Maureen Johnson — Natalie Richards in conversation

Authors at the Library Natalie Richards in conversation with MAUREEN JOHNSON

Thursday, December 3 | 6 p.m. Main Library | Reading Room | 96 S. Grant Ave.

5 p.m. | Book sale and seating open 6 p.m. | Natalie Richards in conversation with MAUREEN JOHNSON 6:45 p.m. | Audience Q&A 7:00 p.m. | Book signing

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Maureen Johnson is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of several YA novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Suite Scarlett, The Name of the Star, and Truly Devious. She has also done collaborative works, such as Let It Snow with John Green and Lauren Myracle (now on Netflix), and several works in the Shadowhunter universe with Cassandra Clare.

Her work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Buzzfeed, and The Guardian, and she has also served as a scriptwriter for EA Games. She has an MFA in Writing from Columbia University and lives in New York City. Read more about Maureen here .

ABOUT THE BOOK

Return to the world of Truly Devious as Stevie Bell and her friends travel to New York to solve a murder in the next standalone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson.

Stevie might be the greatest teenage detective Ellingham Academy and the world has ever seen, but even she can't figure out what happened with her boyfriend, David. What she needs is a distraction: a good old-fashioned murder. Stevie is much happier dealing with dead people. They're a lot less confusing—they don't send cryptic texts and make out with other girls in British pubs.

But then Stevie gets exactly what she wanted when a dead body turns up in the middle of a Manhattan apartment complex, and this one is . . . complicated. Caught in a web of messy alive-people feelings, Stevie finds herself questioning all human connection. Is magnetism only manipulation? Can you trust anyone? Does anyone realize that they're joining a cult—before it's too late? And are things with David really over?

ABOUT THE MODERATOR

Natalie D. Richards is a New York Times Bestselling and Edgar Award Winning author of more than ten page turning thrillers and middle-grade adventure novels. She lives in Ohio with her family and very large dog, Wookiee.

The event is free to the public but due to limited seating registration is requested.

Maureen's and Natalie's books will be sold on site by Cover to Cover Children's Books.

You may bring books from home or purchase books at the event.

Free parking available in Main Library's attached garage, while available.