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Join acclaimed authors Amy Jo Burns (Wait for Me), Caitlin Mullen (Heather), Anica Mrose Rissi (Girl Reflected in Knife), and Nisha Sharma (Illusions of Fire) for a conversation about the craft of writing. In this third installment of the Writers on Writing series, the authors will discuss endings, including how to find the right ending for a manuscript, strategies for getting there, what the ending might reveal about how to revise the beginning, and how to know when a draft or revision is actually done. Perfect for curious readers and aspiring writers of all genres.Amy Jo Burns’s latest novel, Wait for Me, was the Today Show Read With Jenna pick for March 2026. She is the author of three other books, including Cinderland, Shiner, and Mercury, which was a Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick, a People Magazine Book of the Week, and an Editor’s Choice selection in The New York Times. A western Pennsylvania native, she lives in New Jersey with her family.
Caitlin Mullen is the author of Please See Us, which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was named a New York Times best crime novel of the year, and Heather, a national bestseller and New York Times Editors’ Choice pick. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and children.
Anica Mrose Rissi is the award-winning author of more than a dozen books for kids and teens, including picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and YA. Her essays have been published by The Writer and The New York Times, and she plays fiddle in and writes lyrics for the band Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves. Anica grew up in Maine and spent many years in New York City, where she worked as an executive editor in children’s book publishing. She lives in central New Jersey with her very good dog, Sweet Potato, and teaches in the Writing for Children & Young Adults low-residency MFA program at VCFA.
Nisha Sharma, J.D., M.F.A., is an award-winning writer, scholar and former corporate culture executive with over ten books for teens and adults and over ten years of experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion work. Her novels have been praised by The New York Times, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, Time Magazine and more. When she’s not championing narratives about radical joy or working towards her PhD in literature and social justice, Nisha likes to spend time with her husband, baby daughter and pets named after characters in her favorite books. She lives in the Philadelphia suburbs and you can find her online at www.Nisha-Sharma.com or on TikTok and Instagram @nishawrites.
Writers on Writing is an ongoing series of conversations about process and craft, hosted by Amy Jo Burns and Anica Mrose Rissi, with acclaimed guest authors from various sections of the bookstore. Join us for an evening of lively discussion, audience Q&A, and creative community.
This event is co-sponsored by the Princeton Public Library and Labyrinth Books.
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Labyrinth Books Princeton, 122 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ 08542-4516, United States
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