Two award-winning authors will come together for a wide-ranging conversation in celebration of the paperback release of Older’s Shadowshaper and the publication of Reynolds’s Ghost. Older tells the story of Sierra Santiago, who has no way of anticipating what is to come for her or for her changing Brooklyn community. Something is happening to the Shadowshapers, but Sierra is only now learning about these mystical individuals and their critical role in the balance of life— as well as the fact that they exist within her own family. Hers is a spiritual world full of supernatural elements, raw artistic talent, and tales with ancestral roots. In Reynolds’s newest novel, Castle “Ghost” Cranshaw has always been an amazing runner. He’s never thought much of it, though—until he sees an elite middle-school track team practicing and becomes their newest member. With his coach’s mentorship and growing bonds of friendship with his teammates, Ghost is headed for a bright future. Even as he continues to struggle with trauma in his family’s past, he knows he has the power to decide what kind of man he wants to be.
