-five publications. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages and she was the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Young Adult Book Choice:
Meet the Author - Lisa Fipps
Lisa Fipps is a graduate of Ball State University, award-winning former journalist, current director of marketing for a public library (where she won the Sara Laughlin marketing award), and an author of middle-grade books. Starfish is her debut novel. She lives in Kokomo, Indiana.
Meet the Author - Lisa Fipps
Lisa Fipps is a graduate of Ball State University, award-winning former journalist, current director of marketing for a public library (where she won the Sara Laughlin marketing award), and an author of middle-grade books. Starfish is her debut novel. She lives in Kokomo, Indiana.
Children's Book Choice:
Meet the Author - Charm Joy Der
Charm Joy Der, MA Ed, is a wife, mother to two inquisitive and energetic young sons, an entrepreneur, and a community Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) educator and strategist. She is passionate about DE&I and belonging and aims to provide a space where all children see themselves within literature as well as creating a foundation of love, happiness, and self-esteem for children. In her debut children's book "My Happiness Counts" she takes children on an exciting counting journey to discover that happiness is within and all around them.
Meet the Author - Charm Joy Der
Charm Joy Der, MA Ed, is a wife, mother to two inquisitive and energetic young sons, an entrepreneur, and a community Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) educator and strategist. She is passionate about DE&I and belonging and aims to provide a space where all children see themselves within literature as well as creating a foundation of love, happiness, and self-esteem for children. In her debut children's book "My Happiness Counts" she takes children on an exciting counting journey to discover that happiness is within and all around them.