Join local middle grade authors Kate O’Shaughnessy and Lindsay Lackey in a candid conversation about the highs and lows of publishing, including the excitement of a debut vs. Book 2 Blues, the effects of market trends and book bans, and how processes change and grow over time and multiple books. The authors will give you a peek behind the curtain of their different approach to craft, and will answer audience questions about all parts of the journey.
Join local middle grade authors Kate O’Shaughnessy and Lindsay Lackey in a candid conversation about the highs and lows of publishing, including the excitement of a debut vs. Book 2 Blues, the effects of market trends and book bans, and how processes change and grow over time and multiple books. The authors will give you a peek behind the curtain of their different approach to craft, and will answer audience questions about all parts of the journey.
Kate O’Shaughnessy is the multiple award-winning author of Lasagna Means I Love You and The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane. Her riveting new novel, The Wrong Way Home, received three starred reviews and was named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection.
Lindsay Lackey’s debut novel, All the Impossible Things, was named a Best Book of 2019 by the New York Public Library. Her second novel, Farther Than the Moon was released in 2023 and has been shortlisted for the Northern California Book Award.
Date & Time: Saturday, October 12, 5:00-8:00 pm
Location: Linden Tree Books, 265 State St, Los Altos, CA
Cost: FREE to SCBWI Members only