Stop by the shop during the Philly Bookstore Crawl between 2-4 PM to shop and get your YA books signed by Brittney Morris, Farah Naz Rishi , Eric Smith, and Deeba Zargarpur with special giveaway items courtesy of Candlewick Press!
About the Authors:
Brittney Morris is the bestselling author of SLAY, The Cost of Knowing, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales - Wings of Fury, and The Jump. She also writes video games and has contributed to projects such as The Lost Legends of Redwall, Subnautica: Below Zero, Spider-Man 2 for PS5, and Wolverine for PS5. Brittney is an NAACP Image Award nominee, an ALA Black Caucus Youth Literary Award winner, and an Ignite Award Finalist. She has an economics degree from Boston University and spends her spare time reading, playing indie video games, and enjoying the rain from her home in Philly. She lives with her husband Steven who would rather enjoy the rain from a campsite in the woods because he hasn't played enough horror games, and their tiny bundle of love, Atlas.
Farah Naz Rishi (she/they) is a Pakistani-American voice actor and author of I HOPE YOU GET THIS MESSAGE and IT ALL COMES BACK TO YOU. But in another life, she’s worked stints as a lawyer, a video game journalist, and an editorial assistant. When she’s not writing, she’s probably hanging out with video game characters. You can find her at home in Philadelphia, or on TikTok at @farahnazrishi.
Eric Smith is a literary agent and Young Adult author living here in Philadelphia. As an agent with P.S. Literary, he’s worked on New York Times bestselling and award-winning books. His recent novels include the YALSA Best Books for Young Readers selection Don’t Read the Comments (Inkyard Press, 2020), You Can Go Your Own Way (Inkyard Press, 2021), and the anthologies Battle of the Bands (Candlewick, 2021) First-Year Orientation (Candlewick, April 2023) co-edited with award-winning author Lauren Gibaldi. His latest book, Jagged Little Pill: The Novel, was written with Alanis Morissette, Academy award-winner Diablo Cody, and Glen Ballard, and is an adaptation of the Grammy and Tony award winning musical. His upcoming book is YA rom-com With or Without You (Inkyard Press, November 2023).
Deeba Zargarpur is an Afghan-Uzbek American. She credits her love of literature across various languages to her immigrant parents, whose eerie tales haunted her well into the night. If given the choice, Deeba would spend her days getting lost in spooky towns with nothing but a notebook and eye for adventure to guide her. House of Yesterday is her debut novel.