Live in NYC? Don’t Miss the Teen Author Festival

If you are a lover of young adult literature and you live in New York City, check out this incredible teen author festival hosted by the . Today, Thursday, libraries in all five boroughs will be hosting some of your favorite authors who’ll be reading from their beloved books. Here’s a sampling of who’s reading around town:

• BROOKLYN: Gayle Forman, Jenny Han, Leslie Margolis, Abby Sher, Matthue Roth, Robin Wasserman
• BRONX: Coe Booth, Madeleine George, Paul Griffin, Brian Sloan, Melissa Walker
• MANHATTAN: Matt de la Pena, Daphne Grab, Mary Hogan, Bill Konigsburg, Barry Lyga, Carolyn MacCullough David Levithan, Bennett Madison, Lauren McLaughlin, Billy Merrell, Marie Rutkoski, Lisa Ann Sandell, Courtney Sheinmel, Rachel Vail, Cecily Von Ziegesar, Martin Wilson
• QUEENS: Tara Altebrando, Laura Dower, Heather Duffy-Stone, Aimee Friedman, Eliot Schrefer, Siobhan Vivian, Rita Williams-Garcia
• STATEN ISLAND: Kate Brian, Judy Goldschmidt, Michael Northrop, Micol Ostow, Lynn Weingarten

Other special events include a performance by TIGER BEAT, the first ever YA author rock band (Books of Wonder, Thursday, 6pm), Teen Authors Celebrate Teen Readers (Sunday, NYPL Main Branch, 1pm), and the Biggest Teen Author Signing ever featuring more than 40 authors (Books of Wonder, Sunday, 4pm).

For a complete schedule of events and more information, .