Join us for a YA event with five of the genre's biggest badasses. Reading, Author Q&A, and book signing to follow. If you have questions about this event, or are unable to attend and would like to order a signed copy of one of these authors' works, please contact cristin@mcnallyjackson.com.
Renee Ahdieh is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her first novel, The Wrath and the Dawn, was called “dreamily romantic, deliciously angst-y, addictively thrilling" by Kirkus Reviews.
Marie Lu is the author of the New York Times bestselling novels Legend, Prodigy, and Champion, as well as The Young Elites. She graduated from the University of Southern California and jumped into the video game industry, working for Disney Interactive Studios as a Flash artist, before becoming a full-time writer.
Richelle Mead is the international bestselling author of fantasy books for both adults and teens whose novels have been on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, and received honors from the American Library Association.
Perennial McNally Jackson favorite Carrie Ryan is the author of the Forest of Hands & Teeth novels, The Map to Everywhere, and, most recently, Daughter of Deep Silence. Born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Carrie is a graduate of Williams College and Duke University School of Law. A former litigator, she now writes full time and lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Sabaa Tahir's debut novel, An Ember in the Ashes, was an instant New York Times best seller upon it's release in April. Per The Washington Post, "This novel is a harrowing, haunting reminder of what it means to be human—and how hope might be kindled in the midst of oppression and fear.” Sabaa lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.