A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran

The new Children’s Center at 42nd Street is pleased to announce our
May event:

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 @ 2:00 PM

Lurking in the darkest corners of New York are secrets you’ve never
thought to discover. Imagine fairies in Central Park, ghosts
whizzing through Grand Central Station, and a team of delinquent girl
scouts discovering another world beneath our very feet. Three of the
brightest stars in middle grade fantasy and fiction join us to discuss
their three very different but equally enthralling stories of the New
York that you never knew existed.

Katherine Marsh is the author of THE NIGHT TOURIST, a scintillating
tale of the ghosts that haunt the metropolitan area, and its recent
sequel THE TWILIGHT PRISONER. Kirsten Miller has penned KIKI STRIKE,
a series in which girl spies team up to defeat evil and uncover the
secrets all around us. Finally, Delia Sherman’s book CHANGELING takes
the city and turns it on its head, showing us the fairies, vampires,
and mermaids we always knew were hiding somewhere. Her sequel THE
MAGIC MIRROR OF THE MERMAID QUEEN is due out in June. A rare Viele
map from the New York Public Library’s Map Division will be on display
along with this amazing trio.

The Children’s Literary Café is a monthly gathering of adults who are
fans of children’s literature. Professionals, librarians, authors,
illustrators, publishers, booksellers, teachers, and anyone else
interested in the field are welcome to attend our meetings. The
Literary Café provides free Advanced Readers galleys, a rotating
series of talks with professionals in the field, and great
conversation. This program is for adults only.

New York Public Library
Children’s Center at 42nd Street
Room 84
42nd Street and 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10018

Thanks to Ellen Kushner for the heads up.

c