In celebration of Hope Larson’s new illustrated YA novel, Be That Way, and Lauren Yero's new YA sci-fi, Under This Forgetful Sky, both will discuss their books, the joys and struggles of writing young adult literature, and the unique paths their books took on their journeys to publication.

This event is organized by our friends at AVL Torched, who will provide wine and refreshments after the talk.

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Hope Larson is the Eisner Award–winning author of Salt Magic, illustrated by Rebecca Mock. She has also written and illustrated many graphic novels including the Eagle Rock series (All Summer Long, All Together Now, and All My Friends). She adapted and illustrated the New York Times bestselling A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel, for which she also won an Eisner Award. She lives with her family in North Carolina.

Lauren Yero is a Cuban American writer who was born in Florida and now lives in the mountains of western North Carolina. Her desire to connect more deeply with her Cuban roots led her to study and work throughout the Spanish-speaking world—including Chile, where she drew inspiration for her debut novel, Under This Forgetful Sky. In addition to writing, she works as a teacher and shares a small homestead with her husband, two kids, two pups, ten chickens, five geese, two ducks, and a couple hundred thousand honeybees.