An Afternoon with Libba Bray

Join us for an afternoon with bestselling author Libba Bray as we celebrate the release of her latest YA novel, Radio Free Texas.
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Join Us for An Afternoon with Libba Bray!

Join us for an unforgettable evening with bestselling author Libba Bray as we celebrate the release of her highly anticipated new young adult novel, Radio Free Texas.

Libba will take the stage for a moderated conversation with Dr. Rose Brock, sharing insights into the inspiration behind her latest novel, her writing process, and the themes that make Radio Free Texas a powerful and timely story. Following the discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to meet Libba during a signing.

Bowie (pronounced "boo-eee") is a little bit lost in his small Texas town. As he starts his senior year, the only thing he's pretty sure of is that he has a crush on Comet Jensen, a girl who's such a firecracker that she actually sets a firecracker off on the first day of school. Since Comet's one wrong move away from getting expelled, Bowie steps in and takes the blame for the firecracker stunt. His punishment? Community service at a local radio station run by an anti-social, anti-establishmentanti-hero named Marlon. Suddenly Bowie finds he not only has something to do, but he also has something to say. And, possibly, a future with Comet. In the tradition of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Eleanor & Park, Dazed &Confused, and The Last Picture Show, this is a funny, touching story about how coming-of-age, like love, is never a solo project.

LIBBA BRAY is the author of the 2010 Printz Award winning Going Bovine, and theacclaimed Gemma Doyle trilogy. She lives in Brooklyn, New York

Dr. Rose Brock is a Professor at Sam Houston State University, USA, where she teaches children's and young adult literature in the Library Science and Technology Department. She is the cofounder of the North Texas Teen Book Festival, the largest library-run book festival for young people in the country. Dr. Brock was awarded the Scholastic Library Publishing Award by the American Library Association and the Siddie Joe Johnson Award for Outstanding Service to Youth by the Texas Library Association.