Author Talk: E. L. Shen--(writer's workshop 10/31)

Join E. L. Shen for a reading and discussion of her Queens-based teen novel:  The Queens of New York!  We will meet in the Teen Mezzanine for the discussion and there will be books available for purchase from Books Are Magic!

E. L. Shen is a writer and editor living in New York City. Her young adult debut, The Queens of New York (Quill Tree Books) is also a Junior Library Guild Selection and published in June 2023.  Her debut middle grade novel, The Comeback (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers) is a Junior Library Guild Selection, received two starred reviews, and was praised for its “fast-paced prose, big emotions, and authentic dialogue” in The New York Times. E.L. received her Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College of Columbia University, where she majored in English with a concentration in creative writing. When she is not dreaming up fictional worlds, she can be found stress-baking, figure skating, singing show tunes, and eating too much chocolate. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @elshenwrites.