On Friday, Oct. 18^th at 7 PM, The Book Stall is thrilled to partner with Family Action Network as they present author Jason Reynolds, who has just received a MacArthur “Genius” grant. He will be celebrating the publication his first YA romance, Twenty-Four Seconds from Now … A LOVE Story. The program takes place at Evanston Township High School Auditorium, 1600 Dodge Ave., in Evanston, IL. No registration is required. Note that there will be a BOOK GIVEAWAY of Twenty-Four Seconds from Now at the event, while supplies last.
Reynolds will do a dramatic recitation of the first chapter of the book from memory and then have an in-depth discussion with the audience. Afterwards, he will pose for pictures with audience members. This is not a book-signing event.
Twenty-Four Seconds from Now has received high praise in advance of publication for its “tender, sweet, wholesome” story that shows a “refreshingly different side to male sexuality.”
In a starred review, Publishers Weekly says, “Sex-positive messaging encourages vulnerability in personal exploration as well as open conversations about bodily autonomy and consent. Authentically tapping into the way teens think, Reynolds delivers a mighty exaltation to Black love in this moving story of one boy’s growth and the community that fosters it.”
More About the Author: Jason Reynolds is a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, a two-time National Book Award finalist, a Kirkus Award winner, a Carnegie Medal winner, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. He’s also the 2020–2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. His many books include All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely), When I Was the Greatest, The Boy in the Black Suit, Stamped, As Brave as You, For Every One, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), Look Both Ways, Ain’t Burned All the Bright, and Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Honor.
This event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded but not live streamed and will be available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. For more information, visit www.familyactionnetwork.net.