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SUMMARY:YA Lit Today
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed YA authors Samira Ahmed and Jas Hammonds discuss the state of YA literature today and their recent novels, as well as the importance of young people seeing themselves in the stories they read.\nAhmed’s latest, This Book Won’t Burn, is a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe. From Hammonds comes Thirsty, an unflinching novel about addiction that Courtney Summers, bestselling author of Sadie and I’m the Girl, called “sensitively wrought and gorgeously written.”\nFULL SCHEDULE ( https://americanwritersmuseum.org/american-writers-festival/schedule/ )\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the writers:\nSAMIRA AHMED is the bestselling author of Love, Hate & Other Filters; Internment; Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know; Hollow Fires; and the Amira & Hamza middle-grade duology, as well as a Ms. Marvel comic book mini-series. Her poetry, essays, and short stories have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies including the New York Times, Take the Mic, Color Outside the Lines, Vampires Never Get Old, and A Universe of Wishes.\nJAS HAMMONDS was raised in many cities and between the pages of many books. They have received support for their writing from Lambda Literary, Baldwin for the Arts, and the Highlights Foundation. They are also a grateful recipient of the MacDowell James Baldwin Fellowship. Their debut novel, We Deserve Monuments, won the 2023 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent, among many other accolades.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooks by these writers:\nVIEW FESTIVAL READING LIST\n\nThirsty by Jas Hammonds\nA gripping read about a queer teen risking it all to pledge an underground sorority with her best friends the summer before college—perfect for fans of Euphoria and Girl in Pieces.\n\nThis Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed\nFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe.\n\n
URL:https://americanwritersmuseum.org/program-calendar/american-writers-festival-ya-lit-today/
CATEGORIES:American Writers Festival,LGBTQ+ Pride,Storytime,Young Adult & Children
LOCATION:Harold Washington Library Center
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