Wellesley Books announces September Young Adult authors’ visits

Marie Lu, Warcross — Thursday, September 14, 7pm

Marie Lu, bestselling author of the Legend series, presents Warcross, a YA sci-fi thriller about a girl who hacks her way into the dangerous depths of a game that’s taking the world by storm. Tickets for this event are $5 and can be used as a coupon off the price of the book.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Marie Lu is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Young Elites, as well as the blockbuster bestselling Legend series. She graduated from the University of Southern California and jumped into the video game industry as an artist. Now a full-time writer, she spends her spare time reading, drawing, playing games, and getting stuck in traffic. She lives in Los Angeles, California, with one husband, one Chihuahua mix, and one Pembroke Welsh corgi.

Alexandra Bracken, The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding — Monday, September 18, 7pm

Alexandra Bracken, bestselling author of The Darkest Minds series, presents The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding, a story of betrayal and revenge. Can you ever fully right a wrong? Ever truly escape your history? Find out in this enthralling middle-grade novel.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alexandra Bracken is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Darkest Minds series. Born and raised in Arizona, she moved East to study history and English at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. After working in publishing for several years, Alex now writes full-time and can be found hard at work on her next novel in a charming little apartment that’s perpetually overflowing with books.

Francisco X. Stork, Disappeared — Thursday, September 28, 7pm

Francisco X. Stork, award-winning author of Marcelo in the Real World, presents Disappeared, a YA novel about two siblings each facing impossible choices between life and justice, friends and family, truth and love. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Francisco X. Stork is the author of Marcelo in the Real World, winner of the Schneider Family Book Award for Teens and the Once Upon a World Award; The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, which was named to the YALSA Best Fiction for Teens list and won the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award; Irises; and The Memory of Light, which received four starred reviews. He lives near Boston with his wife.

All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. The phone number for more information is (781) 431-1160