Spring events ...
Saturday, April 25, 2014, 10:00 a.m.
Not Just for Teens: The Growing Popularity of the Young Adult Novel
Harry Potter. The Hunger Games. According to a recent study, 55% of “Young Adult” books, which are typically designated for kids aged 12 to 17, are bought by adults aged 18 or older, with the largest readership among people aged 30 to 44. Join authors M. T. Anderson and Deborah Noyes as they talk with Candlewick Press Senior Editor Hilary B. Van Dusen about why the books appeal to such a wide audience, what types of themes, characters and settings typify a “YA novel,” how the authors develop ideas for their own YA books, and more.
Presenters: M.T. Anderson, Deborah Noyes
Moderator: Hilary B. Van Dusen
Local History/Local Novelists 2013-14 Reading and Lecture Series
Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Forbes Library, 20 West Street, Northampton, Massachusetts
Reading with Jacqueline Sheehan and Hilary Sloin
