- Thursday, July 24, 2025
- 2:00pm – 3:00pm
- FREE via Professional Development Alliance
REGISTRATION
Join us on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 3 pm EST as J.B. Hwang, Lucas Schaefer, and Penny Zang share their enthusiasm for libraries and chat about their debut novels. All New Jersey attendees will be eligible for a chance to win book-related prizes from our sponsors.
J.B. Hwang received her MFA in Fiction from the University of Florida, and her short fiction and translation can be found in The Temz Review, The Denver Quarterly, Oxford Magazine, and december magazine. She lived in San Francisco for eight years and worked as a mail carrier during the pandemic. She currently lives in Philadelphia.
Lucas Schaefer's debut novel, "The Slip," will be published in June 2025 from Simon & Schuster. His work has appeared in One Story, The Baffler, Slate, and other publications. He lives with his family in Austin, Texas.
Penny Zang's debut novel, "Doll Parts," is forthcoming from Sourcebooks in August 2025. She is from Maryland and graduated with an MFA in Fiction from West Virginia University. Her work has appeared in the Potomac Review, Louisville Review, and South 85, among others. She lives in South Carolina, where she teaches English.
More Information
This webinar is made available to you via Minitex's membership in the Professional Development Alliance of Consortia and will be hosted by LibraryLink NJ - New Jersey Library Cooperative. Following your registration, you will receive further details regarding your attendance directly from LLNJ. For further information, please contact darby@librarylinknj.org.
