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For Further Information Contact:
Colleen Kammer (248) 968-1190
YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS JUSTINE LARBALESTIER, KATHE KOJA AND MICHAEL
SPRADLIN READING AND SIGNING AT OAK PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Book Beat and Oak Park Public Library are pleased to present young
adult authors Justine Larbalestier, Kathe Koja and Michael Spradlin at
the Oak Park Public Library on Thursday, October 2, 2008, from 7:00 -
8:30 PM. All three authors have delivered exciting new separate works
of fiction that should appeal to a diverse group of readers. The Oak
Park Library is located at 14200 Oak Park Blvd. in Oak Park. For more
information please call 248-968-1190.
Justine Larbalestier is quickly becoming a name to watch in the world
of young adult fiction. Her latest book, How to Ditch Your Fairy, is
about a teenage-girl named Charlie who is blessed with a helpful fairy
with a rather unusual talent: the ability to find a parking spot.
Loaded with humor this light-hearted novel should appeal to teens and
young adults who occasionally feel that everyone else has it made.
Larbalestier is from Sydney, Australia and is also the author of the
Magic or Madness trilogy.
Justine Larbalestier is an Australian young adult author. She is best
known for the Magic or Madness trilogy: Magic or Madness, Magic
Lessons and the newly released Magic's Child. She also wrote one adult
non-fiction book, the Hugo-nominated The Battle of the Sexes in
Science Fiction (Best Related Book, 2003), and edited another,
Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century.
Her surname has been pronounced in several different ways, but the FAQ
on her website says that Lar-bal-est-ee-air is correct:
Q: How do you pronounce your surname? A: Lar-bal-est-ee-air. It can
also be pronounced Lar-bal-est-ee-ay or Lar-bal-est-ee-er. Those are
all fine by me. Friends at school used to pronounce it: Lavaworm. I
have to really like you to let you get away with t hat one, but.
Larbalestier was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She now
alternates living between Sydney and New York City. In 2001, Justine
married fellow author Scott Westerfeld. Source: Wikipedia
Read an online interview with two amazingly wonderful fantasy authors:
Justine Larbalestier and Ekaterina Sedia at Fantasy Magazine.
Kathe Koja is the author of many critically-acclaimed young adult
novels including Buddha Boy, The Blue Mirror and Kissing the Bee. Her
latest novel, Headlong, takes place in the Vaughn School, a private
school for girls where perfection means everything. Lily Noble's
perfect world is shaken by a new friend named Hazel who shows Lily a
world beyond the sheltered walls of Vaughn.
Kathe Koja (born 1960) is an American writer. She was initially known
for her intense speculative fiction for adults, but over the past few
years has turned to writing young adu lt novels. Koja is also a
prolific author of short stories, including many in collaboration with
Barry N. Malzberg. Most of her short fiction remains uncollected.
Koja's novels and short stories frequently concern characters who have
been in some way marginalized by society, often focusing on the
transcendence and/or disintergration which proceeds this social
isolation (as in The Cipher, Bad Brain, "Teratisms," The Blue Mirror,
etc.). Source: Wikipedia
Kathe Koja is a native Detroiter who resides in the area and is
married to the photographer Rick Lieder, who often does her book
jackets. Read an online interview with Kathe at Teens Read Too.com/
Michael P. Spradlin is the author of an exciting new children's novel
called, The Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail. Set during the
time of Richard the Lionhearted and the English Crusades, the young
orphan Tristan's wish for adventure is granted when he becomes a
squire headed to fight in the Holy Land. This fast-paced adventure
novel is sure to please readers aged 9-12 thirsty for excitement in
the medieval era.
Michael P. Spradlin is the Edgar Award-nominated author of the Spy
Goddess series, the forthcoming Youngest Templar series, as well as
several works of historical fiction. He currently resides in Lapeer,
Michigan with his wife, daughter, and two schnoodles Apollo and
Willow. Listen to a podcast with the author at Book Bites for Kids.
--
Cindy McGee
Librarian
For Further Information Contact:
Colleen Kammer (248) 968-1190
YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS JUSTINE LARBALESTIER, KATHE KOJA AND MICHAEL
SPRADLIN READING AND SIGNING AT OAK PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Book Beat and Oak Park Public Library are pleased to present young
adult authors Justine Larbalestier, Kathe Koja and Michael Spradlin at
the Oak Park Public Library on Thursday, October 2, 2008, from 7:00 -
8:30 PM. All three authors have delivered exciting new separate works
of fiction that should appeal to a diverse group of readers. The Oak
Park Library is located at 14200 Oak Park Blvd. in Oak Park. For more
information please call 248-968-1190.
Justine Larbalestier is quickly becoming a name to watch in the world
of young adult fiction. Her latest book, How to Ditch Your Fairy, is
about a teenage-girl named Charlie who is blessed with a helpful fairy
with a rather unusual talent: the ability to find a parking spot.
Loaded with humor this light-hearted novel should appeal to teens and
young adults who occasionally feel that everyone else has it made.
Larbalestier is from Sydney, Australia and is also the author of the
Magic or Madness trilogy.
Justine Larbalestier is an Australian young adult author. She is best
known for the Magic or Madness trilogy: Magic or Madness, Magic
Lessons and the newly released Magic's Child. She also wrote one adult
non-fiction book, the Hugo-nominated The Battle of the Sexes in
Science Fiction (Best Related Book, 2003), and edited another,
Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century.
Her surname has been pronounced in several different ways, but the FAQ
on her website says that Lar-bal-est-ee-air is correct:
Q: How do you pronounce your surname? A: Lar-bal-est-ee-air. It can
also be pronounced Lar-bal-est-ee-ay or Lar-bal-est-ee-er. Those are
all fine by me. Friends at school used to pronounce it: Lavaworm. I
have to really like you to let you get away with t hat one, but.
Larbalestier was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She now
alternates living between Sydney and New York City. In 2001, Justine
married fellow author Scott Westerfeld. Source: Wikipedia
Read an online interview with two amazingly wonderful fantasy authors:
Justine Larbalestier and Ekaterina Sedia at Fantasy Magazine.
Kathe Koja is the author of many critically-acclaimed young adult
novels including Buddha Boy, The Blue Mirror and Kissing the Bee. Her
latest novel, Headlong, takes place in the Vaughn School, a private
school for girls where perfection means everything. Lily Noble's
perfect world is shaken by a new friend named Hazel who shows Lily a
world beyond the sheltered walls of Vaughn.
Kathe Koja (born 1960) is an American writer. She was initially known
for her intense speculative fiction for adults, but over the past few
years has turned to writing young adu lt novels. Koja is also a
prolific author of short stories, including many in collaboration with
Barry N. Malzberg. Most of her short fiction remains uncollected.
Koja's novels and short stories frequently concern characters who have
been in some way marginalized by society, often focusing on the
transcendence and/or disintergration which proceeds this social
isolation (as in The Cipher, Bad Brain, "Teratisms," The Blue Mirror,
etc.). Source: Wikipedia
Kathe Koja is a native Detroiter who resides in the area and is
married to the photographer Rick Lieder, who often does her book
jackets. Read an online interview with Kathe at Teens Read Too.com/
Michael P. Spradlin is the author of an exciting new children's novel
called, The Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail. Set during the
time of Richard the Lionhearted and the English Crusades, the young
orphan Tristan's wish for adventure is granted when he becomes a
squire headed to fight in the Holy Land. This fast-paced adventure
novel is sure to please readers aged 9-12 thirsty for excitement in
the medieval era.
Michael P. Spradlin is the Edgar Award-nominated author of the Spy
Goddess series, the forthcoming Youngest Templar series, as well as
several works of historical fiction. He currently resides in Lapeer,
Michigan with his wife, daughter, and two schnoodles Apollo and
Willow. Listen to a podcast with the author at Book Bites for Kids.
--
Cindy McGee
Librarian