Authors Over Easy Breakfast
Tuesday, October 5, 8:00 - 9:30 am
(Tickets required)
(Tickets required)
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Brigid Kemmerer / Defy the Night New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer introduces readers to a new fantasy series with Defy the Night(Bloomsbury YA/Macmillan), a fast-paced, thrill-ride of a story about a world riven by corruption and a devasting plague. Tessa, whose parents were killed for distributing the cure for the plague, honors their legacy by stealing supplies to distribute to the poor, aided by her mysterious partner Weston. But more than the cure, Tessa knows that her land of Kandala really needs an end to the divide between those who have and those who don’t, and she has a daring plan to do just that. Brigid Kemmerer is the author of a number of novels for young adults, including the Cursebreaker and Elementals series. She lives in the Baltimore area. |
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Thor Hansen / Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid
Author and conservation biologist Thor Hansen is a true Northwest treasure, not to mention a three-time winner of the PNBA Award. In his newest book, Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid (Basic Books/Hachette), Hansen explores how climate change is already driving evolution as plants and animals adjust, or fail to adjust, to our planet’s new normal. Not just another take on the climate crisis, Hurricane Lizards is a story of hope, resilience and risk, and a reminder that life can be messy, but survival remains the ultimate goal on evolution. Hansen is a Guggenheim Fellow and the recipient of the Switzer Environmental Fellowship. His previous books for the general audience include Buzz, Feathers, and The Triumph of Seeds, as well as Bartholomew Quill, a picturebook for children. |
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NoViolet Bulawayo / Glory
In a highly imaginative tale of power, resistance, liberation and freedom, acclaimed novelist NoViolet Bulawayo exposes the surreal nature of global politics in Glory (Viking/Penguin). When a country of animals loses its long-serving ruler, Old Horse, the nation implodes, unleashing a chorus of animal voices who reveal the ruthlessness required to preserve absolute power, as well as the imagination and optimism to overthrow that power completely. Inspired by the fall of Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe for nearly four decades, Glory offers a bold, fierce look at the very human drive to better a bleak situation and to move towards a more just society. Bulawayo’s debut novel, We Need New Names, received a slew of awards and honors, including the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award for fiction. Glory will be published in March, 2022. |
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Kelly Barnhill / The Ogress & the Orphans
Newbery Award winner Kelly Barnhill’s newest fantasy for young adults, The Ogress and the Orphans (Algonquin YA/Workman), takes places in the once-lovely town of Stone-in-the-Glen, a town that has fallen on hard times. There have been fires and floods and the town has lost its library, its school, its prosperity. Even its feeling of neighborliness is gone. Only the wise children who live in the Orphan House and the Ogress who lives on the edge of town can see the situation as it is. This parable-like tale, to be published in March, 2022, seems destined to become a fantasy classic. Kelly Barnhill is the author of The Witch’s Boy and the Newbery Award winning The Girl Who Drank the Moon. She is a former teacher, former bartender, former waitress, former activist, former park ranger, former secretary, former janitor and former church-guitar-player. |
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Nicola Griffith / Spear
Nicola Griffith, best-selling author of Hild and Ammonite, returns with Spear (Tordotcom/Macmillan), a gloriously queer retelling of the Arthurian legend, brimming with dazzling magic and intoxicating adventure. Set a hundred years before the world of Hild, this is the story of Peretur, whose childhood is filled with dreams of a faraway lake. Hearing of King Artos and a place called Caer Leon, she knows her destiny lies there. On a broken-down horse and wearing mended armor, Peretur will meet great knights, fight powerful sorcerers, and ultimately, find the place where she belongs. Nicola Griffith’s work has earned multiple awards, including the Washington State Book Award (twice), Nebula, Tiptree, and the Lambda Literary Award (six times!). Originally from Yorkshire, she now lives in Seattle. Spear will be published in April, 2022. |