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“Timely, thrilling, and gripping from start to finish. An absolute page-turner.” - Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying
Founding member of We Need Diverse Books, Lamar Giles, discusses his novel, The Getaway, a HCLS 2024 Summer Reading book (currently in development for TV), and his journey as a writer, while engaging in a Q&A moderated by local teens.
Books will be available for purchase at the event, and the author will be signing books post-event.
See Lamar Giles' books in our catalogue here.
This event is part of Miller's Afrofuturism Series for Black History Month, see other events HERE. Visit Miller between February 10-28, to view the Afrofuturism Student Art Exhibit.
This session is part of HCLS' Black History Month series. Please click here for the complete schedule of classes and events.
Praise for The Getaway:
"With elements of adventure, science fiction, horror, and even a bit of romance in a broken world, Giles keeps readers wondering who can and cannot be trusted throughout this page-turning novel." — Horn Book
“The Getaway grabbed me from page one and didn’t let go. I was immediately fascinated and disturbed by the fictional Karloff Country. You too will be lured in and then horrified by the truth behind those perfect customer service smiles . .” —Malinda Lo, New York Times bestselling author of Last Night at the Telegraph Club
“Hold tight: You’ll want to stay on this nightmarish roller coaster till the end.” — Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
About the author:
Lamar Giles is a well-published author and a founding member of We Need Diverse Books. His most recent novels include NOT SO PURE AND SIMPLE his first Contemporary Coming-of-Age Story (HarperTeen/HarperCollins) and Middle-Grade Fantasy THE LAST MIRROR ON THE LEFT (Versify/HMH), the sequel to his 2019 hit THE LAST LAST-DAY-OF-SUMMER.
Lamar is a three-time Edgar Award finalist in the YA category, for his debut YA thriller FAKE ID (HarperCollins, 2014), his second YA thriller, ENDANGERED (HarperCollins, 2015), and his MG fantasy, EPIC ELLISONS: COSMOS CAMP (Versify/HarperCollins, 2023). His third and fourth YA thrillers, OVERTURNED (Scholastic, 2017) and SPIN (Scholastic, 2019), as well as his middle-grade debut THE LAST LAST-DAY-OF-SUMMER received glowing New York Times reviews, and were named to multiple Best Of lists, including Time Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, and Amazon.
Lamar is the editor of the We Need Diverse Books YA short story anthology FRESH INK (Random House, 2018), and a contributor to many YA and middle-grade anthologies including THREE SIDES OF A HEART (HarperCollins, 2017), BLACK ENOUGH: STORIES OF BEING YOUNG & BLACK IN AMERICA (HarperCollins / Balzer & Bray, 2019), THE HERO NEXT DOOR (Random House, 2019), HIS HIDEOUS HEART (Flatiron Books, 2019) and SUPER PUZZLETASTIC MYSTERIES (HarperCollins, 2020). He has published several short stories for adults.
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