Books of Wonder
18 West 18th St.
Thursday, June 16, free, 6:00 – 8:00
212-989-3270
www.booksofwonder.com
www.novaren.com
Back on May 18, Nova Ren Suma graced twi-ny’s tenth anniversary party at Fontana’s with the first public reading of her highly acclaimed debut YA novel, Imaginary Girls. The only problem was that the book was not available yet, so eager attendees were not able to purchase a copy at the event. Well, that changed yesterday (June 14), when the brilliant story of the close bond between two sisters in upstate New York went on sale across the country. Suma will be celebrating the release of Imaginary Girls with a reading and signing on June 16 at Books of Wonder, along with Tara Altebrando (Dreamland Social Club), Susane Colasanti (So Much Closer), and Sarah Mlynowski (Ten Things We Did [and Probably Shouldn’t Have]), who will all take part in a panel discussion as well. Don’t be scared off by the YA (young adult) designation; Imaginary Girls is a book for people old and young who love books, a stunningly beautiful work from a rising star in the literary world. (Anyway, the dirty little secret is out: Grown-ups are reading YA books for their own pleasure in droves.) For more on Suma, you can find our interview with her here.