Free teen fiction author sessions, YA Spotlight, with author interviews and book signings at Hull Central Library.
YA SPOTLIGHT is bringing a series of young adult and teen fiction author events to Hull Central Library this autumn, with sessions running on Saturdays 3, 17 and 31 October and 14 November, from 4:00 to 5:00pm. It's a collaboration between Hull Libraries and Hull Waterstones, organised and hosted by local bestselling author Philippa Leathley, who writes the Inkbound series.
Each session follows the same format: an author interview at the library, followed by an informal meet-up at the Hull Waterstones Café. At the café, you get a free drink and a chance to get a book signed. The whole thing is open to readers aged 14 and over, so it's as much for teens as it is for the adults who still read YA.
The series runs as part of the National Year of Reading, and local councillor Jackie Dad, deputy leader of the council and culture portfolio holder, has described the sessions as an opportunity to inspire the next generation of writers, artists and creatives. With the sessions hosted by Leathley herself, there's a local writer at the helm rather than a corporate organiser, and the move from the library to the bookshop means you can go straight from hearing an author talk about their work to picking up a copy.
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All four dates are on Saturday afternoons: 3, 17 and 31 October, and 14 November, each running from 4:00 to 5:00pm. The interview part takes place at Hull Central Library, in the Reference Library on the first floor, Albion Street, Kingston upon Hull HU1 3TF. Entry is free.
