Name: An Evening with Laurie Halse Anderson – True Lit 2025
Start: 2025-10-14T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-14T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 401 W Mountain St, Fayetteville, AR, United States, Arkansas 72701

$An Evening with Laurie Halse Anderson \u2013 True Lit 2025$

Laurie Halse Anderson is the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award-winning author of numerous books for young people. She is a New York Times-bestselling author whose writing spans young readers, teens, and adults. Combined, her books have sold more than eight million copies.
Two of her novels, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists. Two more of her books, The Impossible Knife of Memory and Shout were long-listed for the National Book Awards.
The American Library Association gave Laurie the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her significant contribution to young adult literature. She has been honored for her battles for intellectual freedom by the National Coalition Against Censorship and the National Council of Teachers of English. She is a member of RAINN’s National Leadership Council and frequently speaks about sexual violence.
The conversation will be moderated by Kristin Netterstrom Higgins and will be followed by a book signing. Pearl’s Books will be on-site with books available for purchase.
Learn more at https://www.faylib.org/event/13559165!