LECTURES

Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, and Kelly Link: A Discussion Panel on Young Adult Fiction To celebrate the publication of her first collection of short stories, The Poison Eaters (Big Mouth House • February 23, 2010 • trade cloth • $17.95 • ISBN: 978-1-931520-63-8 • pages: 256 • ages 14+), New York Times best-selling author Holly Black will participate in a panel discussion on Young Adult Fiction at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Boston on March 11th. Joining her are her friends and fellow local authors Kelly Link (Pretty Monsters) and Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments), answering reader-submitted questions. These three authors are some of the hottest in the Young Adult Field, each garnering immense critical and popular acclaim. All fans are invited to email their questions for the authors to hollycassandrakelly@gmail.com, and the questions will be answered whether or not the person is present. Questions will be taken from the audience as well. There will be giveaways for the attendees, and afterward all three authors will sign their books at the Brookline Booksmith. Refreshments will be served. All ticket and book sales will be donated to the Franciscan Hospital for Children. The panel discussion as fundraiser was suggested by Holly Black. Black’s new book, The Poison Eaters and Other Stories, is being published by Big Mouth House, an imprint of Small Beer Press, an independent press run by Kelly Link and her husband, Gavin Grant. Link and Grant’s Easthampton, MA, office is in the same shambling old refitted warehouse as Black’s. While Black’s collection was in the planning stages (back in February 2009), Link and Grant’s daughter Ursula was born at 24 weeks and 1-1/2 lbs. Ursula and her parents spent her first five months at Baystate Medical Center, and she is now in a pulmonary rehabilitation ward at Franciscan Hospital for Children in Brighton (Boston). News of this event was featured in the Publishers Weekly Children’s Bookshelf. Review copies of The Poison Eaters are available, and all three participating authors are available for interview. Thursday, March 11th, 6-7 PM Coolidge Corner Theater 290 Harvard St Brookline, MA 02446 $5- Buy tickets by calling the store at 617-566-6660